Kionix Synthetic Gyro Receives Windows 8.1 Certification

Ithaca, NY—November 7, 2013 – Kionix, Inc., a top-tier supplier of MEMS inertial sensors and

software solutions, today announced that the KMX61G Micro-Amp Magnetic Gyro has met

Microsoft’s stringent sensor fusion requirements and received Windows 8.1 certification.

Introduced earlier this year, Kionix’s KMX61G is a high performance 6-axis accelerometer-

magnetometer combination device with industry-leading sensor fusion software that delivers

the first highly accurate synthetic gyro output using as little as one-tenth the power of a

traditional 9-axis solution.

With integral sensor fusion software and leading auto-calibration algorithms, the KMX61G

offers device manufacturers a complete solution. In addition to being a high performance

eCompass, it provides 9-axis motion sensing and can run on either an embedded “sensor hub”

microcontroller or on an application processor. In addition, it provides sophisticated power

management techniques enabling designers to manage sensor interaction and data processing

with minimal overhead.

“Earning Windows 8.1 certification is a major achievement for this new product and

technology. As the first device in its class to be certified, the KMX61G definitively shows that

device manufacturers now have a new option for low power 9-axis rotational outputs for their

Windows 8 and 8.1-based products,” said Paul Bryan, EVP Product Marketing and Strategy,

Kionix, Inc.

Aimed at consumer electronics applications, the KMX61G allows product designers to meet the

increasing demand for low-power 9-axis functionality in rapidly growing markets, including

wearables, smartphones and tablets, and health and fitness devices. With the KMX61G, these

products can now incorporate a full 9-axis solution with a substantially lower power budget,

opening up a wide range of new applications and leading to wider adoption of gyroscopic

functionality in the products that we use on a daily basis.

About Kionix

Kionix, Inc., a global MEMS inertial sensor manufacturer based in Ithaca, NY, USA, offers high-

performance, low-power accelerometers, gyroscopes, and 6-axis combination sensors plus

comprehensive software libraries that support a full range of sensor combinations, operating

systems and hardware platforms. Leading consumer, automotive, health and fitness and

industrial companies worldwide use Kionix sensors and total system solutions to enable

motion-based functionality in their products. Kionix is ISO 9001:2008, TS 16949, and TS

14001:2004 certified. Kionix is a wholly owned subsidiary of ROHM Co., Ltd.

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Kionix is a registered trademark of Kionix, Inc.

Press Contacts

Edward Brachocki

Director, Marketing

1-607-257-1080

ebrachocki[at]kionix.com