The Race to the "Next Big Thing" in Mobile Phones
Ricky Yuen, Senior Staff Engineer, Qualcomm
Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 2:45 - 3:00 PM
Location: Salon E
The Race to the "Next Big Thing" in Mobile Phones - How Sensors are Used to Enable a New Generation of Really Smart Phones.
The mobile phone industry is a fast-moving one filled with amazing innovations and inspirations. Iconic terms such as "flip phone", "camera phone", and "3G phone" have inspired whole generations of mobile phones. Never has there been a time when so many companies are racing against one another to try to bring the "next big thing" to the mobile phone industry.
With the advance of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, many companies are now integrating MEMS-based sensors (e.g. accelerometer, gyroscope, compass) into mobile phones. While some have already demonstrated the usefulness of sensors in applications such as orientation detection, the real potential of sensors lie in navigation, gaming, smart user interface, multimedia, and power saving. Qualcomm, in continuing the company long tradition of enabling/delivering technology leadership and innovation, is well positioned to lead this race. This talk will cover the fundamentals of sensor technology and a wide variety of mobile applications addressed by sensors.
With the advance of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, many companies are now integrating MEMS-based sensors (e.g. accelerometer, gyroscope, compass) into mobile phones. While some have already demonstrated the usefulness of sensors in applications such as orientation detection, the real potential of sensors lie in navigation, gaming, smart user interface, multimedia, and power saving. Qualcomm, in continuing the company long tradition of enabling/delivering technology leadership and innovation, is well positioned to lead this race. This talk will cover the fundamentals of sensor technology and a wide variety of mobile applications addressed by sensors.
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