Sept. 24, 2003 — BEI Technologies Inc.’s Systron Donner Inertial Division picked Texas Instruments Inc.’s (TI) digital signal controller for a MEMS-based inertial measurement unit (IMU), according to a news release.
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BEI said TI’s controller allows it to expand its automotive-based MEMS technology into high-performance aerospace and defense applications. The combined technology offers size and cost advantages over competing technology, the release said.
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IMUs are used to sense the relative position of a vehicle or aircraft. MEMS technology allows the miniaturization of the IMU through the use of one piece, a micromachined quartz sensor that measures angular rotational velocity.
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BEI, listed on Nasdaq, closed Tuesday at 15.14, down from 15.45 Monday. TI, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange, closed Tuesday at 24.11, up from 23.45 Monday.