TDK Introduces Two New High-Performance Ultrasonic ToF Sensors

By Tiera Oliver

Associate Editor

Embedded Computing Design

January 28, 2022

News

TDK Introduces Two New High-Performance Ultrasonic ToF Sensors

TDK Corporation introduced the Chirp ICU-10201 and ICU-20201, two new high-performance, ultra-low power integrated ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors for short- and long-range detection.

The new MEMS sensors embed a more powerful on-chip processor with higher computational power; the enhanced processing capabilities allow a wide range of application algorithms to fit and to run on-chip, completely offloading the system MCU.

Compared to the previous generation, the ICU-10201 and ICU-20201 embed:

  • 10 times faster DSP with HW multiplier for higher calculation power;
  • 3 times larger code memory; 
  • 2 times larger data memory; 
  • A fast host interface (SPI);
  • Support a wide range of IO supply voltages
  • ICU-20201

    • The ICU-20201 MEMS sensor provides accurate range measurements to targets up to 5m away.

  • ICU-10201

    • The ICU-10201 MEMS sensor provides accurate range measurements to targets up to 1.2m away. 

Differentiating from infrared sensors, TDK’s ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor measurements are achieved in any lighting condition, including full sunlight, and provides millimeter-level accuracy, independent of the target’s color and optical transparency. 

The ICU-10201 and ICU-20201 in an ultra-compact package footprint of 3.5 x 3.5 mm2 are available for immediate sampling.

For more information, visit: https://invensense.tdk.com/

Tiera Oliver, Associate Editor for Embedded Computing Design, is responsible for web content edits, product news, and constructing stories. She also assists with newsletter updates as well as contributing and editing content for ECD podcasts and the ECD YouTube channel. Before working at ECD, Tiera graduated from Northern Arizona University where she received her B.S. in journalism and political science and worked as a news reporter for the university’s student led newspaper, The Lumberjack.

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