MEMS technology

MEMS, 3D packaging major factors in iNEMI roadmap

August 16, 2011 -- The 2011 iNEMI Roadmap, published by the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), includes a new chapter on micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors, and an expanded chapter on packaging to include ...

yesterday ElectroIQ - MEMS technology

A new approach to scratch resistance

Posted: Aug 15th, 2011. Graphene quantum dots dramatically improve the efficiency of organic solar cells. Posted: Aug 15th, 2011. Movies of electrons. Posted: Aug 15th, 2011 ...more nanotechnology research news ...

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Next Generation: Electronic Skin

It draws energy from its micro-scale solar collectors or wireless inductive coils, making it lightweight with no external power cords. WHAT'S NEW:Traditional devices for sleep or heart monitoring include battery packs wired to large, inflexible sensors ...

today Scientist - MEMS technology

MEMS watch motor brings 3-phase motor onto Si

The micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) based device at the core of this watch technology outputs 3x as much energy as a traditional motor. It differs from typical MEMS, based on electrostatics. This MEMS is an electromagnetic drive system that uses ...

yesterday ElectroIQ - MEMS technology

Air Force Eyes Micromachine Bugs That Can Spy

The micromachines are often "bio-inspired" — study a bird or an insect and then build one. "If you close your eyes and think of a fat pigeon, that's about the biggest size that we want to use," says Leslie Perkins, who worked with the micro program at ...

yesterday NPR - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Dolomite and Cavendish Laboratory Develop Innovative Device for Optical ...

For further information on Dolomite's design expertise as well as the complete portfolio of microfluidic products including chips, connectors/ interconnects, pumps, valves and custom devices please visit www.dolomite microfluidics.com. ...

yesterday Nanowerk LLC - MEMS business

Samsung announces 30nm DDR3 RAM

The 30nm class supercedes the previous 40nm class and uses 3D through silicon via (TSV) package technology. The TSV technology allows the power savings and Samsung said it "enables a multi-stacked chip to function at levels comparable to a single ...

today Inquirer - MEMS business

NovAtel Launches Compact GNSS/IMU Products at AUVSI

NovAtel Inc., announced today (August 16, 2011) the addition of four micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMUs) to its SPAN line of GNSS/INS products: the HG1900 and HG1930 IMUs from Honeywell International Inc. and the ...

yesterday Inside GNSS - MEMS business

Sensors and NFC Markets Experiencing Strong Growth

According to the latest tracker from Databeans "Q3-2011 Sensors and MEMS" the sensors market is growing significantly faster than the overall semiconductor market. The sensor market is forecasted to have a 10 percent compound annual growth rate, ...

today PCB007 (press release) - MEMS business

ETH Zurich develops greatly improved and variable MEMS phase shifter for ...

A waveguide-mounted radio frequency (RF) MEMS phase shifter developed at ETH Zurich provides a large controllable variable phase shift with very low dissipated power and high levels of RF power handling for frequencies in the millimeter-wave range. ...

today Science Business - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Scientists Manipulate Plasmonic Airy Beam

By Cameron Chai Researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center of the University of California, Berkeley have ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

ORNL Researchers Introduce Novel Microscopy Method to Study Fuel Cells

However, where and how the reaction occurs exactly has not yet been studied because the present electrochemical techniques at device-level are not appropriate for studying the reaction occurring at the nanoscale. According to Sergei Kalinin, ...

today AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Noble metals and semiconductor nanocrystals combine to make nanocomposites ...

(Nanowerk News) When metals are shrunk to nanoscale proportions, their properties often change in useful ways. For example, gold—normally an inert metal—can become an active catalyst when made into particles a few tens of atoms in size. ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Scientists uncover reliability issues for carbon nanotubes in future electronics

It's easy to imagine carbon nanotubes replacing copper wiring in future nanoscale electronics. But—not so fast. Recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggest device reliability is a major issue. ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Graphene: a 'miracle material' in the making

But will the nanomaterial live up to the hype? Mainstream consumer electronics companies predict many graphene-based products will be on the market within five years. Photograph: Masons News Service Over the past decade, many scientists have been hard ...

today The Guardian - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Plasma-Therm Sell 3 Dry Etch Systems to Stanford University

Stanford University (Stanford, CA) is extending their research capability in the area of nanotechnology and photonics with the decision to purchase three Plasma-Therm dry etching systems. These new systems complement a previous facility upgrade when ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotech business

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Event Calendar

MEMS Executive Congress Preview 2011-08-17 Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
New Prototyping Technologies Reduce Time to Market 2011-08-25 Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
COMS 2011 2011-08-28 - 2011-08-31 Greensboro NC Commercialization of Micro - Nano Systems Visit MNX at this event.
MicroTAS 2011 2011-10-02 - 2011-10-06 Seattle, Washington The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
SENSORS Tech Forum '11 Boston 2011-10-10 - 2011-10-12 Boston, MA NASA Tech Briefs Presents SENSORS Tech Forum
MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit 2011-10-12 - 2011-10-13 Palm Springs, CA It's not who you know today. It's who you're going to need to know tomorrow.
MEMS Testing and Reliability Conference 2011-10-20 San Jose CA Increase yields, decrease waste and increase profitability for your company
MEMS Executive Congress 2011 2011-11-02 - 2011-11-03 Monterey, CA Connecting the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users Visit MNX at this event.
American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011 2011-11-07 - 2011-11-08 Chicago IL Network with 150 + senior level manufacturing professionals from many disciplines.
SPIE Photonics West 2012 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26 San Francisco CA The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference
IEEE MEMS 2012 2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02 Paris, France Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
MEMS Executive Congress 2012 2012-03-20 Zurich, Switzerland MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
Hilton Head Workshop 2012 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07 Hilton Head Island, SC A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop

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