technology

Introduction

More than 20 years of commitment to innovation


Since being founded, FAE has put innovation in the driver’s seat. The main areas of work are:


  • Mobility of the future

  • All while being a benchmark company in the automotive industry providing sensor solutions in the combustion engine, FAE has opted to continue providing sensors and cutting-edge solutions to its customers for new propulsion technologies and new mobility concepts that open up in the future landscape of mobility.

FAE Solutions: They also apply their advanced sensor solutions outside the automotive market.


  • The glow plug developed to take part in the Ariane 6 space rocket scheduled to take off in 2020.
  • The fuel cell that generates and stores energy for stationary immobile applications, to be used in homes, hospitals... It replaces the current emergency generators, a technology widely used in Asian countries such as Japan.
  • The pressure sensor and impulse sensor developed for the Cobra Pro, a concrete breaker that can withstand the extreme conditions of a more compact engine.
  • Wideband lambda probe for use in competition. Created for the AEM circuit in USA. The Lambda can be adjusted by the driver, the power and speed of the vehicle is prioritised, maximum performance of the engine.
  • Oxygen sensors built into in industrial ovens. Indirect humidity control for low temperature cooking. Help the cook with easy recipe guidelines.

Technological capacity. They have different facilities where they can design and manufacture their products, such as their Clean Room or their ESD Room.


  • FAE specialises in the development of Multilayer Ceramic substrates and designs, as well as the integration of Microelectronic systems, and the development of equipment for the related manufacturing processes.
HTCC Ceramics
  • HTCC technology (High Temperature Co-fired Ceramics) enables the development of multilayer ceramic sensors delivering a voltage dependent on gas or particle concentrations.

  • The ceramic sensors can operate at temperatures where electronic sensors are not able to (up to 900ºC), with a high level of precision and reliability.

  • FAE has been developing multilayer ceramics since 1998, and has facilities for silk-screen painting and sintering of specific designs for each application.

Applications:


  • Oxygen Sensor.
  • Boiler Combustion Monitor.
  • Particle Filter Sensor.
Contactless
  • FAE engineers are specialists in the integration of Hall sensors for contactless sensing applications such as :

  • Pulse measure.
  • Position control.
  • Speed control.

  • Contactless technology allows for the manufacturing of switches and sensors that do not suffer from mechanical degradation, because there is no physical contact between moving parts. Therefore, friction and wear are not a problem. Similarly, dirt or weather conditions do not affect the function of the device. The result is a much more reliable system, accurate and stable over time.

Main applications:


  1. Tachometer

  1. ABS Sensor

  2. Gear Sensor

  3. Stop Switch

Pressure Sensors
  • FAE integrates Wheatstone cells by Wire Bonding technology for pressure measurement. This way, they obtain programmable sensors allowing specific calibrations depending on pressure readings.

  • Sensors can measure absolute (MAP) or differential pressure (comparing two different pressure values).

  • Sensors are assembled in an ESD Room to ensure protection against electrostatic discharge. Soldering on the PCB is done automatically, and the sensors are subsequently calibrated and individually checked using equipment specially designed and built by FAE.

Applications:


  • Air/fuel ratio management.
  • Particulate Filter Saturation detection.