ActLight launches Heartrate Sensing Project with ON Semiconductor

The Vaud-based ActLight developed the most powerful solution for low power, high sensitivity and on-chip integration for new light sensing applications ranging from mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, smart-watches to wearable Medtech devices. Last week the startup announced that it start a new project with ON Semiconductor, an international company with offices throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. In this project, Actlight will develop next-generation sensors for low energy heartrate sensing for wearable devices.

"The healthcare industry is becoming more reliant on new methods to monitor and treat patients. This, along with an increased interest in fitness and wellness, has necessitated more affordable, precise, wearable sensing options," commented Jakob Nielsen, Senior Manager, Consumer Health Product Line at ON Semiconductor. Today’s smartwatches and wearables fall short of meeting customer expectations in regards to heartrate measurement precision and application battery life. Working with ActLight, we will help to bring next-generation heartrate sensors to the market that will address these requirements, and deliver a full sensing solution for integration in a multitude of MedTech and consumer electronics applications."

"Our technology offers unique competitive advantages to our partners when compared to existing Photodiodes used in wearable heartrate solutions," stated Serguei Okhonin, CEO of ActLight. "These include lower power consumption, simplified electronics, and smaller footprints, making it perfectly suitable for miniaturized wearable devices. We are happy to have support from ON Semiconductor and to share the potential of our heartrate sensing technology," Okhonin continued.

About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices.

The company’s products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive, reliable, world-class supply chain and quality program, a robust compliance and ethics program, and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. The company has its headquartd in phoenix Califonia and has 24’500 employees worldwide.

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