World's smallest 3-axis digital gyroscope?

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STMicroelectronics has launched what it claims to be the world's smallest three axis digital output gyroscope.

According to ST, the L3G3200D enables advanced motion sensing in next generation smartphones and tablets by reducing the package size by almost half over current generation sensors. The 3 x 3.5 x 1mm gyroscope is designed to exhibit immunity to mechanical stress, along with temperature stability to deliver motion measurement along all three orthogonal axes. ST says the gyroscope addresses power constraints in battery operated portable devices with the inclusion of power down and sleep modes and an embedded FIFO memory block. It can operate with any supply voltage over the range of 2.4 to 3.6V with selectable full scale ranges of +/-250/500/2000dps. The device provides a 16bit data output on the interrupt and data ready lines and it integrates low and high pass filters with user selectable bandwidth. It operates over an extended temperature range from -40 to 85°C and includes a temperature sensor with an 8bit data output. Samples of ST's L3G3200D gyroscope are available now.