The FLS122 has a footprint of 3.5 by 3.5 mm and has been specifically developed to enable board-mounted air velocity measurements for thermal management and filter monitoring in some of the most space-constrained and challenging environments.
It will also help the company further extend its flow sensing offer to address applications within high-volume industrial, medical and consumer markets.
Target applications include data centres and gaming PCs that rely on efficient air cooling to maximise performance and energy-efficiency, and consumer appliances such as HVAC, air purifiers and vacuum cleaners.
The FLS122 has been designed to support bidirectional flow sensing and to provide real-time temperature and air speed measurement of up to 20 metres per second. The sensor has been designed for easy and low-cost integration, and uses a CMOS MEMS die derived from the one used within Flusso’s FLS110 mass flow sensor.
The FLS122 uses the same integration concept as the FLS110 which allows manufacturers to decide how and where to integrate it, and to balance system performance versus cost depending on their requirements.
The sensor will be supplied with a full package of support material including an evaluation kit, hardware design guides, sensor firmware and a software development kit, as well as application engineering support.
The FLS122 has been integrated into a 6-pin DFN package with a specially-designed ‘tunnel lid’, which has been optimised for accurate measurement of flow velocity with little or no pressure drop required in the flow path.
Samples of the FLS122 are available to qualified customers on request.
