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Necessary attributes of a MEMS engineer for new product development

Jun 10, 2013

In the development of new MEMS products, the team is the most important factor.

Leti Innovation Days to present preview of future developments in nanotechnologies

Jun 6, 2013

CEA-Leti will present recent advances and a preview of future developments in micro- and nanotechnologies, followed by workshops on key technical fields, during Leti Innovation Days, June 25-28, on the MINATEC campus.

Fab equipment spending: 23% growth for 2014

Jun 4, 2013

Fab equipment spending will grow two percent year-over-year  (US$ 32.5 billion) for 2013 and about 23 to 27 percent in 2014 ($41 billion) according to the May edition of the SEMI World Fab Forecast.

Bosch reaches 3 billion sensor milestone

Jun 4, 2013

Since the start of production in 1995, Bosch has manufactured well in excess of three billion MEMS sensors.

OMRON develops MEMS non-contact thermal sensor utilizing wafer-level vacuum packaging

May 29, 2013

OMRON Corporation today announced that they have finished development work on the world's first infrared sensor manufactured with wafer-level vacuum packaging technology to create a 16x16 element MEMS non-contact infrared thermal sensor capable of highly precise 90-degree area detection.

Leti to present latest R&D results in MEMS at Transducers’ 2013 in Barcelona

May 29, 2013

CEA-Leti will host a workshop for industrial companies to present its latest advances in MEMS and an overview of the success of its recent MEMS startup, Wavelens, during Transducers’ 2013 and Eurosensors XXVII in Barcelona, Spain.

Combo MEMS inertial sensors report brisk growth in automotive market

May 13, 2013

Combo MEMS sensors for automotive applications are off to another exhilarating ride this year as revenue continues to climb, spurred by rapidly accelerating use in car safety systems.

Leading MEMS microphone suppliers ride Apple’s gravy train to the top

May 1, 2013

Once again demonstrating Apple’s power to ordain winners in the electronics supply chain, the top suppliers last year of microelectromechanical systems microphones were those that provided devices for iPhones and iPads.

Kurt Petersen, MEMS industry pioneer and technology vision, joins IMT board of directors

Apr 30, 2013

IMT, the largest pure-play MEMS foundry in the US, announced today the appointment of MEMS industry pioneer and technology visionary Dr. Kurt Petersen to the IMT board of directors.

TSMC’s MEMS foundry enjoys 80% growth

Apr 26, 2013

TSMC’s MEMS foundry business enjoyed  approximately 80 percent growth, achieving  approximately $42 million in sales in 2012, which bumped it up to third place in Yole Développement’s annual MEMS foundry sector rankings.

M2M Forum 2013 explores MEMS and the future of medical devices

Apr 23, 2013 MEMS Industry Group (MIG), a global industry organization with more than 140 member-companies and partners, will welcome micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), medical industry and academic experts to Cambridge, Mass. for Member-to-Member (M2M) Forum 2013, a conference on the MEMS connection to ...

Slide Show: Top 10 medical applications for MEMS

Apr 23, 2013

MEMS devices are shaping the competitive landscape in the global medical device industry.

Top 30 MEMS companies of 2012

Apr 19, 2013 The fast growing market for sensors for smart phones is re-shuffling the ranks of MEMS suppliers. For the first time, suppliers of inertial sensors have surpassed the major makers of micro mirrors and inkjet heads that have long dominated the industry on Yole Développement’s annual ranking of the...

Examining the MEMS gyroscope patent landscape

Apr 17, 2013

The gyroscope market is driven by mobile applications, where until recently only two players, STMicroelectronics (ST) and InvenSense, were competing.

Health awareness spurs quadrupling in MEMS sensor market for wearable electronics

Apr 9, 2013 From smart wristwatches that record heart rates, to intelligent armbands that track physical activities, wearable electronics and fitness monitoring devices are attracting increased attention from health-conscious consumers, causing shipments of MEMS sensors used in these products to more than qu...

New miniaturization record by STMicroelectronics makes more room for mobile functionality

Apr 8, 2013

STMicroelectronics has introduced the world's smallest TVS diode for protecting sensitive electronics in consumer products and handhelds.

STMicroelectronics heads European research team in advanced MEMS devices development

Apr 4, 2013 STMicroelectronics has begun working with research partners to develop a pilot line for next-generation MEMS devices augmented with advanced technologies such as piezoelectric or magnetic materials and 3D packaging. The project was launched by the European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Coun...

SUNY’s CNSE undergrad to receive the nation’s most prestigious award for science and engineering

Apr 2, 2013 Zachary Olmsted, a junior Nanoscale Engineering major at SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), has been chosen to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the second consecutive year that a CNSE student has been honored with the nation’s premier undergraduate ...

High-value MEMS market growth slows due to weak medical electronics and industrial sectors

Apr 2, 2013

The high-value microelectromechanical system (MEMS) market experienced soft growth last year, mainly due to weakness in the mainstay medical electronics and industrial sectors, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS High-Value MEMS Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS.

Unsettled economic situation leaves mark on microtechnology industry

Apr 2, 2013 A year ago, the microtechnology, nanotechnology, and advanced materials industry looked out on the year 2012 with quite positive expectations. As it turned out, the unstable economic situation has left its mark on these industries, too. For 2013, at least, the companies expect a slight upwards tr...

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