MEMS technology

Crystalline alloy boosts piezo MEMS operation: MANHASSET, NY -- Researchers have successfully integrated a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system. A large research team led by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed a way to ...

today EE Times - MEMS technology
Cyborg bugs as first responders: The research was funded by the Hybrid Insect Micro Electromechanical Systems program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The university is pursuing patent protection for the intellectual property, and is seeking commercialization partners ...

today Futurity: Research News - MEMS technology
Giant Piezoelectric Effect to Improve MEMS Devices: These engineered films have great potential for energy harvesting applications, as well as in micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), micro actuators, and sensors for a variety of miniaturized systems, such as ultrasound imaging, microfluidics, ...

today Newswise (press release) - MEMS technology
Biocompatible graphene transistor array reads cellular signals: Graphene's distinctive combination of characteristics makes it a leading contender for future biomedical applications requiring a direct interface between microelectronic devices and nerve cells or other living tissue. A team of scientists from the ...

today EurekAlert (press release) - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Photonics Industries sub-nanosecond laser for industrial micromachining: The SN series of lasers for industrial micromachining applications has a nominal pulse width of <1 ns and produces a TEM 00 beam with quality of M 2 <1.5. The lasers emit up to 40 W at 1064 nm, up to 25 W at 532 nm, and up to 14 W at 355 nm, ...

today Laser Focus world - MEMS business
Full Flight Technology Selects Analog Devices' iMEMS Accelerometers for High ...: Analog Devices' ADXL346 MEMS accelerometer is integrated into the arrow tip of Full Flight Technology's Velocitip Ballistic System to measure arrow flight and target-impact data with precision. Graphic: Business Wire For every shot using existing ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS business
Research and Markets: Reverse Costing Report on the MP45DT01 Microphone from ...: System Plus Consulting is publishing a reverse costing report on the MP45DT01 microphone from ST Microelectronics, using a MEMS die manufactured by Omron. The MP45DT01 is a digital MEMS Microphone using a free-floating diaphragm, and a capacitive ...

today SunHerald.com - MEMS business
Fast growing Alberta MEMS company competes against global giants: MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) are a technology platform where miniature mechanical and electro-mechanical structures are made using the micro-fabrication equipment originally developed for the microelectronics industry. ...

today Electronic Technology & Products - MEMS business
TSMC VP Speaks on Latest Statuses of TSV, Lithography -- Tech-On!: TSMC VP Speaks on Latest Statuses of TSV, Lithography --- Tech-On! is a one-stop online technology news portal published in English, Japanese, and Chinese, and is run by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (NikkeiBP), ...

yesterday - MEMS business
IDT claims first piezoelectric MEMS: PORTLAND, OR—IDT (Integrated Device Technology Inc) said Wednesday (Nov 30) it has developed what it claims is the world's first pMEMS (piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical system). IDT (San Jose, CA) also claimed its new pMEMS process could produce ...

today EDN.com - MEMS business
CVD Equipment Introduces New Line of Three-Dimensional Graphene Cellular Materials: Strobl further said that this novel nano-material platform integrates the three-dimensional macroscale world of products with the traditional two-dimensional nano-world through an efficient producible method. Several innovators are already using the ...

today Azom.com - MEMS business
Report: Magnetic sensors to grow in automotive motors: NXP Semiconductors is a major provider of AMR sensors, while Hall sensor IC alternatives are supplied by Micronas of Switzerland, Infineon Technologies, - Allegro Microsystems, Melexis NV and Asahi Kasei Microsystems.

today EE Times - MEMS business
PC's Semiconductors Blog: Can MEMS market sustain its growth rate?: PHOENIX, USA: The MEMS market has shown a high growth rate which runs counter to the overall semiconductor market. In 2011 MEMS sales are expected to grow 20 percent reaching $9.2 billion. MEMS devices are ...

Pradeep Chakraborty yesterday - MEMS business
InvenSense Introduces the World's Smallest Dual-Axis Gyropscopes for Optical ...: One of the major challenges of incorporating OIS technology into smartphones has been the availability of high performance, small size, and low cost MEMS gyroscopes. InvenSense is the first company to deliver both xy (roll and pitch) and xz (roll and ...

today San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - MEMS business
Picosun Introduces Several Industrially Scalable ALD Processes: ALD deposited metal/metallic layers, on the other hand, find their customers especially in MEMS/NEMS (Micro/Nanoelectromechanical systems) and other electronics and integrated circuits industries, where eg through-silicon-vias (TSV) and other high ...

today Nanowerk LLC - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers Fabricate Gas Sensor Using Macroscopic 3-D Graphene Foam Structure: The nanostructure adsorbed these gas particles on its surface, which modified the nanomaterial's surface chemistry and thus its electrical resistance. The team developed a sensing mechanism by measuring this alteration in electrical resistance of the ...

yesterday Azom.com - Nanotechnology
Nano meets pharma at Harvard-BASF symposium: (Nanowerk News) Experts gather this week to discuss the efficient creation and delivery of nanoscale particles of drugs. From targeted cancer chemotherapy to the guarantee of successful organ transplants, the 21st century may prove to be the age of big ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging 2011-12-12 - 2011-12-14 Burlingame, California Today's Manufacturing Advances, Tomorrow's Impact and Opportunity
2012 Consumer Electronics Association - MEMS TechZone 2012-01-10 - 2012-01-13 Las Vegas NV MEMS has an official home at CES
SPIE Photonics West 2012 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26 San Francisco CA The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference Visit MNX at this event.
IEEE MEMS 2012 2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02 Paris, France Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
MM / MEMS / NANO Live USA 2012-03-07 - 2012-03-08 Rosemont (Chicago) IL
MEMS Executive Congress 2012 2012-03-20 Zurich, Switzerland MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing 2012-03-28 - 2012-03-29 Boston, MA The Power of Connecting. Your Next Customer is Here!
Hilton Head Workshop 2012 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07 Hilton Head Island, SC A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop Visit MNX at this event.
Sensors Expo & Conference 2012 2012-06-06 - 2012-06-07 Rosemont (Chicago) IL Providing over 25 Years of Technical Innovation & Thought Leadership
ACTUATOR 2012 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-20 Bremen, Germany International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems
TechConnect World Summit & Innovation Showcase 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-21 Santa Clara CA Increase your Innovation Pipeline!
SEMICON West 2012 2012-07-10 - 2012-07-12 San Francisco CA Connect to Buyers, Grow your Business!