Cambridge IC’s team started developing resonant inductive position sensing technology in 1995. They design sensors that are built from PCBs, which makes them precise, robust, suited to harsh environments and cost effective. Unlike normal inductive position sensors, Cambridge IC technology detects moving targets that include a resonant circuit. This delivers higher performance, so big gaps and misalignment between sensor and target are possible. The electronic processing for resonant inductive position sensors is particularly challenging. This was the motivation for the formation of Cambridge IC in 2007. They developed the world’s first stand-alone processing chip for resonant inductive sensors. Customers buy processing chips from Cambridge IC, embed them inside their products and connect them to their choice of sensor. They have developed a range of standard linear, rotary and arc sensor designs that customers can have manufactured themselves using standard PCB fabs. Cambridge IC customers are designers of intelligent electromechanical products seeking an innovative edge. As electronics becomes cheaper it is the cost of mechanical parts that comes to dominate. Cambridge IC products help customers create product designs with simpler mechanics, by eliminating unnecessary bearings, couplings, and seals, and by keeping motor sizes to a minimum. Typical applications include automotive, medical, factory automation, lab automation, marine and robotics.
Central Tracking Unit (CTU) Processors
Inductive Targets
Linear Sensors
Arc Position Sensors
Rotary Sensors