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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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Freescale Semiconductor installs Advantest's production platform for testing MEMS-based sensors
Mar 28, 2013
Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation entered the high-growth market for testing MEMS-based sensors by installing V93000 Smart Scale systems at several of Freescale Semiconductor's facilities around the world. |
Chinese cellphone and tablet makers gain share in MEMS sensor purchasing in 2012
Mar 28, 2013
China-based manufacturers of cellphones and tablets in 2012 more than doubled their share of purchases of MEMS motion sensors, reflecting the rising prominence of the companies in the global market, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS Topical Report from information and analytics provider IHS. |
SiTime enters smartphone market with first MEMS oscillator
Mar 27, 2013
SiTime Corporation, one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies, today introduced the SiT15xx family of 32 kHz MEMS oscillators that are intended to replace legacy quartz crystal resonators. |
New energy-efficient interface IC to provide voltage regulation for piezoelectric energy harvesters
Mar 26, 2013
Holst Centre and imec have developed an integrated piezoelectric energy interface IC with zero bias rectifier circuit and energy-aware supply regulator. |
Emerging consumer applications are boosting the growth of the MEMS pressure sensor market
Mar 26, 2013
MEMS pressure sensor is one of the very first MEMS components appearing in the microsystem world. The technologies are quite mature and the market is big and expected to grow from $1.9B in 2012 to $3B in 2018. |
Smallest MEMS microphone designed for hearing aid applications features low EIN and power consumption
Mar 26, 2013
Analog Devices ADMP801 MEMS microphone delivers 27 dBA EIN, consumes only 17 µA at 1 V supply, and is available in a 7.3 mm³ package. |