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August 2010
1. REGISTER TODAY: MIG-BSAC Workshop on MEMS Commercialization
2. MEMS Education Series Webinar: User Innovation Communities: the Key to 21st Century R&D, Production & Marketing Success
3. HANNOVER MESSE 2011 is the place to be for MicroNanotech
4. iSuppli: 3-Axis Gyroscope, the New Killer Product for Cell Phones
5. Yole Développement: MEMS & Sensors for Smartphones Report
6. New & Renewing Member Spotlight
7. Schedule a MIG Member Orientation Webinar
September 15 2010 - 2:00-6:00 pm
David Brower Center, UC Berkeley
Networking reception to follow
REGISTER NOW - Space for MIG members is limited!
MIG and BSAC (Berkeley Sensors and Actuator Center) are very pleased to host an exclusive members-only workshop on MEMS Commercialization: "Launching the Next Innovation-Based Businesses" during BSAC's fall IAB meeting.
This workshop will explore the MEMS/NEMS "inspiration-to-commercialization" path through research and technology commercialization examples, models, and insights with presentations and a panel from top industry leaders and pioneers, academia and government. Please visit the MIG web site for complete details.
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October 6, 2010, 11:00 AM ET/8:00 AM PT
REGISTER NOW
This MIG webinar will will present case studies demonstrating the successful implementation of User Innovation Communities, using web-based tools such as cloud computing, crowdsourcing, self-forming communities, and social networking. Using these inexpensive and readily available tools, companies from Google to NASA have achieved faster time to market, reduced costs, and created superior quality products and services.
This MEMS Education Series webinar is free to MIG members. Non-members may register for $49. For more information and to register, visit www.memseducationseries.com.
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Germany is the motor of the economic recovery
After two years of economic crisis, the microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries in Germany are now confirming a reversal of the economic trend.
If you want to take advantage of this recovery trend you now have a great opportunity to establish your MEMS technologies on the German market: MicroNanoTec at HANNOVER MESSE is Europe’s leading trade show that focuses exclusively on applied MEMS, nanotechnology and laser technology. In 2011, Green MEMS for energy and resource-efficient products and production will be at the center of attention of the fair.
Upcoming European Union standards make these topics especially significant. For example, from 2020 on every new building - private houses as well as industrial buildings – will need to be “zero-energy buildings.” Smart sensor networks, energy autonomous systems and energy harvesting will all play an important role.
With its strong international reputation, MicroNanoTec / HANNOVER MESSE is an ideal platform for presenting innovations. It provides different options to get visibility, such as the international forum “Innovations for Industry” -- where for 2011 a special US-MEMS Session is planned together with MIG.
At MicroNanoTec, IVAM Microtechnology Network with its well established trade fair concept brings experts and customers together. You will get visibility in a professional environment and prominent placing of the joint pavilion in the midst of the visitor stream. IVAM also makes sure that you get maximum attention by accompanied marketing and press work. For further information, please visit www.ivam.eu or contact Dana Mell (phone: +49231-9742-7082, email: dm@ivam.de).
MIG members in the US can benefit from an additional discount of 10%, on top of the early bird special, which is available until the 13th of September.
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Contributed by Jérémie Bouchaud, Director & Principal Analyst, MEMS, iSuppli
When a sensor makes it into the cell phone market it can consider itself to be in the “big league.” As iSuppli reports in the news section of this issue, Steve Jobs’ recent announcement of the new Apple iPhone 4G featuring a 3-axis gyroscope is certainly good news for the small pool of suppliers of these devices. And, given its trendsetting nature and the way the company helped establish accelerometers in cell phones, Apple could not be a better champion to establish this device among other phone manufacturers.
This article looks at the reasons why the gyroscope has finally “earned its spurs” for mobile phones, and at the applications that will support its implementation in the coming years.
Continue reading this article on MEMSblog
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Contributed by Laurent Robin, MEMS Market Analyst, Yole Développement
Yole Développement released a new report dedicated to MEMS devices and sensors for smarphones applications: MEMS & Sensors for Smartphones Report. Yole Développement’s report provides market data on MEMS & Sensors for mobile phones: key market metrics & dynamics including unit shipments, revenues and average selling price by type of MEMS & Sensors, market shares with detailed breakdown for each player.
This analysis also presents application focus on key sensors that are changing the mobile phone industry: new features, technical roadmap, insight about future technology trends & challenges.
Yole Développement also analyses the MEMS & Sensors value chain, infrastructures & players for the handset business (list of players for each device, key suppliers and emerging players, business models …)
Continue reading this article on MEMSblog
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MIG welcomes the following new members:
ANSYS (www.ansys.com)
Cymbet (www.cymbet.com)
DelfMEMS (www.delfmems.com)
t4mation (www.t4mation.com)
MIG thanks the following members for renewing their memberships in the past month. We strongly value your continued support.
Tronics Microsystems (www.tronics.eu)
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MIG is now offering member orientation webinars highlighting ways to take full advantage of MIG's member benefits and resources.
If you would like to have MIG set up a webinar for you and/or colleagues at your company, please contact Monica Takacs. Webinars last about a half-hour and feature upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, programs, and website orientation. Return to top
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