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According to the latest data from the Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker released by IT research firm IDC Japan, the wearable devices market is expected to grow more than 10% on average each year between 2019 and 2022. Shipments are forecast to increase to 200 million units by 2022. Wearable devices, particularly smart watches, have become increasingly sophisticated and multifunctional and software and applications have emerged to support all kinds of features like navigation, health maintenance and recording of sports data. Those devices are employed in an expanding range of scenarios stretching beyond the everyday commute to work or school to encompass such activities as mountain climbing and diving. This has heightened needs for ascertaining conditions within the surrounding environment, for example at high altitudes or deep underwater. The newly developed HSPPAD143A has an expanded pressure measurement range of 300 – 2100hPa, compared to 300 – 1100hPa of existing products, and a water-resistant design. This means it works in both low-pressure environments at altitudes up to 9,000 meters and high-pressure conditions down to 10 meters underwater, allowing measurement in both open air and water with a single sensor. The HSPPAD143A also houses a dedicated, fully customized application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) based on IC design know-how accumulated internally over the years at Alps Alpine. This has helped realize low current consumption of 1.8µA (in Low Power mode), contributing to the creation of products able to operate for lengthy periods

ERNI significantly reduces delivery times for multiple product lines ERNI has expanded and optimized its production capacities over the last few months through target measures in order to meet the high demand for certain product lines. This ensures that customers can be supplied reliably and punctually with the desired volume. The delivery time for many product lines is now only a few weeks – this also applies to orders already placed. ERNI has made significant investments and continues to make investments in highly automated production facilities and in the optimization of processes to shorten throughput times. The company has made capital investments and recruited new staff also in its purchasing department. The use of an international procurement network makes purchasing even more target-oriented and reliable. This ensures an optimized alignment between incoming orders, warehousing and production. In addition, the procurement of materials and raw materials in the United States and Asia will be stepped up. ERNI is also currently expanding its production capacities in the United States and Thailand. For product lines such as M8/M12 circular connectors, SMC connectors with a 1.27 mm pitch, MaxiBridge (2.54 mm) cable connectors or the ERmet series (2.0 mm Hard Metric), delivery times have been reduced to a few weeks, depending on the type. Current delivery times can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://www.erni.com/delivery-times

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