| DoCoMo cuts handset BOM with RF MEMS
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2009-11-17 |
| MEMS technology is critical to the success of future of wireless handsets, according to a DoCoMo Research Laboratories executive |
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| Analysis: Change is in the wind at SMIC
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2009-11-12 |
| In just one day alone, SMIC suffered three major setbacks. On Nov. 10, it lost a big patent suit, its CEO and its independence. What's next for this silicon foundry vendor? |
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| Yole: MEMS to rebound by 2011
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2009-11-03 |
| 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 |
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| MEMS film usher in brighter, cheaper displays
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2009-10-20 |
| Uni-Pixel's Opcuity MEMS films are used in TMOS displays and are 10x brighter and 60 percent cheaper to manufacture than LCDs |
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| SVTC, TSMC join efforts on MEMS, biochips
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2009-10-19 |
| SVTC and TSMC have teamed up on emerging technologies such as MEMS, biochips, new materials and novel structures |
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| Rohm enters MEMS market with Kionix acquisition
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2009-10-16 |
| Rohm plans to continue the operations of Kionix as a stand-alone business, retaining the company and brand names. |
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| Friction gives direction to nanotube assembly
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2009-10-13 |
| Researchers from four different institutions report measuring different friction forces when a carbon nanotube slides along its axis compared to when it slides perpendicular to its axis. |
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| TSMC, IMEC team on More-than-Moore tech
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2009-10-09 |
| The IMEC-TSMC Innovation Incubation Alliance creates a venue to convert concepts into packaged products. |
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| Analysis: TI fab deal is good for IC tool vendors
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2009-10-06 |
| Equipment executives and analysts say that the TI fab deal isn't a blow to the equipment industry. Some suggested that it might even be a positive for gear suppliers. |
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| Mobile apps drive MEMS mic shipments
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2009-09-29 |
| The 2009 slowdown will not hinder the growth of MEMS microphones as shipments are set to more than triple from 2008 to 2013 due to strong acceptance in mobile handsets and other applications |
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| Microelectronics center rises in Quebec
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2009-09-04 |
| The Governments of Quebec and Canada gave a $178 million grant for a state-of-the-art microelectronics innovation center. |
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| Gyroscopes sizzle handsets, gaming apps
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2009-09-01 |
| Global market for gyroscopes in the consumer electronics and cellphones are expected to expand to $347.2 million in 2013, according to iSuppli Corp. |
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| Bosch beefs up MEMS biz with Akustica acquisition
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2009-08-25 |
| Robert Bosch North America agreed to acquire Akustica Inc., an innovator in the application of CMOS MEMS |
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| Trio drives MEMS for aerospace, defense
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2009-08-25 |
| 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 |
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| More pico projectors to enter mobile electronics
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2009-08-11 |
| Due to the capability to overcome screen-size limitations in mobile electronics devices, tiny pico projectors embedded into products such as smart phones are set for a staggering sixtyfold growth in shipments during the next four years. |
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