Melexis Infrared Thermometer wins prestigious Electron d’Or in France

Yper, Belgium – Monday June 25th 2007 - Yesterday Melexis was granted the famous French Electron d’Or for its infrared thermometer sensor. The MLX90614 is the most innovative product in the company’s infrared sensors family. Winning this annual award confirms the benefits and ease of use of the MLX90614.

Yearly the famous French monthly electronics magazine “Electronique” evaluates all products of the past twelve months. A jury of leading industrial representatives indicates in conjunction with the editors of “Electronique” the winners of the Electron d’Or in different categories. In this year’s 10th edition Melexis infrared thermometer sensor has won in the category “Sensors with Signal conditioning”.

“Winning this prestigious award confirms that our infrared sensor family is the best product in the market.”, says Victor Kassovsky, Business Unit Manager Opto Infrared at Melexis Bulgaria. “The MLX90614 is a family of digital integrated temperature sensors. This small and cost effective non-contact thermometer delivers a fully calibrated, digital infrared temperature reading. An infrared sensor and a custom signal conditioning chip are integrated in one TO-can package. We even have a version especially designed for medical applications.”

“We are extremely delighted that leading industry experts believe in the benefits of our products and it is rewarding the innovative development work done in the Melexis R&D center in Sofia ”, says Rudi De Winter, CEO and Manager of Melexis Bulgaria.