Osram adds LED for gesture control of car navigation systems

German company Osram has added a smaller infrared model to its Oslon line and is promoting it for gesture control of in-car navigation screens. The new Oslon Piccolo chip is about 25% smaller than similar Oslon Black offerings, with the Piccolo chip itself measuring 0.75 mm2 (packaged in a 1.6-mm2 footprint) compared to the Black’s 1 mm2. The LED’s shrunken dimensions increase the likelihood of its fitting into an onboard display screen.