MEMS technology

A 1.3-micrometer-thin elastic conductor for wearable and implantable devices

In recent years, engineers have been working to develop increasingly sophisticated and smaller electronic components that could power the devices of the future. This includes thin and stretchable components that could be easily worn on the skin or implanted inside the human body.

techxplore: 2022-12-09 - MEMS technology

How Lasers Are Boosting Glass Microfabrication

The microfabrication of glass-based microfluidic chips requires drilling, cutting and etching to create features such as entry via holes, micro-channels or flow cells. Aside from mechanical CNC drilling and milling of large features (typically less than ...

MD&M East: 2022-12-05 - MEMS technology

Moore's Law Inevitable Decline Opens New Path to IC Innovation

GENIO TM features system architecture exploration, what-if analysis, 3D interconnect management, I/O planning and optimization, integrated within all existing EDA implementation platforms.

Yahoo: 2022-12-15 - MEMS technology

How Excimer Lasers and Ultrafast Lasers Compare for Polymer Micromachining

It can be a complex calculus to weigh the pros and cons of various laser technologies for polymer micromachining. Here is some guidance on the subject. Micromachining of polymer materials is possible with ultrafast lasers at long wavelengths even though ...

MD&M East: 2022-12-21 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Kyocera process for world’s smallest GaN laser IC

Kyocera has developed a thin-film process technology for making silicon substrates for GaN-based micro-light sources – light sources with a side measuring less than 100 microns. Examples include short-cavity lasers and micro-LEDs. Because they offer key ...

Electronics Weekly: 2022-11-28 - MEMS business

Knowles Releases Balanced Armatures, MEMS for Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids

Three full-range balanced armature receivers and two updated MEMS microphones will fulfill the rigorous demands of hearing aid design and acoustic performance ITASCA, Ill., December 21 ...

Yahoo: 2022-12-21 - MEMS business

China chipmaker breaks ground for 12-inch MEMS fab line

Zen Semiconductor (Zensemi) recently broke ground for its new 12-inch fabrication line for MEMS sensors, and other specialty sensors and chips, according to industry sources in China.

Digi Times: 2022-12-27 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Building better batteries for a better future by visualizing nanoscale flaws in current models

A team of scientists from the United States, Canada and Germany are tackling one of the largest challenges of our generation—reliable energy storage.

techxplore: 2022-12-20 - Nanotechnology

New X-ray imaging technique to study the transient phases of quantum materials

The use of light to produce transient phases in quantum materials is fast becoming a novel way to engineer new properties in them, such as the generation of superconductivity or nanoscale ...

EurekAlert!: 2022-12-22 - Nanotechnology

Printing atom by atom: Lab explores nanoscale 3D printing

His goal: "We want to assemble objects atom by atom." Nanoscale 3D printing—in other words 3D printing of objects that are a just few billionths of a meter in size—opens up amazing ...

Phys.org: 2022-12-16 - Nanotechnology

A gyroscope-free system to efficiently control the flight of insect-size robots

Light-weight and flying robots the size of small insects could have highly valuable real-world applications, for instance supporting search & rescue missions, inspections of hazardous sites, and even space exploration.

techxplore: 2022-12-13 - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Could Help Us Cure IBD

Finding a cure for inflammatory bowel disease? That's a big goal. But the key to achieving it might be to think small.

WebMD: 2022-12-13 - Nanotechnology

Researchers create the world's smallest Christmas record

Measuring only 40 micrometers in diameter, researchers at DTU Physics have made the smallest record ever cut. Featuring the first 25 seconds of the Christmas classic "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,

Phys.org: 2022-12-23 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

IEEE MEMS 2023 2023-01-15 - 2023-01-19 Munich, Germany, and online The 36th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems