What does MEMS stand for?
| MEMS stands for microelectromechanical systems. They are tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. They are used to make pressure, temperature, chemical and vibration sensors, light reflectors and switches as well as accelerometers for airbags, vehicle control, pacemakers and games. |
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| 2002-08-30 | Ziptronix technology simplifies MEMS processing Ziptronix has introduced a room temperature, foundry-based, wafer-scale method of hermetically encapsulating surface sensitive devices using industry-standard tooling, materials, and process chemicals. |
| 2009-11-03 | Yole: MEMS to rebound by 2011 The MEMS market has been flat since 2007, from $7.1 billion in 2007, to $6.8 billion in 2008 to an estimated $6.9 billion in 2009 but Yole Développement expects a restart of the net growth after 2010. |
| 2005-08-17 | Xerox confirms Dalsa as MEMS partner Following nine months of collaboration with Dalsa, Xerox has selected the Canadian microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) foundry as a manufacturing partner for technology development. |
| 2012-09-14 | X-Fab claims the first open platform MEMS 3D process X-Fab's 3-D sensor process is suitable for applications ranging from mobile devices, consumer goods, games and toys, automotive, robotics, industrial and medical equipment. |
| 2011-02-07 | X-Fab buys stake in MEMS Foundry Itzehoe X-Fab and MFI will combine their foundry activities in the MEMS market. |
| 2012-10-23 | Wolfson unveils HD audio MEMS microphones The WM7121 and the WM7132 MEMS microphones feature feature matching phase responses and matching sensitivity, making them suitable for stereo recording. |
| 2010-07-06 | WiSpry, IBM co-develop tunable RF MEMS WiSpry Inc. and IBM are collaborating to develop MEMS process technology and manufacture its tunable RF product roadmap. |
| 2009-04-06 | Wireless, MEMS advancements boost energy harvesting What has really changed energy harvesting in the last two decades? The answer, in sum, is a confluence of the development of wireless and lower power electronics, along with advancements in sensors and MEMS. |
| 2002-09-02 | Wireless MEMS seen for resilient growth In-Stat/MDR predicts that wireless MEMS will experience strong growth in the next couple of years. |
| 2007-11-08 | Winged MEMS keep dust away Omron claims to have solved the problem of dust and particulate for MEMS airflow sensors with an innovative mechanical architecture that resembles a penguin with outstretched wings. |
| 2013-04-30 | Why flash storage is important to MEMS Solid state drives operate at higher temperatures, and MEMS devices can withstand that environment because they regulate themselves. |
| 2010-11-10 | VTI makes consumer-grade MEMS VTI Technologies Oy takes its automotive MEMS expertise into the consumer arena with consumer-grade MEMS chips targeting mobile handsets, gaming consoles and TV remote controls. |
| 2008-08-15 | Virtus' MEMS motion sensing devices debut Virtus Advanced Sensors, a developer of multi-axis inertial sensor technology has introduced its first sensor product, an analog 3-axis accelerometer for low-cost consumer electronics applications. |
| 2002-09-19 | Vectronics to distribute OMM MEMS-based products OMM Inc. has signed Israel-based Vectronics Ltd as the sole distributor for its products in the Israeli market. |
| 2011-12-26 | Utilize interrupt features of a MEMS accelerometer Find out how to implement reliable and robust interrupt-based applications using MEMS-based accelerometers. |
| 2012-03-13 | Using FE-SEM in MEMS analysis Learn about the Agilent 8500 compact FE-SEM, a low voltage, field emission SEM which employs an electrostatic lens design. |
| 2007-06-13 | Ultrathin MEMS-based sensor suits portable devices Freescale Semiconductor has started sampling a MEMS-based sensor with a three-axis digital-output accelerometer that the company says is the thinnest on the market. |
| 2008-08-15 | TSMC ups budget for 40nm, MEMS The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd has approved a $795 million capital spending plan that covers the foundry's push into 45-/40nm CMOS processes and MEMS. |
| 2005-09-21 | TSMC promises MEMS platform in '06 After three years of research and development, foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. believes 2006 will be the year it begins to see results from its efforts to merge IC process technology with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). |
| 2002-04-19 | TRONIC'S to use Soitec SOI wafers for MEMS technology MEMS contract manufacturer TRONIC'S Microsystems SA has selected Soitec's Smart Cut UNIBOND silicon-on-insulator wafers as the starting material for its SOI-based MEMS technology. |
| 2002-06-19 | TRONIC'S Microsystems, CEA form MEMS R&D alliance TRONIC'S Microsystems, a MEMS foundry in France, and the CEA Laboratory for Electronic and Information Technologies of the French Atomic Energy Commission, a major European R&D lab in the MEMS field, have signed a three-year R&D contract. |
| 2009-08-25 | Trio drives MEMS for aerospace, defense Tower Semiconductor Ltd, Jazz Semiconductor Inc. and SVTC Technologies have signed an MOU that will expand Tower and Jazz's aerospace and defense (A&D) MEMS customer base. |
| 2010-07-16 | Total MEMS market back on uptrend iSuppli predicts that the MEMS market will recover in 2010 from its two-year decline with an 11 percent growth driven by strong demand in consumer, automotive electronics. |
| 2004-09-21 | Toshiba taps MEMS to shrink fuel cells Toshiba Corp. has developed a MEMS-based pump for fuel cells, a move seen as an important step forward in miniaturizing the devices for portable systems. |
| 2008-06-03 | Toshiba develops cost-competitive MEMS Toshiba Corp. has announced two optimized packaging technologies for MEMS semiconductor packages that achieve significant cost reductions. |
| 2007-08-01 | Tiny MEMS mic increases handset options Akustica Inc. has unveiled a microphone that measures 1mm² and uses a MEMS diaphragm and on-chip complementary CMOS analog circuitry. |
| 2009-10-19 | Tilt-sensing with Kionix MEMS accelerometers This application note describes how to use Kionix MEMS low-g accelerometers to enable tilt sensing. Applicable theory, plots and equations are provided with this note as guidelines. |
| 2004-10-07 | TI, Memsic cut deal to sell CMOS MEMS sensors Memsic Inc., a startup company which develops and deploys CMOS-based MEMS accelerometers and sensors, has struck a marketing and sales agreement with Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), Memsic said Friday (Oct. 1). |
| 2012-05-15 | TI holds on to MEMS crown TI in 2011 managed to hold on to the leading position it earned in 2010 because of the continuing sales of its digital processing light (DLP) chips, which employ MEMS technology," said Jérémie Bouchaud, director and senior principal analyst for MEMS & sensors at IHS. |
| 2009-11-04 | Three-axis gyro chip packs MEMS resonators InvenSense has developed a three-axis gyroscope chip that combines separate MEMS resonators for motion tracking, offering a cheaper alternative for game controllers and remote control devices. |
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