MEMS technology

DelfMEMS' SP12T RF-MEMS ohmic switch passes 1 billion operations milestone

DelfMEMS of Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, which develops RF MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) switches for radio-frequency communications (targeting next-generation multi-standard, multi-mode mobile telephony), says that its 12-throw RF-MEMS ...

2015-06-01 Semiconductor Today - MEMS technology

How to cut a vortex into slices

'Microfluidics forms the basis of so-called Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices, which are miniature devices allowing to perform multistage chemical processes, including chemical reactions, mixing, concentration and separation, on a chip the size of a small ...

today Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Micro LED display achieves 1000000 cd/m2

“Leti's technology overcomes these limitations and is scalable to a standard microelectronic large-scale process.” Brightness of 1,000,000cd/m² for monochrome and 100,000cd/m² for full-colour devices is claimed for <25mm displays with 2.5 million pixels.

today ElectronicsWeekly.com - MEMS technology

High-speed line-scan imager checks money for flaws

Working with the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT; Graz, Austria), a group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS (Duisburg, Germany) has created a high-speed 60-line line-scan image sensor useful for evaluating ...

today Laser Focus world - MEMS technology

Knowles Introduces the Market's Smallest and Most Power Efficient Digital ...

... advanced micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components, today announced that it has introduced the most advanced Inter-IC Sound, or I²S, interface MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) microphone for wearables, remote controllers, automotive, ...

yesterday Digital Journal - MEMS technology

A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions

In their experiments, Chen and his colleagues used microfabrication to vary the size of the aluminum dots, and measured the decay of a pulsed laser reflected from the material -- an indirect measure of the heat propagation in the material. They found ...

2015-06-01 Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Vesper VM101: First Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone That's Also Waterproof ...

Vesper, the leader in advanced acoustic-sensing technology, launched the VM101, a piezoelectric MEMS (microelectromechanical system) microphone that achieves typical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 68 dB. According to Vesper, this is currently the ...

2015-06-01 Tom's Hardware - MEMS technology

Researchers demonstrate full-color organic light-emitting diodes with ...

... of a semiconductor Photoresist: Photosensitive materials that cause photochemical reaction due to light exposures, have different developer solubility at exposed parts and unexposed parts, and are used for microfabrication in semiconductor production.

yesterday Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Coating Brings MEMS Flexibility to Laser Welding

ITZEHOE, Germany, June 2, 2015 — A new protective coating for silicon mirrors based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) allow precision cutting and welding with high-power lasers. Up to now, it has been possible to use these small mirrors only ...

yesterday Photonics.com - MEMS technology

Benchtop Tool Measures Heat Production in Microelectronics

In their experiments, Chen and his colleagues used microfabrication to vary the size of the aluminum dots, and measured the decay of a pulsed laser reflected from the material — an indirect measure of the heat propagation in the material. They found ...

2015-06-01 I-Connect007 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Sales of Dolomite's Micro Droplet Systems reach record high

Dolomite Microfluidics, the world leader in innovative microfluidic products, has seen significant growth in the sale of its Micro Droplet Systems, particularly for cell encapsulation applications. The only commercially available complete solution for ...

today News-Medical.net - MEMS business

Q&A: Peter Vallone of NIST Talks Trends in Rapid PCR for Forensics

Polymerases used in those cases can tolerate inhibitors that allow the direct PCR process. Also integrated devices, with everything on one cartridge, take advantage of the small volumes and other benefits that microfluidics can provide. Did any trends ...

today GenomeWeb - MEMS business

Google has reportedly acquired sensor company Lumedyne for $85M

Google has acquired Lumedyne Technologies Inc., a company that has built multiple types of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, according to a report today. Google paid around $85 million to do the deal, which ensures that Lumedyne's ...

yesterday VentureBeat - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Measuring the mass of molecules on the nanoscale

(Nanowerk News) Working with a device that slightly resembles a microscopically tiny tuning fork, researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have recently developed coupled microcantilevers that can make mass measurements on the order of ...

yesterday Nanowerk - Nanotechnology

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