Posted February 9th, 2021 for New Yorker
New Vishay VEMD8081 High Speed PIN Photodiode Enables Improved Bio Sensor Performance, Slim Design for Wearables
NORTHVALE, New Jersey, USA, February 9, 2021 - /PressReleasePoint/ -New Yorker Electronics has added the new Vishay Semiconductors VEMD8081 High-Speed and High-Sensitivity PIN photodiode with enhanced sensitivity for visible light. The Vishay PIN Photodiode provides increased photocurrent of 33µA in a 4.8mm by 2.5mm SMD package with a 5.4 mm2 sensitive area detecting visible and near infrared radiation.
Designed at a slim 0.48mm height, the device is idea for optical heart rate detection in wearable devices such as fitness trackers and smartwatches when placed between two pulsing green LEDs. They are also used in SpO2 measurement in medical monitors when combined with red and infrared emitters.