| ST Micro, TriQuint among top MEMS vendors in 2010
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2011-02-14 |
| STMicroelectronics and TriQuint were last year's fastest growing MEMS chip vendors, thanks to MEMS chip design wins in both the Apple iPhone 4 and the iPad |
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| SPTS acquires Primaxx
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2011-02-10 |
| SPP Process Technology has completed the transfer of ownership of Primaxx Inc. from Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP) to SPTS. |
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| X-Fab buys stake in MEMS Foundry Itzehoe
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2011-02-07 |
| X-Fab and MFI will combine their foundry activities in the MEMS market |
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| Imec, Coventor team for MEMS design, manufacturing
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2011-02-04 |
| The partnership aims to make MEMS more accessible to MEMS and IC designers by developing a process design kit for Imec's SiGe MEMS technology where MEMS are processed on top of CMOS circuits |
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| Silicon Labs acquires SpectraLinear
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2011-01-31 |
| In buying SpectraLinear, whose clock products complement its timing product line, Silicon Labs acquires a broad family of ICs that could help it tap the $500 million opportunity in high-volume applications. |
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| Rambus acquires Imagine Designs' lighting, display portfolio
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2011-01-27 |
| Hoping to expand its lighting IP and help inventors protect their IP, Rambus Inc. has purchased Imagine Designs' lighting and display portfolio of patents and technology. |
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| Chip tech improves life, society, environment
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2011-01-27 |
| The pervasiveness of semiconductor technology and the critical role it plays in enabling new applications means that success hinges upon its culture of innovation. |
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| Mechanical tags track biobanking samples
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2011-01-26 |
| STMicroelectronics and Bluechiip are joining forces to manufacture MEMS-based tracking tags that will be molded unto test tubes and vials for health care |
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| 3D gesture recognition sheds "child's play" image
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2011-01-24 |
| From its simple beginnings as a gaming interface for Nintendo's Wii, 3D gesture recognition will soon figure prominently in smartphones and the TV remote. Proponents predict that the hardware for gesture recognition will become as ubiquitous in smartphones as the camera module. |
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| ADI's MEMS mic features interchip sound, delivers hi-fi audio
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2011-01-20 |
| ADI's iMEMs microphone is bundled with an industry-standard 24bit data integrated inter-chip sound or I2S interface, thus offering high-fidelity audio for industrial applications and non-handset consumer devices. |
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| Liquid lens achieves proper focus with aid of microfluidic pistons
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2011-01-17 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's liquid lens has a focal length that can be electrically adjusted with tiny microfluidic pistons with no moving parts, thus achieving proper focus. The new lens could serve all types of precision imaging applications. |
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| Bringing HD audio to PCs is Wolfson’s new focus
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2011-01-12 |
| A few years after losing its biggest profit earner Apple, Wolfson Microelectronics resurges with a new focus: to bring to PCs and notebook computers “HD audio that matches with HD video.” |
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| Qualcomm pushes forward in chips, displays, power
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2011-01-11 |
| The fabless chip vendor has announced several developments for 2011, including deals with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, Verizon Wireless, Duracell and Powermat. |
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| Consumer apps move MEMS market to Asia
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2011-01-06 |
| The shifting focus for the industry from automotive to consumer electronics is moving the geographic focus from Europe and North America to Asia. And that is introducing the region to MEMS design challenges |
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| 2010 auto MEMS shipments hit all-time high
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2010-12-29 |
| Automotive MEMS chip shipments hit 662.3 million units, exceeding 2007’s record 640 million units shipped, reports iSuppli. Mandated safety technologies drove demand this year |
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| GlobalFoundries pushes into MEMS with IME
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2010-12-23 |
| IME and and GlobalFoundries are jointly developing a MEMS-based capacitive sensor platform technology |
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| MEMS show quantum computing possibility
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2010-12-14 |
| Researchers have demonstrated that qubits can be addressed with two lasers focused on them by MEMS micro-mirrors in an advancement that brings quantum computing closer to reality |
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| Chipmakers keep secrets at IEDM
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2010-12-14 |
| Few papers provided clues on vendors' plans at the 2010 International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM). In place of clear presentations on plans for 22-/20nm plans, rumors abounded, with many believing the leading-edge foundries will extend bulk CMOS. |
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| STMicroelectronics ships one billionth MEMS device
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2010-11-29 |
| STMicroelectronics announced that it has shipped its one billionth MEMS sensor |
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| Car MEMS market rebounds
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2010-11-26 |
| Market watcher iSupplie says that shipments of automotive MEMS sensors will reach 662.3 million units in 2010, up 32.1 percent from 501.2 million units in 2009 |
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| Omron pushes MEMS into new markets
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2010-11-15 |
| Omron is repurposing its pressure sensors, radio-frequency switches and thermal infrared sensing arrays for the mobile consumer and green energy markets. |
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| Intel gears up to enter the embedded sphere
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2010-11-15 |
| Intel Corp. is developing "smart sensing opportunities in embedded markets" according to Vida Ilderem, VP of Intel Labs. |
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| Chip industry faces turning point
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2010-11-15 |
| Emerging trends could transform the semiconductor sector from a vibrant, innovative engine of the technology economy to a slow-moving purveyor of “me too” products. |
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| Silicon startups reveal keys to success
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2010-11-12 |
| A look at the companies that have made it to the EE Times 60 Emerging Startups list over the past six years shows that they all had a clear sales proposition and that CMOS and software remain fundamental to the industry. |
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| HP developing MEMS sensors biz for seismic imaging
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2010-11-09 |
| A business strategist from Hewlett Packard Co. discussed how the company is developing new applications of its MEMS expertise for seismic imaging and infrastructure monitoring |
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| Tessera opens Seoul office, stages tech symposium
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2010-11-08 |
| Tessera aims to provide better support for regional OEMs and industry partners |
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| IMEC funds Taiwan innovation center
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2010-10-25 |
| IMEC has signed a co-funding contract with the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs to put up a research center focusing on bioelectronics, MEMS and "green" electronics |
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| ST exec heads European Platform on Smart Systems
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2010-10-14 |
| STMicroelectronics announced that Carmelo Papa, the Executive VP and General Manager of ST's Industrial and Multisegment Sector, has been appointed Chairman of European Platform on Smart Systems (EPoSS) at the EPoSS General Assembly and Annual Forum, held October 7-8 at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, Portugal. |
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| SMIC finds focus
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2010-10-13 |
| SMIC seems to be focusing on logic, analog and mixed-signal markets as it moves to restore customer confidence and emphasize profitability. |
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| Maxim undergoes a makeover
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2010-10-04 |
| Maxim president and chief executive Tunc Doluca presented “Maxim 2.0”, a makeover of the erstwhile analog chip-focused business. The company has shaken up its corporate culture and expanded its range. |
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