1. Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS Integrated Digital I2C Gesture, Irbeam, Color, Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor
November 2013
Version 7

2. Product Portfolio Overview
Optical Sensors
Ambient Light Sensors
Proximity Sensors
Integrated Ambient Light & Proximity Sensors
Proliferations of Integrated Ambient Light & Proximity Sensors
Analog ALS
Digital ALS
Analog PS (LED + PD)
PS Signal Conditioning IC
Digital I2C PS
Analog ALS + PS + IR LED
Digital I2C ALS + PS + IR LED
Digital I2C RGB + ALS + PS + IR LED (APDS-9950)
Digital I2C Irbeam + RGB + ALS + PS + IR LED (APDS-9970)
Digital I2C Gesture + Irbeam + RBG + ALS + PS + PS LED (APDS-9960 / APDS-9963)

3. Gesture Sensor What if …
Corporate Overview
Gesture Sensor
What if …
.. your electronics gadgets could allow Touchless Gesturing
Fingerprint free navigation
Not a problem with wet / dirty hands
Hassle free while wearing a glove
Safer and less distraction while driving
… optimized user experience
Swiping / zooming with wet or dirty hands
Making touchless user interface a reality today!
Turning a page without leaving behind fingerprint
Answering a call / navigating a GPS with ease of use

4. Commercial Billboards
Gesture Sensor : Market Segment Focus
Mobile / Computing
Commercial Billboards
Consumer Electronics
Contactless Switches
Automotive
Smart Phones / Tablets
Small Scale Video Advertising Billboards
Wave your hand to:
Accept a call
Adjust the volume
Change the music track
Turn the page of a book
Scroll up / on a website
Navigate a recipe
Change between photos
Zoom in on the display
Non-contact navigation
Conditions not conducive to touch screen operation
Finger-print free
Work with wet / sweaty / dirty / occupied hands
Work when wearing a glove
Change the context of the messages when someone is near or far away from the billboard
Interact with potential customers with touchless gesture inputs
Hygienic and Innovative
Digital Cameras
Wall Switches / Lamp Dimmer Switches
In-Vehicle Infotainment / GPS Navigation
Wave your hand to:
Change between photos
Navigate the menu page
Wave your hand to:
Activate the infotainment system
Accept a call
Control music (skip / play / volume)
Zoom in on the display map
Navigate with simple gestures without taking eyes of the road
No need to precisely locate buttons to press
Less distraction
Safer driving
Wave your hand horizontally to turn on / off the lamp
Raise your hand vertically to brighten / dim the lamp 4

5. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Development Timeline
NPI
Schedule
Datasheet
Samples
Demo Kit / Eval Boards
Linux Driver Source Code
Apps Note / Optical Window Design
Product Release
1st November 2013
Time Scale
May’13
Prelim DS
ES Samples
Demo Kit
July’13
Production Samples
Linux Driver
Apps Note / Window Design
Oct’13
Characterization Completed
Qual to 500hours
MVB Completed
Final DS
Released to Manufacturing
Nov’13
Volume Production

6. APDS-9960 : Integrated Gesture, Color , ALS & PS
APDS-9963 : Integrated Gesture, Irbeam, Color , ALS & PS
Product Features
Miniature Package : H1.35 x W2.36 x L3.94 mm (Drop in to APDS-99xx)
Digital I2C Interface (Fast 400k bits/s)
VDD Voltage Range : 2.5 to 3.5 V
Operating Temperature : -30 C to +85 C
ALS and RGB Features
Provides red, green, blue and ALS light sensing
4 Channels Output for Red, Green, Blue and Clear : 16 bit ADC
UV-IR block filters
PS and Gesture Features
Calibrated / Trimming at 100 mm detection distance
X-Y detection range : 80 mm
Z detection range : mm
Single Channel Output for PS: 8 bit ADC
4 Channels Output for Gesture : 16 bit ADC
Patented shield design to minimize cross talk
Visible block filters for ambient light rejection
Offset adjust compensation factor
Programmable LED current : 12.5 mA to 300 mA
Programmable LED pulse width : 4 us, 8 us, 16 us, 32 us
Programmable LED pulses : 1, 2, 3, … , 64
Low Power Consumption : 2.0 – 5.0 mW
Irbeam Features (Available in APDS-9963 only)
Transmit barcoded content that can be read by all point-of-sale (POS) laser scanners

7. Single Module Solution
Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Exploded View
Single Module Solution
Gesture + RGB + ALS + PS detector + signal conditioning IC
Optical Lens on the Receiver:
To improve the sensitivity and viewing angle
IR LED + Irbeam *
* Available in APDS-9963 only
Optical Lens on the IR LED:
To collimate the IR Beam and reduce the light scatter within the optical window
Patented Black Metal Shield Design:
To isolate the IR LED signal from the receiver which will result in very minimal crosstalk

8. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Photodiodes General Description
Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS : Photodiodes General Description
ALS and RGB Color
Multiple photodiodes array that are geometrically arranged to reduce reading variance due to incident angle light
4 channel output for R, G, B and C
PS and Gesture
4 photodiodes array that are geometrically arranged in Left, Right, Up and Down positions
Single channel output for PS
4 channel output for Gesture Up
Left
ALS + Color
Right
Down

9. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : PS / Gesture Field of Operation
Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : PS / Gesture Field of Operation
X-Y Direction = 80 mm
White Object (2 cm x 10 cm)
Z Direction = 100 mm
APDS-9960 / APDS-9963

10. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Gesture Operation Principle
Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS : Gesture Operation Principle
Right Left Up Down
Ch0
Ch2
Ch3
Ch1 UP
Each motion has its unique data pattern
Data computation is performed in the software (driver)
LEFT
RIGHT
Data computation peaks shall correlate to gesture directions
Peaks in CH0 and CH1 data computation  UP / DOWN directions
Peaks in CH2 and CH3 data computation  LEFT / RIGHT directions
DOWN

11. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Packaging Outline Dimensions
Drop in to APDS-99xx
H1.35 x W2.36 x L3.94 mm

12. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : I/O Pins Configuration
Drop in to APDS-99xx

13. Drop in to existing hardware solutions using APDS-99xx
APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Application Circuit
Drop in to existing hardware solutions using APDS-99xx

14. APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Value Propositions
Corporate Overview
APDS-9960 / APDS-9963 : Value Propositions
Advantage #1: Addition of gesture sensing feature to current APDS-99xx module in a single 8 pin package
Drop in to APDS-99xx
Advantage #2: Miniature Package Size
H1.35 x W2.36 x L3.94 mm
Smaller PCB board space required compared to existing solution
Advantage #3:100% Production Calibration for Gesture + PS and RGB + ALS
Advantage #4: Low Power Consumption
Sleep State: 2.5 uA ; Wait State: 85 uA ; Active State: 235 uA
Advantage #5: Integrated UV-IR Block Filter for optimal RGB / ALS sensing & Vis Block Filter for optimal Gesture / PS sensing
Advantage #6: Geometrically arranged multiple photodiodes arrays for Gesture / PS / RGB / ALS to reduce reading variance due to incident light angle
Advantage #7: Reliable Volume Producer
Capacity has been installed for high volume ramp Up
Left
ALS + Color
Right
Down

15. Marketing Collaterals / Design Tools
Corporate Overview
Marketing Collaterals / Design Tools
Evaluation Kit
General Application Guide
Linux Driver Source Code
ALS / PS / RGB / Gesture Factory Calibration Guide
Optical Window Design Guide
Customized Optical Window Simulation
Optical Window Lux / RGB Coefficients Measurements