An overwhelming majority of handheld devices these days have ambient light sensors built into them. A large percentage of TVs and monitors do, too, and that proportion is growing. The sensors allow ...

Smart lighting isn’t just cool—it’s smart for your wallet, too. Thanks to ambient sensing, lighting systems now know your daily activities. They know when to turn on, how bright to shine, and when to ...

Also called general lighting, ambient lighting provides overall illumination of a space, allowing you to see and move around safely. It is the foundation of any interior lighting scheme and is ...

Maxim Integrated is highlighting its MAX44007/MAX44009, digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) ICs with a unique adaptive-gain block. Designed using the Company’s proprietary BiCMOS technology, these ICs ...