EYE on NPI - Triad Semiconductor TS4631 Light-to-Digital Converter
This week's EYE ON NPI is virtually the best chip you could get for VR tracking - it's the TS4631 Light-to-Digital Converter (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/t/triad-semiconductor/ts4631-light-to-digital-converter) a specialized mixed-signal ASIC that is designed especially for folks who want to design accessories for the SteamVR (https://store.steampowered.com/app/250820/SteamVR/) and specifically, HTC Vive hardware (https://www.vive.com/us/). Thankfully, this chip is available without restriction or NDA, which means it's theoretically possible for anyone to design tracking…
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