MEMS technology

Microwave backhaul evolution – reaching beyond 100GHz

One example is the non-galvanic chip-waveguide interconnects currently being investigated by the European Union funded Horizon 2020 project M3TERA, where low-loss silicon waveguides are made using a 3D micromachining technique that provides a silicon ...

www.ericsson.com: 2017-02-22 - MEMS technology

Researchers devise efficient power converter for internet of things

Researchers from MIT’s Microsystems Technologies Laboratories (MTL) have designed a new power converter that maintains its efficiency at currents ranging from 100 picoamps to 1 milliamp, a span that encompasses a millionfold increase in current levels.

energy.mit.edu: 2017-02-21 - MEMS technology

Ultrashort-pulse laser micromachining or EDM: What's right for the job?

Micromachining is a critical part of bringing new automotive, medical, semiconductor, and aerospace products to market. Achieving the designs for next-generation fuel injectors, coronary stents, and high-density micro-holes requires precision and cycle ...

Indrustrial Laser Solutions: 2017-02-22 - MEMS technology

New Chip to Help Contain Counterfeiting of Wired Device Chargers

According to the researchers from MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories, this could help contain the problem of counterfeit wireless chargers causing power surges that fry a device’s circuitry. The same technology also solves another problem with ...

worldindustrialreporter.com: 2017-02-15 - MEMS technology

Individual Control of Magnetic Micromachines Within The Body

Precisely controlling such a swarm in the body is a serious challenge. Controlling each micromachine in a swarm individually is important to perform complex tasks in the body. However, applying a uniform magnetic stimulus to the whole swarm and hoping for ...

Medgadget: 2017-02-21 - MEMS technology

New Paradigm in Microscopy: Atomic Force Microscope on a Chip

Now, researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Dallas have turned this paradigm on its ear by developing an AFM that uses microelectromechanical (MEMS) technology. The upshot: The entire AFM fits onto a computer chip about one square centimeter in size.

IEEE Spectrum: 2017-02-21 - MEMS technology

Smartphone problems? Space particles may be to blame

Here's a new one. Space particles from the sun and even distant black holes are affecting microelectronic devices more than ever, according to a recent study from Vanderbilt University. Chip manufacturers are packing in more transistors, increasing the ...

Engadget: 2017-02-20 - MEMS technology

Controlling friction levels through on/off application of laser light

Adhesion force in a micromachine increases the friction force. Since increased friction force seriously impedes the movement of moving components, it is necessary to maintain a low level of adhesion force. In addition, if the level of friction force can be ...

Phys: 2017-02-20 - MEMS technology

Microhotplates for a smart gas sensor

Furthermore, SU-8 is a polymer material that is widely used for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and has good mechanical stability and low thermal conductivity. The researchers fabricated the MHP and investigated its heating characteristics.

Phys: 2017-02-22 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

As Advances in Technology Boost Global Smart Rings Market, Is it Time For You To Put A Ring On It?

There have been major developments in microelectronic components, which are used in wearable devices such as wrist wear devices. One of the major factors affecting the smart rings market is the bulkiness of the ring. NFC-enabled smart rings are compact ...

fashnerd.com: 2017-02-22 - MEMS business

Invensas Announces Teledyne DALSA Signs DBI Technology Transfer and License Agreement

This agreement enables Teledyne DALSA to leverage Invensas’ revolutionary semiconductor wafer bonding and 3D interconnect technologies to deliver next-generation MEMS and image sensor solutions to customers in the automotive, IoT and consumer electronics ...

Business Wire: 2017-02-16 - MEMS business

Lime Microsystems and Canonical announce LimeNET crowdfunding

London UK, and Guildford, UK, 16 February 2017: Lime Microsystems and Canonical have today announced the upcoming launch of the second round of crowdfunding for LimeSDR the flexible, next-generation, open source Software Defined Radio. The new campaign ...

insights.ubuntu.com: 2017-02-16 - MEMS business

Microfabrica partners with US Endoscopy

Unlike 3D printing, Microfabrica leverages the semiconductor manufacturing paradigm, enabling them to produce high precision, micro-scale metal devices in commercial volumes. These structures require no assembly and the entirety of the mechanism is ...

todaysmedicaldevelopments.com: 2017-02-16 - MEMS business

IFTLE 323 The New DARPA Program “CHIPS”; Amkor Acquires Nanium; GE Licenses SEMCO

The program is being run by Dr. Dan Green in MTO (Microsystems Technology Office). Pay attention to this program because it has the possibility of creating a paradigm shift in how electronics are done today. The goal is to lower cost and decrease turn ...

Solid State Technology: 2017-02-21 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Scientists create a nano-trampoline to probe quantum behavior

Prof. Aviad Frydman of Bar-Ilan University's Department of Physics and Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, and his student Shachar Poran, together with Dr. Olivier Bourgeois of CNRS Grenoble, have for the first time provided the answer.

Nano werk: 2017-02-22 - Nanotechnology

Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell

Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down—think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard shells protecting delicate wings are surprisingly light, allowing even flight. Better understanding the structure and properties of beetle ...

Phys: 2017-02-22 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

INERTIAL '17 2017-03-27 - 2017-03-30 Kauai, Hawaii The 4th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems
IEEE-NEMS 2017 2017-04-09 - 2017-04-12 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA The 12th Annual International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress 2017 2017-05-10 - 2017-05-11 Stanford, CA Working Together to Solve Technical Challenges and Increase Value across the MEMS and Sensors Supply Chain
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2017-05-14 - 2017-05-17 Washington, DC Accelerating the Commercialization of Global Innovation
ADAS Sensors 2017 2017-05-17 - 2017-05-18 Detroit, Michigan Annual Conference & Exhibition
MEPTEC 2017 2017-06-06 San Jose, CA 15th Annual MEPTEC MEMS & Sensors Technology Symposium
ASE 2017 2017-06-14 - 2017-06-15 Detroit, Michigan Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo
Transducers 2017 2017-06-18 - 2017-06-22 Kaohsiung, Taiwan The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
Sensors Expo and Conference 2017 2017-06-27 - 2017-06-29 San Jose CA
MEMS Testing & Reliability 2017 2017-08-01 Santa Clara, CA Workshop and Exhibition
MEMS Manufacturing 2017 2017-08-02 - 2017-08-03 Santa Clara, CA Annual Conference and Exhibition