MEMS technology

One micron thick solar cells and three micron thick OLED displays

In general, thinner microelectronic devices are under less strain when bent. This paper describes strategies to realize ultra-thin GaAs photovoltaics through the interlayer adhesiveless transfer-printing of vertical-type devices onto metal surfaces.

Next Big Future: 2016-08-22 - MEMS technology

Continuous roll-process technology for transferring and packaging flexible LSI

To overcome these challenges, the research team started fabricating NAND flash memories on a silicon wafer using conventional semiconductor ... which showed outstanding bonding capability for continuous roll-based transfer and excellent flexibility of ...

Nano werk: 2016-08-29 - MEMS technology

The Mystery Behind the Globs of Epoxy

A person epoxies the wafer with some conductive glue to its place on the board. Surprisingly, alignment isn’t critical. The epoxy dries and then the circuit board is taken to a, “semi-automatic thermosonic wire bonding machine,” and slotted into a ...

hackaday.com: 2016-08-25 - MEMS technology

The Sad State of Mics Is Holding Back Siri and Alexa

So the race into voice control by device makers is putting fresh pressure on the handful of obscure companies leading the $1 billion global market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones. The message: We need better hardware, software ...

Bloomberg: 2016-08-25 - MEMS technology

Wafer bonding for 3D integration of MEMS/CMOS

The pressure for reduction in cost and development time in new products, together with the need to pack more functions into smaller volumes in silicon chips has been fueling the system-on-chip (SOC) development. However, the current SOC technologies ...

cat.inist.fr: 2016-08-24 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

ST offers the widest MEMS sensor portfolio in the market

Mr. Vishal Goyal, Senior Manager – Technical Marketing, Analog and MEMS Group [AMG], India, Asean and ANZ, STMicroelectronics shares his insightful thoughts on the trending wearable technology and Internet of Things use cases. ST is continuously ...

electronicsofthings.com: 2016-08-24 - MEMS business

Will MEMS Become the New Platform for Industrial Sensors?

Bosch is partnering with seven other European companies to develop a Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) platform that will lead to low-cost sensors for the Internet of Things (IoT). Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ...

machinedesign.com: 2016-08-26 - MEMS business

Brewer Science To Showcase Revolutionary Sensors at NextFlex

Brewer Science is a global technology leader in developing and manufacturing innovative materials, processes, and equipment for the fabrication of semiconductors and microelectronic devices. As a NextFlex founding member, Brewer Science continues a strong ...

Yahoo Finance: 2016-08-29 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

3D Printed Nanotechnology: how do those two technologies intertwine?

Just like 3D printing, nanotechnology has an extremely wide range of possible applications: surface science, organic chemistry, molecular biology, semiconductor physics, microfabrication, molecular engineering, nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, biomaterials ...

www.sculpteo.com: 2016-08-24 - Nanotechnology

Meteorite impact on a nano scale

Trenches, craters and hillocks: shapes and structures which are observed after meteorite impacts can also be found on a nanoscale, when crystals are bombarded with heavy ions. Understanding the physics of those nano-impacts helps scientists to create new ...

Science Daily: 2016-08-29 - Nanotechnology

Graphene key to growing 2-dimensional semiconductor with extraordinary properties

Sloan Foundation, the Penn State Materials Characterization Laboratory and the Center for Low Energy Systems Technology (LEAST), funded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation and DARPA. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Eurek Alert: 2016-08-29 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Wireless Communication Operates at Visible Wavelengths for the First Time

Image: Juan M. Merlo/Boston College This image shows the cavities where a three-step conversion process—from surface plasmon to photon and back to surface plasmon—takes place. Currently, wireless optical communication on computer chips occurs at near ...

IEEE Spectrum: 2016-08-26 - Nanotechnology

Physicists propose first method to control a single quanta of energy

In nanoscale electronic devices, electrons must gain a certain level of charging energy in order to tunnel across a barrier. When one electron manages to gain this energy and tunnel, it blocks the simultaneous tunneling of other electrons because ...

Phys: 2016-08-29 - Nanotechnology

Controlling light and heat on the nanoscale with hybrid optical-thermal antennas

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Localization of photons to nanoscale volumes with the aid of plasmonic nanoantennas opened new horizons in bio(chemical) sensing and nanoscale imaging. However, plasmon resonances are short-lived, and the photon energy quickly ...

Nano werk: 2016-08-24 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

ASME 2016 COMS 2016-08-28 - 2016-08-31 Houston, TX Commercialization of Micro, Nano, and Emerging Technologies
Sensors Midwest 2016-09-27 - 2016-09-28 Rosemont, IL
uTAS 2016 2016-10-09 - 2016-10-13 Dublin, Ireland The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
Micro Photonics International Congress Expo 2016-10-11 - 2016-10-13 Messe Berlin Germany Innovation and Miniaturization in Photonics
MEMS and Sensors Executive Congress US 2016 2016-11-09 - 2016-11-11 Scottsdale, Arizona CAPTURING VALUE FROM MEMS AND SENSORS
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems