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ST intros MEMS-based motion sensor - CIOL News Reports
STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio of ultra-compact, high-performance MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) sensors with a three-axis accelerometer with absolute analog output.
EV Group and CEA/Leti Partner to Accelerate Adoption of TSV and 3D Integration Technology
EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced it has entered a joint development program (JDP) with CEA/Leti -- one of Europe's renowned research labs focusing on microelectronics and nanotechnology.
Every semiconductor company will have to move into MEMS, but process standardisation permitting foundry manufacturing is a long way off, a panel on the first day of the Globalpress Summit Conference in San Francisco concluded yesterday.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of motion-sensing chips for consumer and portable applications(1), has expanded its portfolio of ultra-compact, high-performance MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) sensors with a 3-axis accelerometer with absolute analog output.
EETimes.com - Algorithm could replace touch screens with MEMs control
A new type of MEMS-based user interface enables 12 different device control functions while also eliminating expensive touch screens.
Akustica and Knowles vying for MEMS microphone orders for ultra-thin notebooks
MEMS microphone makers Akustica and Knowles both have entered the ultra-thin notebook segment. Akustica is expected to begin supplying small volumes to notebook makers in the second quarter and will start mass shipments in the third, according to market sources.
EETimes.com - Changes seen in MEMS vendor rankings
In 2008, the MEMS market saw significant changes in terms of the top-30 vendor rankings, according to Yole Developpement, a market research and strategy consulting firm.
Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded NASA Contract for On-Orbit White Blood Cell Counting System
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to develop an On-Orbit Immuno-based, Label-free, White Blood Cell Counting System with MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) Technology (OILWBCS-MEMS). Aurora is teamed with the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in this effort.
Micralyne and SVTC Technologies to Collaborate on 8-inch MEMS Development and Manufacturing
Micralyne Inc. and SVTC Technologies announced plans to collaborate on 8-inch fabrication technology.