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EE Times' MEMS buzz
2/21/2012 1:10 PM EST
I/O, I/O it's off to work we goHere you will find a compilation of EE Times' coverage of MEMS, sensors and actuators; as well as relevant snippets, videos and lists. It will develop as we go along like a kind of MEMS blog – only it’s a buzz.
MEMS (standing for microelectromechanical systems) has been a hot topic for a while but the increasing use of MEMS sensors in consumer equipment, particular games consoles, smartphones and tablet computers, has seen market numbers and technical interest shoot upwards recently. But MEMS is really many different technologies and markets they touch an increasing set of markets from the RF to life sciences and medical. Enjoy!
Hanking starts building Chinese MEMS wafer fab
Yole: Sony, Silex, Dalsa shine in MEMS foundry ranking
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April 2012
GlobalFoundries installs gear for 20-nm TSVs
How to select the right timing device--A case for MEMS—Part I
How to select the right timing device--A case for MEMS—Part II
EDA tool aims at 10-nanometer 3-D
NXP buys Dutch design house for automotive thrust
Report: MEMS packing growing faster than overall IC packaging
MEMS in sport gains speed
March 2012
Akustica develops two-chip analog MEMS microphone
InvenSense names Globalfoundries, TMSC as dual-source MEMS makers
Opinion: ST riding high on the MEMS tide
ST closes in on TI atop MEMS top 30 ranking
Hillcrest Labs unveils next "movement" for smartphones and tablets
MEMS' new battleground: Hardware-agnostic sensor fusion?
Ambiq launches nanoampere RTC chips
Autofocus MEMS company selects TI as foundry
Available for purchase: MEMS fabs expand in Europe, Middle East
Available for purchase: Startup says its silicon oscillator beats crystals, MEMS
Available for purchase: Three reasons to take Silicon Labs seriously
Panel predicts MEMS market boom, silicon to win more slots
Applied Materials readies DRIE machine for MEMS
ST expands MEMS line, participates at DESIGN West
Panel: Safety standard could disrupt MEMS in automotive
Report: MEMS will become 'essential gatekeepers' for systems
DESIGN West preview: Radio show marks the rise of MEMS
Webinar: High-performance MEMS; what does that mean?
MEMS microphones boomed in 2011, says IHS-iSuppli
Paul Schrier, product marketing manager for Analog Devices, talks about MEMS microphones
Apple bought half of ST's MEMS in 2011, says IHS
MEMS gyro sales to outpace accelerometers, says IHS
Benedetto Vigna, general manager of ST's analog, MEMS and sensors business unit discusses ST's portfolio of MEMS sensors
February 2012
Sensor fusion enables e-compass
STMicro toasts 2 billionth MEMS shipped to date
Three reasons to take Silicon Labs seriously
Analyst: Mobile MEMS market rising to $6 billion in 2016
Ted Tewksbury’s IDT Makeover
System-in-package provides viable integration solution (Design article)
MEMS actuators fight robot tug-of-war contest
Konica Minolta makes MEMS inkjet for printed electronics
ADI rolls out high-performance, low-noise MEMS microphone
Ted Tewksbury’s IDT makeover
MagnaChip to Begin Ramping Its 0.35um Mixed-Signal Process for MEMS Accelerometer Applications
STMicroelectronics Unveils World's First 3-Axis Gyroscope for Automotive Applications
ST adds 32-bit MCU to 9-axis inertial sensor
January 2012
E-reader uses Qualcomm's mirasol display
MEMS foundry IMT names semi vet CEO
Automating the MEMS design processes
Implantable MEMS senses body fluids to rap music
Qualcomm buys MEMS display startup, reportedly for $175 million
Fabless firm offers MEMS optical IC platform
Ten technologies that will shake the CE world
DLP LightCrafter from Texas Instruments
Slideshow: MEMS conquering sports
Baolab buried MEMS in production on CMOS line
ST offers audio processor for multiple MEMS microphones
ST Micro offers 'smart' suit, SoC for 'smart' TV
Teardown finds RF MEMS in Samsung handset
Bosch offers smallest triaxial gyroscope for CE industry
NXP validates MEMS timing market
Invensense tips single-chip inertial navigation unit
MEMS targets mass-market apps
ST offers dual-function MEMS gyroscope
TI's LightCrafter senses without touching
MEMS will set the world on fire
And that was just in 2012, so far. If you want to find more MEMS stories use the search engine.
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elctrnx_lyf
3/6/2012 4:25 AM EST
MEMS have definitely helped a lot to transform the design of consumer electronic gadgets to a very creative level.
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Robotics Developer
3/21/2012 2:14 PM EDT
Thanks for putting the list all together! I now will have to spend a lot of time checking out the articles. MEMs are making quite a splash in the consumer markets and I expect the same to be true for certain military/industry markets as well. Working with robots I can't avoid (nor would I want to) using MEMs. The sensing and user interface options can be a little overwhelming but this is a great problem to have. I look forward to more and better integrated MEMs in the near future.
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kinnar
4/16/2012 3:53 AM EDT
This is a very good point-out to show the various collections available on EETimes website. One can always use Search function on the main page but this will be a ready collection of articles and videos on MEMS.
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