| MEMS set to tickle consumer fancy
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2008-01-16 |
| Today, MEMS chips, combined with the smart software that uses them, are being designed into cellphones at a pace reminiscent of camera-phone adoption, enabling a new breed of consumer-pleasing electronic devices |
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| Researchers seek MEMS analysis tools
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2002-11-15 |
| In a technical session at ICCAD in San Jose, California researchers presented work on analysis techniques to deal with the unique structures of MEMS |
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| MEMS pioneer draws up technology's course
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2007-08-16 |
| MEMS pioneer Kurt Petersen of SiTime shares MEMS' development since the 1980s as well as his thoughts on where it is headed in the future |
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| Kistler to market accelerometers from Applied MEMS
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2002-01-22 |
| Applied MEMS Inc. has reached a joint agreement with Kistler Instrument Corp. for the marketing of its Si-Flex analog MEMS accelerometers through Kistler |
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| CAD tools shrink small world of MEMS design
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2005-03-16 |
| Manufacturers are leveraging microdesign technologies to develop MEMS and small devices to satisfy market demand for miniaturization |
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| MEMS poised to penetrate CE market
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2007-11-23 |
| After penetrating mass market by enabling air bags to trigger fast enough to catch passengers before they hit the steering wheel, MEMS now has a new target: consumer electronics |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Optical MEMS to profit in non-telecom products
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2003-07-03 |
| In-Stat/MDR predicts that sales of optical MEMS, into segments other than telecommunications, will grow at a CAGR of 15.8 percent over the next five years |
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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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| 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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| C-MEMS filter aims at monitoring
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2003-12-16 |
| C-MEMS is an alternative approach to optical monitoring |
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| OMM, Lightwave create MEMS-based switching modules
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2002-07-19 |
| OMM Inc. and Lightwave Microsystems Corp. have agreed to jointly create next-generation wavelength management and switching products based on MEMS and planar lightwave circuits |
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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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| MEMS to gain 45 percent in unit volumes
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2003-06-18 |
| The market for MEMS will see about 45 percent CAGR in unit volumes in the next two years, according to the CEO of Surface Technology Systems |
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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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| Hisense phones to flaunt Qualcomm's MEMS displays
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2007-10-26 |
| Qualcomm MEMS Technologies and Hisense Communication announced they are collaborating to bring mobile phones with innovative MEMS displays to market by 2008 |
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| SensFab, Coventor team up on MEMS design, manufacturing
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2002-01-15 |
| SensFab Pte Ltd and Coventor Inc. have entered into a preferred manufacturing partnership for the design and manufacture of MEMS |
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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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| MEMS shrink digital projector to pico unit
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2008-02-18 |
| Microvision Inc. showcased a prototype of its pico projector, which uses MEMS to downsize a digital projector to a palm-size, battery-powered unit |
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| TSMC promises MEMS platform in '06
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2005-09-21 |
| After three years of research and development, foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. believes 2006 will be the year it begins to see results from its efforts to merge IC process technology with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS |
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| MEMS market seeks more effective fab practices
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2008-10-08 |
| When Freescale shifted a MEMS process from Sendai, Japan, to its Oak Hill fab earlier this year, the company was not successful in making an impact on a new business strategy to join its second internal source |
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| Microlab, PHS MEMS partner on first RF MEMS
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2002-09-27 |
| Microlab Inc. and PHS MEMS have entered a volume manufacturing agreement for one of the first RF MEMS switches in the market |
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| Opportunity abounds in MEMS/nanotech
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2007-11-01 |
| Despite the fickleness of the investment community—a tendency to jump on the "bandwagon of the moment" investment in both nanotech and MEMS startups has remained relatively strong for the past three years, and almost evenly split between the two |
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| Total MEMS market back on uptrend
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2010-07-16 |
| iSuppli predicts that the MEMS market will recover in 2010 from its two-year decline with an 11 percent growth driven by strong demand in consumer, automotive electronics |
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| Coventor, Kyocera deliver package libraries for MEMS apps
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2004-06-08 |
| Coventor Inc. and Kyocera America Inc. have teamed up to provide software libraries for MEMS applications |
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| New CE apps clearing way for MEMS
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2007-01-01 |
| Emerging consumer apps combined with strides in manufacturing, testing and packaging could transform MEMS from last year's trendy tech into a viable market |
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| MEMS chips integrate more intelligence
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2007-06-01 |
| According Freescale, its ESC-capable combo MEMS sensor for vehicles will capitalize on two trends driving MEMS development: integration of multiple sensing elements and integration of more intelligence |
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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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