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Through substrate vias: opportunities for CMOS MEMS and 3D integration
TSVs, or through substrate vias, have become an increasingly important building block for CMOS MEMS integration, as well as for stacking of multiple IC chips. In this interview, we spoke with Tomas...
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ISSYS receives $1.5 million grant for the development of MEMS based pediatric...
Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISSYS) and the University of Michigan announced that they have received a $1.5 million National Institute of Health (NIH) grant titled "Novel Micro-Implant To Measure...
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MEMS based wireless sensors: how to power them?
Currently, the primary way to power MEMS based wireless sensors is a conventional battery. In addition, vibrational and thermal energy harvesters are starting to see limited use in some cases. Other...
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Gyroscopes become top consumer and mobile MEMS device
Gyroscopes were the top revenue generator in 2011 in the dominant consumer and mobile segment of the MEMS market, thanks to record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices from during the final quarter...
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Silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology for MEMS and NEMS fabrication
by Xavier Rottenberg, Ph.D.Research Engineer, IMEC Much of the future growth in the MEMS market is expected to come from products that are still in the early stages of development, or are yet to be...
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MEMS foundry Tronics returns to strong growth with $15.2 million revenue in 2011
Tronics is reporting that it is growing strongly again. After an uninspiring 2009 and 2010, business started picking up in late 2010, and remained very healthy throughout 2011. The company had a...
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Digital vs. analog MEMS microphones
Driven by their widespread use in top-selling mobile devices like Apple's new iPad and iPad 2, market revenue for digital MEMS microphones is set to overtake the analog segment next year for the first...
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RF MEMS for smartphones: what are the best opportunities?
As smartphones and tablets continue to drive the sales of MEMS devices for consumer electronics, most of the focus thus far has been on inertial sensors – MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes....
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Silex developing magnetic MEMS
Silex Microsystems, recently ranked by Yole Développement as the world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry, announced this week that it has been awarded a nearly $450,000 research grant from VINNOVA, the...
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Si-Ware launches development platform for MEMS inertial sensors
Si-Ware Systems (SWS), a provider of IC and MEMS based solutions for industrial and consumer applications, announced this week that it has launched its inertial sensor development platform. According...
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Bosch retains lead as top automotive MEMS supplier
Bosch GmbH Automotive Electronics of Germany retained its position as the world's top supplier of automotive MEMS in 2011, according to an IHS iSuppli report. Booking $625 million in revenue last...
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MEMS timing chip maker Sand 9 raises funding from Intel Capital
Sand 9, a MEMS technology company developing precision timing products for wireless and wired applications, announced this week that it has raised a total of $23 million in its Series C financing round...
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Piezoelectric MEMS oscillators: comparison to quartz crystals and capacitive...
Integrated Device Technology (IDT), has recently released its new piezoelectric MEMS, or pMEMS, based oscillators. According to the company, crystal oscillators are complicated to manufacture and...
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Google's Nexus 7 tablet integrates MEMS motion sensors
The entry-level 8GB version of Google's new Nexus 7 media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $151.75, according to preliminary findings from IHS iSuppli. When manufacturing expenses are...
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RF MEMS switch market: overview and emerging trends
Expectations of the use of RF MEMS devices for mobile phone applications have gone through many cycles of hope and disappointment. We may now be finally entering in the mass adoption phase with the...
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MEMS oscillator maker SiTime receives investment from Knowles and Vectron
Knowles Electronics and Vectron International, both owned by Dover Corporation, announced this week that they have entered into a strategic partnership with SiTime Corporation. The partnership, which...
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Apple and Samsung are top consumer and mobile MEMS buyers
Apple and Samsung Electronics remained the two largest buyers of MEMS devices for consumer and mobile applications in 2011, solidifying their command and expanding their influence over the market,...
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MEMSCAP and Hanking Group partner to expand in China
MEMSCAP, a provider of MEMS products and foundry services, announced this week that it has broadened the company's sales network in China by partnering with the Hanking Group. The collaboration is...
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MEMS energy harvesting startup MicroGen raises $2.6 million
MicroGen Systems announced this week that XTRION, a closely held holding company located in Tessenderloo, Belgium, completed the first investment round of the company. The reportedly oversubscribed...
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MEMS for tunable RF applications: has the time finally come?
Everybody seems to be using their mobile phones for their business and social lives these days, so each new model brings increasingly more features to our portable devices. The problem is that all...
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