Sensor Products

Renesas' ambient light sensors can adjust a display’s backlight, which improves user experience and power savings by optimizing the display’s viewability. Their ultra-low light sensitivity, low power consumption, ideal spectral response, and easy-to-use simple output algorithm make them best-in-class. We offer a full suite of light-to-analog and light-to-digital solutions to suit your application requirements and budget.

Categories

Ambient Light to Analog Sensors (Voltage)

Sensors that combine a photodiode array, non-linear current amp and micropower op amp

Ambient Light to Digital Sensors

Sensors that offer IR blocking filters, interrupt function and an I2C interface

Documentation

Title
Type 		Date
AN1984: Temperature and Ambient Light Error Correction
PDF 442 KB 		Application Note
AN1421: Ambient Light Sensor
PDF 462 KB 		Application Note
Color Sensing Improves Look and Feel of Smart Products
PDF 407 KB 		White Paper
AN1422: Light Sensor Applications
PDF 248 KB 		Application Note
AN1737: Eye Safety for Proximity Sensing Using Infrared Light-Emitting Diodes
PDF 712 KB 		Application Note
AN1910: Enhancing RGB Sensitivity and Conversion Time
PDF 389 KB 		Application Note
6 items

Downloads

Title
Type Date
Eye-Safety Exposure Calculator
XLSX 35 KB 		Software & Tools - Other
1 item