| 3D merges chip production routes
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2011-06-20 |
| As advanced processes accompany the shrinking of devices per Moore's law, another section of the industry is running on more relaxed design rules with older fabs. Monolithic 3D could bridge this gap. |
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| MEMS makes more "sense" in biomedical apps
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2011-06-17 |
| Aside from sensors, MEMS technology has many other viable applications, the newest and most promising of which are biomedical as well as precision, internal medicine delivery |
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| Integration, regulation rev up automotive MEMS
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2011-06-17 |
| This special report outlines emerging trends in automotive MEMS, such as microbolometers and CMOS image sensors, and the integration of multiple sensors, supporting processors and communication functions |
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| ADI buys startup Lyric Semiconductor
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2011-06-15 |
| ADI has acquired Lyric Semiconductor with hopes that Lyric will boost ADI's signal processing portfolio. |
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| Moog pays $32M for Crossbow
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2011-06-08 |
| Moog has acquired Crossbow Technology for about $32 million. The buy will enable Moog to offer more comprehensive solutions to its existing customers. |
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| Qualcomm invests in MEMs firm
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2011-06-08 |
| Qualcomm is investing in embedded MEMS developer Cavendish Kinetics. Cavendish will use the funding to produce RF tuning devices based on its NanoMech technology |
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| Partnership aims hi-tech MEMS production process
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2011-06-07 |
| EV Group announced that it is partnering with the Industrial Technology Research Institute to deliver advanced manufacturing techniques for next-generation MEMS devices |
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| SPTS, Griffith University to develop SiC-on-Si wafers
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2011-05-31 |
| A joint agreement has been forged between SPTS and Griffith University for the commercial development of SiC-on-silicon wafers as viable semiconductor material for LED, power and MEMS devices |
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| ST Micro expands MEMS production capacity
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2011-05-30 |
| Anticipating and encouraging wider MEMS adoption in high-growth markets, ST Micro will expand its MEMS production capacity to more than 3 million sensors a day by yearend |
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| Enhanced LEDs boost 'green' display energy efficiency
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2011-05-26 |
| Low-power displays continue to enjoy an overall economic advantage, thanks to improving LED efficiency achieved through enhanced internal quantum and light extraction efficiencies and new technologies. |
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| ST hinges future on 'big-chip-in-the-middle' strategy
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2011-05-24 |
| Anticipating a great recovery soon, STMicro is using the wireless "big-chips-in-the-middle" strategy and a complete platform approach, while banking on its involvement with seven leading handset vendors. |
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| Silicon Labs seeks market leadership via one-stop timing shop
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2011-05-19 |
| Silicon Labs hopes to rule the timing chip domain by growing market share in all segments, becoming a one-stop-shop for timing and oscillator chips, and offering timing technologies unavailable elsewhere. |
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| SEMI forecasts strong growth for A-PAC chip industry
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2011-05-13 |
| SEMI forecasts the fab spending in Southeast Asia to grow 43.8 percent year-on-year with positive demand in the electronics sector, especially for mobile devices. |
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| GSA forms alliance with MEMS Industry Group
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2011-05-13 |
| GSA and MEMS Industry Group form an organizational alliance aiming to promote the greater commercial use of MEMS and MEMS-enabled technology |
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| In-Stat: Mirrorless camera 2015 revenue to reach $825M
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2011-05-11 |
| As the middle ground between expensive DSLRs and more affordable DSCs, mirrorless digital still camera revenue will reach $825 million in 2015, according to In-Stat. |
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| MEMS foundry rankings shuffle
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2011-05-02 |
| The top 20 foundries achieved 10 percent year-on-year growth in 2010 on combined sales of about $535 million, with those doing in-house production dominating the consumer and automotive markets. |
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| CE, mobile MEMS market set to boom in 2011
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2011-04-14 |
| IHS iSuppli is projecting a 153.4 percent growth for the new CE and mobile MEMS market in 2011, and growth rates of 31 to 62 percent from 2012 to 2014, with 3-axis gyroscopes taking the lead in sales |
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| Israeli foundry sets up Shanghai branch
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2011-04-12 |
| Tower Semiconductor has opened an office in Shanghai and appointed a country manager in hopes of building its presence in China's RF and other chip markets. |
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| Atomic superconductor to enable ultra-precise gyroscopes
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2011-04-06 |
| NIST researchers have learned that gases cooled to near absolute zero can condense into a superfluid that can be launched around a ring to show perpetual motion, enabling ultra-precise gyroscopes. |
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| MEMS-over-CNT memory claims greater energy efficiency
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2011-03-31 |
| A non-volatile memory with superior energy efficiency compared with existing storage devices can be developed via a mechanical method combined with the benefits of nanotechnology. |
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| Nintendo 3DS uses Fujitsu FCRAMs
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2011-03-31 |
| Two FCRAMs from Fujitsu Semiconductor gives Nintendo's 3DS 128MB of RAM while matching the performance of DDR3 memory at a lower operating frequency. |
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| Researcher crafts rotary-linear piezoelectric actuator
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2011-03-30 |
| Tomoaki Mashino of Toyohashi University has created a microactuator with a single cubic stator capable of both rotary and linear motion. |
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| Analyst foresees 5 billion MEMS shipment in 2016
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2011-03-29 |
| ABI Research forecasts strong growth in the MEMS market over the next five years as these devices are integrated into more consumer products |
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| Quake leaves digital compass fabs undamaged
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2011-03-29 |
| While digital compass fabs in Japan were left undamaged by the March 11 earthquake, analysts fear supplies could be constrained due to rapidly rising global demand for the device. |
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| SEMI sees stronger fab spending growth in SEA
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2011-03-09 |
| SEMI has increased its fab tool capex forecast in South East Asia for 2011, predicting that spending on fab projects could reach $47.2 billion this year, above the estimated $38.6 billion spent in 2010. |
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| ADI quad sensor cancels out erroneous signals
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2011-03-03 |
| ADI's quad-differential sensor has four proof masses that prevent MEMS gyroscopes from sensing movement that is not really there, thereby canceling out erroneous signals |
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| IC Insights predicts 12% automotive IC market growth in 2011
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2011-03-02 |
| IC Insights says U.S. automotive market recovery and China's rapid motorization will help propel the automotive IC market up 12 percent in 2011. |
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| Researcher pegs inertial sensor market growth at 20.3%
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2011-03-02 |
| Intense competition is brewing in the inertial sensor market as CE devices such as cellphones, laptops, media tablets and gaming devices increasingly use accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers. |
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| Xoom powered by Nvidia, Atmel, STMicro chips, devices
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2011-03-02 |
| Inside Xoom are Atmel's four-chip touch-screen controller solution, AKM's electronic compass, Kionix's 3-axis accelerometer, STMicro's 3-axis gyroscope and Bosch Sensortec's pressure monitor. |
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| ST, bTendo partner on smartphone pico projector
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2011-02-16 |
| STMicroelectronics and bTendo Ltd have inked a development and license agreement for what is billed as the "the world's smallest pico projector" for smartphones and other portable consumer-electronics devices. |
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