Component · Photonics, MEMS & Sensors
Ambient light sensor
A photodiode-based sensor with filters shaping its response to approximate human photopic vision, reporting illuminance so a system can adjust display brightness.
Modern parts add flicker detection and colour temperature channels.
- Also known as
- ALS
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, Sensors
Notes
Under-display placement forces designers to compensate for the panel's own transmission and emission.
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