Arrow Electronics has expanded its sensor portfolio through an EMEA distribution agreement with Invensense, a TDK company.

The Invensense portfolio features MEMS motion sensors, MEMS microphones, and ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) range sensor solutions.

Invensense offers MEMS analogue and digital microphones with its Smartsound platform for home automation and IoT applications. The company’s Smartsonic platform comprises ToF sensors utilizing an transducer chip to send out an ultrasonic pulse, and then listen for echoes returning from targets in the sensor’s field-of-view.

By calculating the distance based on the ToF and speed of sound, the sensor can determine the distance of an object relative to a device and trigger a programmed behaviour. These ToF sensors are aimed at applications in consumer electronics, AR/VR, robotics, drones, IoT, automotive, and industrial market segments.

Invensense delivers motion interface products with integrated sensors and sensor fusion firmware algorithms. The company claims its Smartmotion platform of MEMS motion devices enables users to integrate a motion interface capability directly into products with minimal development cost and effort.

Matthias Hutter, vice president, product management and supplier marketing EMEA, Arrow Electronics, said: “Complex motion, sound, and ultrasonic sensing are becoming a common requirement in a host of consumer and industrial IoT applications, for monitoring, control and as a source of input commands.”

“We are very excited to work with Arrow to help maximize our success and provide our EMEA customers with support, crucial to remaining competitive in today’s global market,” said Scott Deutsch, general manager and vice president for the sensors sales group, InvenSense/TDK.

Arrow is now offering TDK’s DK-42605 development kit and the new T-series microphones from Invensense. The TDK DK_CH101 development kit will also be available from Arrow in Q1 2020.