Avago shares are losing ground in late trading Thursday after the analogchip company posted mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended October 28.
The headsets contain a sensor that detects various mental states, and a chip converts the signals from analog format to digital so they can travel wirelessly to a computer.
Conventional CMOS image sensors mount the pixel section and analog logic circuit on top of the same chip, which require numerous constraints when wishing to mount the large-scale circuits such as measures to counter the circuit scale and chip size, measures to suppress noise caused by the layout of the pixel and circuit sections, and optimizing the characteristics of pixels and circuit transistors.
Our PSoC products are well suited for Bluetooth low energy applications in this market, as their programmable analog and digital peripherals can interface with almost any sensor to provide integrated one-chip solutions to our customers.
On the demand side of the equation, Webster says chip companies with the most exposure to the Japanese market include Altera (ALTR), Analog Devices (ADI) and Linear Technology (LLTC).