Kionix

[1] Headquartered in Ithaca, New York, United States, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of ROHM Co., Ltd. of Japan.

Kionix developed high-aspect-ratio silicon micromachining based on research originally conducted at Cornell University.

The company offers inertial sensors, and development tools and application support to enable motion-based gaming; user-interface functionality in mobile handsets, personal navigation and TV remote controllers; and hard-disk-drive drop protection in mobile products.

[4] Kionix supplies MEMS devices including tri-axis accelerometers and gyroscopes along with the mixed-signal-interface integrated circuits that provide algorithm processing of sensor data.

Sales offices:[7] Distributors:[8] Kionix provides financial support and gifts in kind to educational and access-to-education programs in Ithaca and the surrounding communities.

Kionix KXTF9: Tri-axis Digital Accelerometer. Size: 3x3x0.9mm