MEMS technology

Thin Film MELF Resistors enable precise current measurement.

The devices are backed by Vishay's more than 30 years of experience developing thin film MELF resistors. Suitable for processing on automatic SMD assembly systems, the lead (Pb)-free devices are RoHS-compliant, halogen-free, and Vishay Green. Samples and ...

Thomasnet News: 2016-10-07 - MEMS technology

Manufacturing Microspheres

Such small and complex devices would be virtually impossible to manufacture using standard microfabrication processes, Velásquez-García says. “My group would be users of this,” he adds. “And many of the faculty using the [Stanford nanofabrication ...

scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com: 2016-10-07 - MEMS technology

Arizona astronomer sets sights on recently discovered planet

Its heart is a device called a MEMS deformable mirror. MEMS stands for MicroElectroMechanical Systems. The silicon device can change the shape of a tiny mirror, (three-quarters of an inch in diameter) at 2,000 different points and at speeds up to 10,000 ...

tucson.com: 2016-10-07 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

CORIAL announces hard materials DRIE processes for MEMS manufacturing

Deep etching of silicon, achieved via Bosch or cryogenic microfabrication technologies, is routinely used for micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) manufacturing to create micro-structures with high depth and high aspect ratios. Besides silicon ...

Semiconductor Today: 2016-10-07 - MEMS business

MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Reveals Tech Showcase Finalists

i-BLADES' mobile Smartcase is a new modular accessory that dramatically accelerates time to market and reach for MEMS and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. It lets new technologies quickly reach mass-market mobile consumers through one integrated ...

it.einnews.com: 2016-10-11 - MEMS business

200mm fabs on the rise

Rising fab capacity from 2015 to 2020 will be driven by MEMS devices, Power, Foundry and Analog. By region, the greatest increases in capacity are expected to be in China, Southeast Asia, Americas, and Taiwan. Another trend is also observed: 200mm fabs ...

Solid State Technology: 2016-10-11 - MEMS business

Infineon buys Dutch firm Innoluce in push to control driverless cars

Innoluce produces the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) modules that incorporate tiny mirrors controlled by a computer chip that can be used to direct laser beams in the sensor systems. Financial terms of the purchase of Innoluce, a spin-off from the ...

ET Auto.com: 2016-10-11 - MEMS business

Dolomite launches first 3D printer for microfluidics

The Fluidic Factory utilises cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) developed by plastic manufactuer, Topas Advanced Polymers. The 3D printer is designed to enable rapid prototyping of fluidically-sealed devices such as chips, sensors, valves, connectors and ...

medicalplasticsnews.com: 2016-10-09 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Moore’s Law Not Dead (Yet): Nanoscale Transistor Created With Common Auto Lube

The next generation of computer chips is on the horizon, and that’s good news for the next generation of smaller, faster computers, high efficiency solar cells and other clean tech gear. In the latest development, a research team at Lawrence Berkeley ...

CleanTechnica: 2016-10-08 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale engineering transforms particles into ‘LEGO-like’ building blocks

Led by the University of Melbourne and published today in Nature Nanotechnology, the work holds promise for micro and nano scale applications including drug delivery, chemical sensing and energy storage. Frank Caruso, Professor and ARC Australian Laureate ...

scienmag.com: 2016-10-11 - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology for energy materials: Electrodes like leaf veins

SEM - model of a metallic nano-network with periodic arrangement ( left) and visual representation of a fractal pattern (right). Image courtesy HZB/M. Giersig. For a larger version of this image please go here. An international team headed by HZB scientist ...

Space Daily: 2016-10-11 - Nanotechnology

This Nanoscale Memristor Can Mimic The Human Brain

New Demo of Wetware-Inspired Device Meant to Fuel Synthetic Systems A new demo of a brain-inspired device, called a memristor, took place recently. It was meant to power artificial systems. It can mimic the human brain. A nanoscale gadget termed a ...

i4u.com: 2016-10-10 - Nanotechnology

Black silicon surface will improve success rates of medical implants

This means that we will need more and more specific medical devices. Now scientists have developed a novel nanomaterial, which can be used in medical devices and implants and will prevent contamination with deadly bacteria. Scientists say that infections ...

technology.org: 2016-10-08 - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology providing the tools to clean up oil spills (w/videos)

(Nanowerk News) Oceanic oil spills are tough to clean up. They dye feathers a syrupy sepia and tan fish eggs a toxic tint. The more turbulent the waters, the farther the slick spreads, with inky droplets descending into the briny deep. Now technology may ...

Nano werk: 2016-10-11 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

uTAS 2016 2016-10-09 - 2016-10-13 Dublin, Ireland The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IMAPS 2016 2016-10-10 - 2016-10-13 Pasadena, CA Packaging the Connected World
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
Defense Innovation 2016-11-29 - 2016-12-01 Austin, TX Co-Located with Defense Energy and SBIR/STTR
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Photonics West 2017 2017-01-28 - 2017-02-02 Moscone Center San Francisco, California, USA The world's largest multidisciplinary event focusing on photonics
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2017-05-14 - 2017-05-17 Washington, DC Accelerating the Commercialization of Global Innovation