How ams OSRAM opto-intelligence bridges last-mile AI between people and their machines Donnerstag, 28. November 2024 - 14:37

Position sensors – the hidden heroes of the automotive industry  

Some types of electronics components attract a lot of attention. Others quietly perform essential but largely unseen functions. For example, in this second category our portfolio proudly includes magnetic and inductive position sensors, capacitive sensors, and battery monitoring chips.  

• Manufacturers use position sensors for efficient, smooth-running electric motors in industrial pumps and fans.  
• A capacitive sensor in a vehicle’s steering wheel ensures safety by detecting the driver’s touch in assisted-driving mode.
• Battery-powered industrial equipment runs longer between charges with cell-level information from our battery monitoring sensor. 

These sensor ICs do a valuable job – but few would have ever noticed them.  

Now – due to electrification – these products have come to the attention of a much bigger audience in the automotive industry. Electrification is not only evident in the powertrain of electric vehicles, but also in the improvement of many previously mechanical functions in steering or brake control. 

Drawing on our unique analog semiconductor technology, these products had already achieved breakthroughs in position-sensing performance and the accuracy of battery-system measurement before the car industry knew it needed them. 

Now, as the industry moves toward electrification and battery power, these essential but long invisible components, the hidden heroes, are moving into the spotlight.   

And the winner is: ams OSRAM and the Fraunhofer IZM awarded by the German Federal President 

ams OSRAM's ‘digital light’ technology brings intelligence and precision to the world of road lighting, enabling novel, safety-relevant applications such as projection. Headlights that illuminate the road ahead as precisely and brightly as possible without dazzling other road users increase general road safety. The team at ams OSRAM has now been awarded the ‘ Deutscher Zukunftspreis – Preis des Bundespräsidenten für Technik und Innovation’ (German Future Award – Award of the Federal President for Technology and Innovation) – a great honor for our teams who have worked hard over the years on the innovations that form the basis of the groundbreaking LED headlamp technology. We are so proud!