| Cypress sells MEMS subsidiary to Dainippon Screen
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2008-07-03 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (DNS) of Kyoto, Japan today announced that DNS has acquired Silicon Light Machines (SLM), a Cypress subsidiary. |
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| MEMS market hits $6B, 14% CAGR
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2008-06-30 |
| A new report from Research and Markets found that worldwide MEMS market topped $6 billion, and is growing at a CAGR of 14 percent |
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| IEEE confab sees Istanbul as 'Prime' location
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2008-06-26 |
| The IEEE furthered the trend for international congresses and exhibitions in Turkey when it selected Istanbul as the site for Prime '08, its fourth conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics. |
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| ST, Debiotech deliver prototypes of disposable insulin nanopump
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2008-06-26 |
| Debiotech and STMicroelectronics have delivered the first evaluation prototypes of a miniaturized insulin-delivery pump. |
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| Bright future for solar cell market, says report
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2008-06-25 |
| Worldwide investments in the production of photovoltaic cells will rise to the same level as those for semiconductor manufacturing by 2010 due to booming demand for solar energy, according to iSuppli. |
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| Malaysia foundries zero in on MEMS, analog
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2008-06-25 |
| Apart from large, foreign-owned fabs that have laid the groundwork for semiconductor manufacturing in Malaysia, local foundries are also finding their own niches in the IC market. |
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| Analyst anticipates steady growth for MEMS players
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2008-06-13 |
| Over the past year, there have been major changes in the rankings of MEMS foundries, according to market research group Yole Developpement with several new players entering the field such as Texas Instruments and TSMC |
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| ST strives to zero in on more markets
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2008-06-05 |
| STMicroelectronics is gearing toward high-value applications by renewing its efforts in creating analog ICs, MEMS, power semiconductors and proprietary processes fit for energy, healthcare, automotive electronics and multimedia |
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| Nanotube fab looks forward to multiple chip apps
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2008-06-04 |
| The first foundry offering carbon nanotube thin films to fabless chipmakers will soon be available, whose thin films will be on variety of substrates like displays, touchscreens, solar cells, sensors and MEMS devices |
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| Toshiba develops cost-competitive MEMS
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2008-06-03 |
| Toshiba Corp. has announced two optimized packaging technologies for MEMS semiconductor packages that achieve significant cost reductions |
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| MEMS makeover consumer electronics apps
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2008-06-02 |
| Motion sensing technologies for mobile and gaming devices come in a variety of flavors, ranging from IR sensors and inertial sensors to combo devices that integrate accelerometers and gyros. Thanks to the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone--and the limitless imagination of designers--motion sensing technologies are enabling a host of novel applications. |
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| Coming soon: Picoprojectors
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2008-05-27 |
| Microvision will ship limited quantities of its picoprojector engine toward the end of this year, with volume quantities following in 2009 "as the supply chain starts to build up." |
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| MEMS displays outdo LED, OLED counterparts
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2008-05-26 |
| The new line of Qualcomm's colorful displays offer two advantages over LEDs and OLEDs: they consume very little power and are readable under outdoor ambient lighting conditions. |
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| TSMC ventures into automotive silicon market
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2008-05-20 |
| TSMC is in European talks to enter the safety-critical automotive silicon market. Infineon, which claims to be number two in automotive silicon, is one way TSMC could make its move. |
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| MEMS evolution: coming full circle
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2008-05-16 |
| Marlene Bourne shares how the commercialization of MEMS devices and the innovation it has brought amaze her. The different applications of MEMS, its market needs, its evolution and future are discussed here |
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