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Liquid Detection Application Overview


Detecting unwanted liquids, caused either by leakage or condensation, can provide multiple systemic benefits. Water detection in homes and businesses can minimize consumption, reduce costs and lower risks from short circuits, corrosion, mold growth and slippage. Chemical liquid detection in factories and transmission systems provides early warnings of issues related to toxicity, contamination and equipment degradation.

Our advanced technology enables rapid deployment of liquid detection systems. Supporting capacitive and conductive sensing methods, and overcoming many limitations of traditional electrical and mechanical approaches, our liquid detection technology is cost effective, low power and self-monitoring. The evaluation system and tool chain simplify configuration and setup.

Liquid Detection Technology


Liquid Detection

Liquid Detection Evaluation Kit

The MTCH9010 Evaluation Kit is a complete system designed to help users quickly familiarize themselves with the MTCH9010's liquid detection capabilities. It includes two sensor boards: one capacitive and one conductive.

Liquid Detection

Liquid Detection Turnkey Device

The MTCH9010 Liquid Detector with digital and raw data output provides a simple yet flexible way to detect liquid presence on different sensors. When coupled with the appropriate sensor, the system can run the capacitive or the conductive liquid presence detection method.

Additional Resources for Liquid Detection


Ultra-Low-Power Liquid Detection Solution

Learn about a new solution to detect liquids and leaks. This video also explains the system benefits of including liquid detection capabilities and describes the pros and cons of legacy solutions.

Low-Power Liquid Detection

The ability to detect the presence of liquid—whether from a leaking pipe or from moisture ingress—in a sensitive Internet of Things (IoT) node and raise an early alert provides systems with an additional level of robustness and extra peace of mind to end customers.

A Smarter Approach to Liquid Detection

Learn more about how our MTCH9010 supports a wide range of liquid detection applications and see how it fits into your design.

Rethinking Liquid Detection for Modern Systems

Liquid detection solutions need to deliver greater flexibility, simplify design and meet stricter efficiency standards.

Liquid Detection Interactive Block Diagram


Liquid Detection Interactive Block Diagram