Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the RE46C180—the world’s first ionization smoke-detector IC with programmable calibration and ...

The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a sleeping resident is aware of them. According to the Fire Administration, ...

BARRE, Vt. -- When a fire killed a mother and four children here in 2005, there was something peculiar: As firetrucks arrived, the apartment was full of smoke and had a working smoke detector, but it ...

Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

PITTSBURGH — Target 11 is sounding the alarm about something you may have in your home. An estimated 90 percent of us have ionization smoke alarms in our homes. While it does alert you to danger in ...

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 300,000 residential fires cause nearly 2,600 deaths and 11,000 injuries every year. Almost two-thirds of all fire-related deaths ...

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Every second counts when your family’s home catches fire. Smoke detectors give everyone that lifesaving warning, but did you know not all smoke detectors are made the same? The ...

BOSTON (CN) - "Ionization only" smoke detectors do not warn of smoldering fires, and three of the largest makers of the devices fail to warn consumers that similarly priced photoelectric detectors can ...

The RE46C121 is low power CMOS ionization type smoke detector IC. With few external components, this circuit will provide all the required features for an ionization type smoke detector. An internal ...