| 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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| HP details silicon photonics road map
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2008-05-16 |
| HP has outlined its goal to use silicon photonics to connect blades, boards, chips and eventually cores on the same chip at HP Labs's first annual Photonic Interconnect Forum this week. |
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| DriveCam's monitoring systems reduce driving risks
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2008-05-15 |
| DriveCam's pattern recognition systems detect risks in driving, reduce vehicle damage, workers' compensation and personal injury costs. |
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| Qualcomm, Foxlink to build mirasol fab in Taiwan
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2008-05-07 |
| Qualcomm and Foxlink have partnered to build a dedicated fabrication plant at Lungtan's Science Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan to manufacture next generation mirasol displays. |
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| Analysts debate prospects of MEMS accelerometers in cellphones
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2008-05-05 |
| Industry analysts are divided over how quickly motion-sensing MEMS devices, such as accelerometers, will see volume uptake in cellphones, despite the rapid penetration of MEMS-based silicon microphones and RF switches into the handsets |
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| Dark days loom as solar industry faces polysilicon shortage
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2008-05-05 |
| The booming global demand for solar energy has brought forth shortage of polysilicon used to make PV cells, says iSuppli. |
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| Epcos gains NXP's RF-MEMS unit
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2008-05-02 |
| Epcos has acquired the RF-MEMS unit of NXP Semiconductors in line with the company's strategy to transform itself from a manufacturer of discrete components to a systems provider |
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| MRAM is fit for space mission
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2008-04-16 |
| Headed for orbit with the launch of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SpriteSat is MRAM technology, taking the place of both SRAM and flash memory. |
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| MEMS markets up for major boom
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2008-04-14 |
| According to Wicht Technologie Consulting, the current $2.5-million market for MEMS oscillators will grow to $140 million by 2012, and thereafter MEMS oscillators could also begin penetrating the $1-billion market for mobile handset timing chips |
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| CMOS harmonic oscillator eliminates quartz crystals
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2008-04-08 |
| Mobius Microsystems Inc. has unveiled its CMOS Harmonic Oscillator (CHO) technology that eliminates the need for quartz crystals in many applications. By integrating an oscillator onto an ordinary CMOS chip, the company claims to have removed the last moving part from electronics circuitry. |
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| TI, India medical school team on health care monitoring
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2008-04-07 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. has entered a collaborative agreement with Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of health care. |
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| MEMS market to hit $9.7B in 2012
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2008-04-04 |
| IC insights forecasts that worldwide sales of MEMS-based semiconductor sensors and actuators are expected to increase at a CAGR of 19 percent between 2007 and 2012, reaching $9.7 billion in five years compared to $4.1 billion in 2007 |
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| iSuppli acquires PV, MEMS research specialist
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2008-04-03 |
| iSuppli has acquired German market research firm Wicht Technologie Consulting, which specializes in photovoltaic technology, MEMS and nanotechnology |
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