MEMS and Sensors

TDK launches smart glasses sensor

17 September 2025
TDK’s sensor will enable precise head orientation tracking, optical image stabilization and activity/inactivity tracking and more. Source: TDK

TDK Corp. has introduced a sensing solution for smart glasses that will bring enhanced features to fitness/sports eyewear, AI smart glasses and mixed reality headsets.

Called the ICM-45685, the sensor has sensor fusion software and optimized memory to support multiple algorithms running on-chip concurrently. This enables several features to run simultaneously like:

  • Precise head orientation tracking
  • Optical/electronic image stabilization
  • Activity/inactivity tracking
  • Stable image/video capture
  • Posture recognition
  • Intuitive UI control

“Today’s smart glasses are fashion-forward, with more discreet augmented reality features that fit into everyday use,” said Pankaj Aggarwal, VP & GM Consumer and Industrial Motion Business of InvenSense, a TDK Group Company. “Building on years of leadership in low power, accurate MEMS sensing and software solutions for AR/VR, our new SmartMotion for smart glasses enables a wide range of intuitive extended reality experiences by supporting flexibility of programming multiple decision trees.”

Other features of the sensor include:

  • Head tracking with on-chip GAF algorithm
  • OIS/EIS for camera module
  • Activity tracking via machine learning
  • InvenSense sensor inference framework (SIF)
  • Vibration rejection with BalancedGyro
  • Ultra-low power IMU
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