MLX90333 Triaxis™ 3D-Joystick Position Sensor Recipient of Electronic Products’ 2007 Product of the Year Award

January 14, 2008 - Ieper, Belgium - From the thousands of products introduced in 2007, the editors of Electronic Products have chosen the Melexis MLX90333 as one of the 24 most outstanding products of the year.

Introduced in May of 2007, the MLX90333 is a monolithic sensor IC featuring the Triaxis™ Hall technology. The MLX90333 is sensitive to the 3 components of the flux density applied to the IC (BX, BY and BZ). This allows the MLX90333 to sense any magnet moving in its surrounding and it enables the design of a novel generation of non-contacting joystick position sensors which are often required for both automotive and industrial applications. Furthermore, the capability of measuring BX, BY and BZ allows the MLX90333 to be considered as universal non-contacting position sensor i.e. not limited to joystick applications. Electronic Products’ editors wrote: “The MLX90333 3-D Triaxis Hall-effect device not only promises to change the way joysticks work, but also opens a world of new possibilities for sensor designs. Key to this capability is the device’s ability to detect and measure the position of a permanent magnet within a three-dimensional volume, not a two-dimensional area like previous devices.”

MLX90333 Features

• Absolute 3D Position Sensor
• Simple & Robust Magnetic Design
• Triaxis™ Hall Technology
• Programmable Linear Transfer Characteristics (Alpha, Beta)
• Selectable Analog (Ratiometric), PWM, Serial Protocol
• 12 bit Angular Resolution - 10 bit Angular Thermal Accuracy
• 40 bit ID Number
• Single Die – SO8 Package RoHS Compliant
• Dual Die (Full Redundant) – TSSOP16 Package RoHS Compliant

MLX90333 Applications

• 3D Position Sensor
• Joystick
• 4-Way Scroll Key
• Joypad
• Man Machine Interface Device