ezPyro SMD IR Flame Sensing Evaluation Kit

What are the benefits of our technology?

Broadcom's pyroelectric sensor technology underpins a range of passive infrared sensors which can be used to analyze and measure substances and detect flames, presence and motion. The technology has a unique combination of benefits:

• Works in the Mid Infrared spectrum. This is a range of spectrum which provides the best analytical data (“the fingerprint range”) and which most other sensors are unable to access
• Passive sensor and ultra-low power read-out circuits – ultra-lower power consumption suitable for IoT and mobile systems
• Fastest response of any pyroelectric or thermopile technology – increases resolution and reduces power consumption
• Needs no cooling – cheaper, smaller and more robust
• No moving parts and mechanically robust due to isolation of sensing element
• Withstands thermal shocks and high operating temperature ranges
• Needs less calibration
• Scalable manufacturing by world class fabs and packaging companies using standard semiconductor techniques to ensure higher quality at a lower cost
• Compatible with industry-standard high-temperature surface mount manufacturing processes which deliver lower production costs
• Thin film / MEMS: Unrestricted design flexibility

How are our sensors used?

Broadcom is the world’s only supplier of thin film pyroelectric sensors. These sensors are used for gas and flame detection, for analysis of substances like engine oils, foodstuffs, blood and soil. The sensors are used in a wide variety or sensors and analyzers including:

• Gas and flame sensors in industrial plants
• Low cost, robust and handheld spectrometers which are disrupting the markets for oil and food-stuff analysis by replacing lab-based instruments and lab services with cheaper battery portable hand-held devices used in the field
• Gesture, motion and presence sensors