Latest Microelectromechanical systems Stories

Silex Microsystems Announces New Board Member

2012-04-17 10:24:12

JARFALLA, Sweden, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Silex Microsystems, the world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry, today announced the appointment of Fredrik Jonsson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Jonsson is CEO of Beijer Electronics, a leading supplier of industrial automation and data communications solutions based in Malmo, Sweden. Mr. Jonsson joins the existing board of Silex, bringing the total number of Board members to 11. "We are very pleased to have Fredrik join the Silex...

MarketsandMarkets: Global 3D IC and TSV Interconnect Market worth $6.55 Billion by 2016

2012-04-03 22:20:54

DALLAS, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report "Three-dimensional Integrated Circuit (3D IC/Chip) & Through-Silicon Via (TSV) Interconnects Market - Global Forecast & Trend Analysis (2011 - 2016) By Technology (Substrate, Bonding Techniques, Process Realization, Fabrication), Products (Memory, LED, Sensor, MEMS, Power & Analog Components) & Applications (Mobile Devices, Processors, ICT, Networking, Automotive, Defense)"...

MarketsandMarkets: Global Motion Sensors Market worth $4.8 Billion by 2016

2012-04-02 22:20:59

DALLAS, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report "Motion Sensors Market, Global Forecast & Analysis (2011 - 2016) By Technology (Passive Infrared, Ultrasonic, Microwave, Tomographic, Dual -Technology/ Hybrid), Application Types (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Industrial & Medical, Aerospace & Defense) & Products (Mems Accelerometer, Mems Gyroscopes, Digital Compass)'', published by MarketsandMarkets, the total Global Motion...

Block MEMS Wins Contract to Participate in the Multi-Mission Multi-Threat Detection (M3TD) Program

2012-03-30 06:20:08

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block MEMS has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense's Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) to provide its LaserScan(TM) Analyzer for evaluation in the Multi-Mission Multi-Threat Detection (M3TD) Technology Evaluation program. The goal of the M3TD program is to evaluate currently available technology for chemical detection and the potential to meet future capability...

TowerJazz and UCSD Demonstrate First Silicon Wafer-Scale 110 GHz Phased Array Transmitter with Record Performance

2012-03-28 22:20:13

SAN DIEGO and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and The University of California, San Diego (UCSD), provider of a leading program in microwave, millimeter-wave and mixed-signal RFICs, today announced they have collaborated to demonstrate the first wafer-scale phased array with 16 different antenna elements operating at 110 GHz frequency range. First time success was achieved for the RFIC using TowerJazz's own...

InvenSense Announces Dual-Source Supply Capability from Two Leading Foundries for its High Volume CMOS-MEMS Production

2012-03-27 23:01:36

Availability of high volume capacity from TSMC and GLOBALFOUNDRIES enables InvenSense to satisfy fast growing demand for motion interface in consumer devices. Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 InvenSense, Inc., (NYSE: INVN), the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices for consumer electronics, today announced dual-source capability for its CMOS-MEMS supply from the two leading semiconductor foundries in the world. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s...

Steve Nasiri, CEO of InvenSense to Provide Keynote Address on Motion Interface at Design West Conference

2012-03-27 23:01:32

“Motion Interface – The Next Transformational Technology in Consumer Products” Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE: INVN), the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices for consumer electronics, today announced Steve Nasiri, Founder and CEO, will deliver a keynote speech on “Motion Interface – The Next Transformational Technology in Consumer Products” at the Design West, Sensors in Design Conference in SID Theater 2 on March 28, 2012 at 12:30pm at...

Himax Technologies Selects EV Group to Expand Production Capacity for Wafer-level Optics

2012-03-27 02:32:13

ST. FLORIAN, Austria, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that Himax Technologies, Inc., a leading producer of CMOS image sensors, power management devices and semiconductor devices and components used in flat panel displays, has placed a repeat order for an IQ Aligner UV nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) system from EVG. The IQ...

Hillcrest Labs Unveils Next "Movement" for Smartphones and Tablets

2012-03-25 18:20:11

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillcrest Labs today announced that its award-winning natural motion control technology, Freespace, is now available for manufacturers and component suppliers of smartphones and tablets. Hillcrest's new Freespace MotionEngine for Mobile is an embedded software solution that manages and enhances the combined performance of motion sensors commonly found in smartphones and tablets - accelerometers, magnetometers, and gyroscopes - to...

UBM Electronics' EE Times Confidential Unveils an Exclusive Special Report Focused on Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) Components

2012-03-20 10:23:50

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today unveiled a special report and database focused on Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) components. The "MEMS Sector Database and Report" compiled by EE Times Confidential analyzes the current MEMS market and its future directions. In addition, it includes a companion database of more than 200 MEMS...