January 6, 2026
TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) announces a suite of InvenSense SmartMotion® custom sensing solutions for more intuitive user experiences with TWS ear buds, AI glasses, augmented reality eyewear, smart watches, fitness bands, and other IoT devices. Combining leading MEMS sensor innovation with sensor fusion software, the three newest IMUs are based on TDK’s latest ultra-low power, high-performance ICM-456xx family that offers edge intelligence for the next generation of consumer technology at the highest motion tracking accuracy.
“The challenge in today’s wearable market is delivering features like seamless augmented reality (AR) or high-fidelity spatial audio without sacrificing the compact, stylish form factor and all-day battery life,” said Pankaj Aggarwal, VP & GM of the Consumer and Industrial Motion, InvenSense, a TDK group company. “Our ICM-456xx family with BalancedGyro™ technology and on-chip intelligence solves this problem. It ensures that every user head turn, every UI gesture, and every AR overlay is instantaneous, stable, and incredibly power efficient.”
Instead of relying on power-hungry central processors, SmartMotion® on-chip software enables computational work related to motion tracking to be offloaded to the motion sensor itself, so that intelligence decisions may be made locally – allowing other parts of the system to remain in low-power mode. The sensor fusion algorithm and machine learning capability provide seamless motion sensing with minimum software effort by the customer.
The newest SmartMotion® solutions, based on the ICM-456xy family of 6-axis IMUs, include:
The new SmartMotion ICM-45685 is part of an array of TDK custom sensing solutions for Smart Glasses that includes TMR sensors for hinge angle detection, MEMS microphones for voice-activated AI, Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight sensors for precise wear detection and gesture tracking, and PositionSense 9-axis solution with IMU+TMR magnetometer and software for absolute orientation detection and navigation.
Select SmartMotion sensor solutions in the ICM-456xx are available via distributors, with the above-mentioned custom solutions now available via direct sales inquiry. Inquire via invensense.tdk.com/smartmotion or inv.sales.us@tdk.com.
TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) is a global technology company and innovation leader in the electronics industry, based in Tokyo, Japan. With the tagline “In Everything, Better” TDK aims to realize a better future across all aspects of life, industry, and society. For over 90 years, TDK has shaped the world from within; from the pioneering ferrite cores to cassette tapes that defined an era, to powering the digital age with advanced components, sensors, and batteries, leading the way towards a more sustainable future. United by TDK Venture Spirit, a start-up mentality built on visions, courage and mutual trust, TDK’s passionate team members around the globe pursue better—for ourselves, customers, partners, and the world. Today, the state-of-the-art technologies of TDK are in everything, from industrial applications, energy systems, electric vehicles, to smartphones and gaming, at the core of modern life. TDK’s comprehensive, innovative-driven portfolio includes cutting-edge passive components, sensors and sensor systems, power supplies, lithium-ion and solid-state batteries, magnetic heads, AI and enterprise software solutions, and more—featuring numerous market-leading products. These are marketed under the product brands TDK, EPCOS, InvenSense, Micronas, Tronics, TDK-Lambda, TDK SensEI, and ATL. Positioning the AI ecosystem as a key strategic area, TDK leverages its global network across the automotive, information and communication technology, and industrial equipment sectors to expand its business in a wide range of fields. In fiscal 2025, TDK posted total sales of USD 14.4 billion and employed about 105,000 people worldwide.
InvenSense, a TDK group company, is a world-leading provider of custom sensing solutions for consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive applications. InvenSense solutions integrate MEMS and magnetic sensors, such as IMUs, accelerometers, gyroscopes, compasses, microphones, TMR, and ultrasonic time-of flight sensors, with proprietary algorithms and firmware that intelligently process, synthesize, and calibrate the output of sensors for maximized performance and accuracy. InvenSense solutions empower leading technology in smartphones, wearables, hearables, smart home, gaming, IoT, robotics, drones, industrial, automotive, and other applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California and with offices worldwide, InvenSense became part of the Sensor Systems Business Company of TDK Corporation in 2017.
