The Sensor Technology Opportunity Engine provides profiles of innovations related to High-isolation Current Sensor, Global Shutter (GS) Image Sensor for Eye and Face Tracking in AR/VR/MR Applications, Highly Sensitive Biosensors for Multiplexed Analyses of Multiple Biomolecular Interactions and mmWave-based Presence Sensing for Smart Home Applications.



Sensor Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a monthly basis. Innovations are directed toward developing smart and intelligent sensors with functionalities beyond sensing. Research focus areas include: low power sensors (energy harvesting), industrial automation sensors (M2M, vision sensor), ubiquitous sensor (WSN, sensor fusion), smart sensors (wearables, quantified self), high sensitivity and smaller size (MEMS, nanosensors), and improved security (CBRNE, terahertz). The need for low power, smaller, lighter sensors with enhanced performance attributes and minimal false alarms is driving innovations in the sensors space.



The Sensors and Instrumentation cluster covers innovations pertaining to technologies such as wireless sensors and networks, energy harvesting, haptics and touch, MEMS and nanosensors, Terahertz, ubiquitous/smart sensors, CBRNE, quantified-self, sensor fusion, M2M communications, and drones.



Keywords: Quantum sensors, Radar, mmWave, current sensors, biosensors, image sensors, CMOS