March 2026 – Industry Initiative for Sensor Sustainability Three leading PIR sensor manufacturers – Panasonic, Murata, and Excelitas – have announced a joint recycling program for end-of-life PIR sensors. The program aims to recover valuable materials (including lithium tantalate, gold,…

March 2026 – Berkeley Breakthrough in Through-Wall Sensing A research team at the University of California, Berkeley has demonstrated a prototype PIR sensor capable of detecting human motion through walls. The breakthrough uses a metamaterial lens that focuses infrared radiation…

March 2026 – IKEA Enters PIR Sensor Market IKEA has announced the VALLHORN, its first wireless PIR motion sensor, expanding the company’s smart home ecosystem. The sensor integrates with the Dirigera hub and works with IKEA’s TRÅDFRI and NYMÅNE lighting…

March 2026 – Panasonic Benefits from Automotive PIR Mandates Panasonic Corporation has reported its fiscal year 2025 results, with the Industrial Solutions division showing a 50% year-over-year increase in PIR sensor sales, reaching ¥120 billion (approximately $800 million). The growth…

March 2026 – Silicon Labs Streamlines Wireless PIR Design Silicon Labs has announced the BG24-PIR, a dedicated system-on-chip (SoC) designed specifically for wireless PIR motion sensors. The device integrates an analog front-end for pyroelectric sensors, a low-power ARM Cortex-M33 processor,…

March 2026 – Supply Chain Alert for PIR Sensors Supply chain analysts are warning of potential shortages of pyroelectric infrared sensors as the automotive industry prepares for new child presence detection mandates. The combined demand from automotive, smart home, and…

March 2026 – Honeywell Extends Battery Life in New Wireless Sensor Honeywell has announced the 5800PIR-10, a new wireless PIR motion sensor designed for its commercial and residential security systems. The sensor achieves an unprecedented 10-year battery life using a…

February 2026 – New UL Standard for Occupancy Sensors UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has published UL 2680, the first dedicated safety standard for passive infrared (PIR) occupancy sensors used in life safety applications. The standard addresses reliability, false alarm immunity, and…

March 2026 – AI at the Edge for PIR Sensing Researchers at Fraunhofer IIS have demonstrated a prototype PIR sensor module that integrates a tiny neural network accelerator, enabling on-device classification of motion events. The sensor can distinguish between humans,…

March 2026 – Amazon Sidewalk Expands to Motion Sensing Amazon has announced that its Sidewalk low-bandwidth, long-range network now supports PIR motion sensors, enabling devices to leverage the community network for extended coverage and improved reliability. Several manufacturers are launching…