Bosch Highlights Low Power Consumption in Smart Sensor Hub Launch

Bosch launched smart sensor hubs for wearables, hearables, augmented and virtual reality and other mobile devices. The hubs combine micro-electro-mechanical systems sensors (MEMS) and low-power, high-performance sensor co-processors, said the company Wednesday. The BHI260 and BHA260 hubs enable always-on applications, while reducing system power consumption in mobile, battery-operated devices, Bosch said. Updated MEMS sensors and a new microcontroller are integrated in a small package with a variety of interfaces to connect external devices, it said. The company created an open development platform for the devices, including an integrated software framework in ROM, evaluation kits and a software development kit. Availability is Q3 for high-volume applications.