ALPS Offers Capacitive Type Humidity SMD Sensor with Accurate Detection for up to 100% Humidity

Small package size for a wide range of applications in industrial, health care and consumer devices

Duesseldorf, Germany, April 18, 2011 – ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH offers with the HSHCA a high-quality capacitive type humidity sensor for use in digital cameras, mobile phones, PCs, and notebooks, in health care applications, home appliances, robots and industrial machines. The surface-mountable sensor is remarkable for its small dimensions of 2.5mm x 2.2mm x 1.0mm (W x D x H). It precisely detects relative humidity in the range of 0 to 100 percent while delivering a high measuring accuracy of ± 5%. The humidity sensor is rated for supply voltages from 2.2V to 3.6V. Its operating temperature ranges from –20°C to +85°C. Through the use of advanced thin-film process, micro fabrication and packaging technologies, ALPS is able to manufacture SMD sensors such as the HSHCA. The new humidity sensor complies with the RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) directive. It is suitable for reflow soldering and is available in minimum packaing units of 45.000 pieces. For automatic mounting, it is packaged on embossed tape with a width of 8mm. More information on the new product

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. ALPS Electric (Tokyo: 6770) is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality electronic components for mobile devices, home electronics, vehicles and industrial equipment. With the philosophy of “Perfecting the Art of Electronics” ALPS Electric supplies over 40,000 different components to about 2,000 companies all over the world. For more information, visit www.alps.com. ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH, a subsidiary of ALPS Electric Co., Ltd., was established in 1979. Since 1989 the European Head Office has been located in Düsseldorf, where a team of specialists works in Sales, Marketing, and Product Engineering. The activities of our branch offices in Munich, Paris, Milton Keynes, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and our sales office in Milan are coordinated from Düsseldorf.