These top picks include photoelectric, ionization, and dual-sensor smoke detectors to suit a variety of different needs. All ...

The RE46C180 is a CMOS programmable ionization smoke detector ASIC with interconnect, timer mode and alarm memory. This device will provide all the required features for an ionization type smoke ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...