CES® 2025

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Advances AgeTech with Better AI-Ready Data Through New Sensor Technologies

Highlights

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) showcased a suite of sensor technologies, including millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar and contactless monitoring. These technologies can make AgeTech more reliable and accessible while minimizing intrusion into users’ lives.

By providing AI systems with high-quality data, AKM aims to transform how we support and care for seniors, making the expectation of aging in place a safer reality for millions.

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Booth 54418 in the Venetian Expo & Convention Center

January 7-10, 2025

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Featured Solutions

Interactive AgeTech Solutions

Fall detection, presence & movement tracking

AKM showcased the fall detection system, which recognizes people’s falls, presence, and movement. 

The system does all this without the use of cameras to offer life-saving monitoring without compromising privacy or independence. This solution uses AKM's antenna-in-module (AiM) technology, which combines antennas and AKM's AK5816 60 GHz mmWave radar transceiver into one unit. Its design provides an easy-to-use, ready-made solution with extremely low noise performance compared to the conventional approach, where antennas are integrated into the device package.

Fall detection, presence & movement tracking

Battery-free smart diaper

This diaper features a reusable component that enhances elderly and infant care by detecting the presence of liquid, even with a few drops on the electrode.

This moisture generates a tiny amount of voltage (~300 mV), which is then amplified by AKM’s AP4470L ultra-low-power boost converter to power the product without batteries or complex electronics. The technology can then wirelessly send data to caregivers using AKM’s AK1595A Bluetooth® Low Energy transmitter, thereby reducing the discomfort associated with prolonged wetness. 

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Battery-free smart diaper

Wearable health monitoring

AKM demonstrated a wristband-based thermometer featuring the AK9757P.

This minuscule infrared temperature sensor, measuring just 1.60 × 1.76mm, integrates seamlessly into wearables such as hearing aids, earbuds, and smartwatches, enabling continuous, non-invasive health monitoring with negligible impact on battery life. It can measure temperature accurately within ±0.2°C even in the presence of a small air gap, allowing for early health issue detection and more personalized care.

Wearable health monitoring

Other cutting-edge technologies

  • Healthcare
    • Driver/passenger vital signs monitoring via AKM’s 60 GHz mmWave radar Antenna-in-Module (AiM)
    • Contactless stethoscope solution
    • Muscle activity monitoring (electromyography: EMG) enabled by analog-front-end IC
 
  • Smart Home
    • Ultra low-power glass break, smoke and CO alarm detection using AKM’s Acoustic Activity Analyzer
    • Versatile door/window sensor with enhanced mounting flexibility using Tri-axis Magnetic Smart Switch
    • Battery-free CO2 monitoring driven by energy harvesting and Bluetooth® Low Energy Transmitter    
Smart Home

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CES 2025 AKM Presentation Material
English [ces2025-akm-interactive-agetech-solutions.pdf]
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