Kionix Partners with Atmel to Enable More Intelligent

Sensor Hub Management Solutions

Atmel Sensor Hub Solution Drives Lower Power for the KMX61G Micro-Amp

Magnetic Gyro

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

software solutions, today announced that the company has partnered with

Atmel in their sensor hub ecosystem program with its KMX61G Micro-Amp

Magnetic Gyro. Building on Kionix’s existing relationship with Atmel, this

partnership enables Kionix to leverage Atmel’s vast ultra-low power

microcontroller expertise to provide customers with an ultra-high

performance sensor fusion solution.

The KMX61G is the world’s first consumer level micro-amp magnetic gyro,

providing a 9-axis solution from a 6-axis magnetometer-accelerometer

device. This high-performance product is enhanced with Kionix’s proprietary

sensor fusion software and auto-calibration algorithms to deliver highly

accurate synthetic gyro outputs.

The Micro-Amp Magnetic Gyro software is designed to run on a local

microprocessor or application processor. Currently, KMX61G sensor fusion

runs on Atmel’s 32-bit AVR UC3 and SAM D20 microcontrollers. Ongoing

software development for Atmel’s sensor hub has significantly decreased

power consumption, increasing the battery life for consumer devices while

providing design engineers with increased performance for their unique

applications.

“We are very excited about our partnership with Atmel through their Sensor

Hub Ecosystem Program,” said Paul Bryan, EVP, Product Marketing and

Strategy, Kionix, Inc. “The combination of our highly innovative KMX61G

product with Atmel’s sensor hub solutions allows us to bring a new level of

motion sensing flexibility to device manufacturers and software developers.”

Please visit our website for more information on the KMX61G or the Atmel

Sensor Hub Initiative. To speak with a sales representative, please contact

the Kionix sales office nearest you.

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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Press Contacts

Edward Brachocki

Director, Marketing

1-607-257-1080

ebrachocki[at]kionix.com