Digi-Key Signs Global Pact With Bosch

Digi-Key has signed up as a global distributor of  Bosch Sensortec's acceleration and pressure sensors as well as its award-winning BMP085 barometric pressure sensor.

In stock and ready for immediate delivery from Digi-Key, Bosch Sensortec's triaxial acceleration sensor family is specifically designed for low-power applications to enhance functionality in mobile phones and consumer electronic devices. The interrupt feature of the sensors offers an additional special advantage for mobile applications such as a battery-saving mode or free-fall detection.

Also in stock and available in different housings, Bosch Sensortec's monolithically integrated pressure sensors provide outstanding accuracy, and their high robustness makes the sensors ideal for applications such as GPS navigation enhancement, in- and outdoor navigation, leisure, sports and health monitoring, weather forecast, vertical velocity indication, and fan power control. The winner of several prestigious awards, the BMP085 is a high precision, ultra low-power barometric pressure sensor for use in advanced mobile applications.

In December 2008, Bosch and Bosch Sensortec were awarded the distinguished German Future Prize 2008 (Deutscher Zukunftspreis) for technology and innovation by German Federal President Horst Koehler. Bosch received the award in recognition of its leadership in developing industrial mass production processes for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) as well as the groundbreaking technologies it has developed for the miniaturization of these sensors, leading to new applications in consumer electronics.