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MEMS technology

Blackbox Biometrics testing ADI MEMS for Blast Gauge monitor

"We wanted to build the industry's lowest-power accelerometer," said Bill Murphy, product line director for the MEMS/Sensor Technology Group at Analog Devices. "The ADXL362 can make infrastructure sensor nets virtually maintenance free, ...

today EE Times - MEMS technology

This Week In Bots: How Robots Could Teach Your Kids A Thing Or Two

But these models let the scientists work out algorithms to control how the robots will move when eventually they're manufactured on a micro-machine scale. Could liquid bots be far behind? Telepresence is in its very early stages, and the robots that do ...

2012-06-01 Fast Company - MEMS technology

MEMS sensors fitted to tennis racquet at the French

Babolat has demonstrated a racquet prototype at the Roland-Garros French Open last week with MEMS (micro electromechanical system) sensors technology to measure elements of a player's technique. The racquet uses a motion control system developed by ...

yesterday ElectronicsWeekly.com - MEMS technology

Argonne Labs to characterize diamond microelectronic material with AKHAN

AKHAN Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company pioneering research and development of diamond-based semiconductor devices with applications in the microelectronics industry. For more information, visit http://www.akhantech.com.

today ElectroIQ - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Industry's First Fully-Automatic High-Power Device Measurement Probe System

For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more.

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Omron Presents 2012 Award to TTI for Their Superior Electromechanical Segment ...

Extensive product groups include relays, switches, connectors, RF MEMS switch, MEMS flow sensors, pressure sensors, and optical components. Omron Electronic Components is the Americas subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $7.5 billion global leading ...

yesterday MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

GPS/GNSS IC Market to Reach 1.8B Shipments by 2016

Location technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MEMs, and proprietary technologies from companies such as NextNav and Boeing will all see strong penetration. For example, the tablet market will be dominated by Wi-Fi location over the forecast period.

today PCBDesign007 - MEMS business

X-FAB Completes Noble Metal MEMS Facility with in-House Gold Processing; Ships ...

ERFURT, Germany, Jun 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- X-FAB Silicon Foundries today announced two major MEMS milestones: completion of its dedicated noble metal facility for MEMS and post-CMOS processing -- and shipment of its billionth MEMS device.

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

STMicroelectronics Delivers MEMS Microphones in Plastic for Sleeker and ...

GENEVA, Jun 04, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for ...

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Thinking Big: $1 Trillion MEMS Market – Part 2 « High Technology ...

Part 1 described Janusz Bryzek's ambitious goal of a $1 trillion market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that was the focus of the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Council (MEPTEC) 10th annual MEMS ...

Ira Feldman today - MEMS business

Cadence Collaborates on 3D-IC Design Infrastructure With TSMC

Learn about 3D-IC Technology at DAC 2012 in San Francisco Cadence and TSMC will offer a joint tutorial on Monday, June 4 at DAC describing the practical approaches to 3D-IC, TSV and Wide IO. The companies will share the experiences gained in the design ...

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Breakthrough Could Dramatically Improve Medical Tests

The Princeton researchers tackled this limitation by using nanotechnology to greatly amplify the faint fluorescence from a sample. By fashioning glass and gold structures so small they could only be seen with a powerful electron microscope, ...

2012-06-01 Science Daily (press release) - Nanotechnology

Tighter 'stitching' makes better graphene

The researchers, led by Jiwoong Park, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology and a member of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, used advanced measurement and imaging techniques to make these claims, detailed online in ...

2012-06-01 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

'Unzipped' Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Energize Fuel Cells & Metal-Air Batteries

Now, nanoscale research at Stanford University has found a way to reduce the cost. This drawing shows the damaged outer wall of a carbon nanotube with nanosized graphene pieces (white patches), which facilitate the formation of catalytic sites made of ...

today PCBDesign007 - Nanotechnology

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy machine debuts in Nottingham

The LiPPS system will be sited within the Nottingham nanotechnology and nanoscience center. Researchers there will use the machine in collaboration with others centers of photoelectron spectroscopy, particularly a UK facility hosted at Newcastle ...

today Vision Systems Design - Nanotechnology

Friction almost vanishes in microscale graphite

Scientists first observed superlubricity in graphite in 2004, and so far all experimental evidence of superlubricity has been obtained on the nanoscale and under vacuum conditions. Previous research even predicted that superlubricity breaks down on ...

today Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

The AVS 59th International Symposium and Exhibition will be held October 28-November 2, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Highlights include an extensive collection of technical sessions, exhibitor technology spotlights, short courses, and a free to attend equipment exhibition.

Event Calendar

Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2012 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07 San Francisco CA
Hilton Head Workshop 2012 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07 Hilton Head Island, SC A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop Visit MNX at this event.
Sensors Expo & Conference 2012 2012-06-06 - 2012-06-07 Rosemont (Chicago) IL Providing over 25 Years of Technical Innovation & Thought Leadership
Innovative MEMS Packaging for Future Technologies 2012-06-13 Online 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT Presented by Andrew Oliver, PhD, WIMS2 Univ of Michigan
IMS 2012 International Microwave Symposium 2012-06-17 - 2012-06-22 Montreal Canada Celebrate the 60th anniversary of both the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and the International Microwave Symposium
ACTUATOR 2012 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-20 Bremen, Germany International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems
TechConnect World Summit & Innovation Showcase 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-21 Santa Clara CA Increase your Innovation Pipeline!
SEMICON West 2012 2012-07-10 - 2012-07-12 San Francisco CA Connect to Buyers, Grow your Business!
45th Int'l Symposium on Microelectronics 2012-09-09 - 2012-09-13 San Diego CA Bringing Together The Entire Microelectronics Supply Chain!
MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit 2012-09-12 - 2012-09-13 Palm Springs, CA Collaboration & Networking on Steroids!
AVS 59th International Symposium and Exhibition 2012-10-28 - 2012-11-02 Tampa Florida
MEMS Executive Congress US 2012 2012-11-07 - 2012-11-08 Scottsdale AZ
PowerMEMS 2012 2012-12-02 - 2012-12-05 Atlanta, Georgia The 12th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications
SPIE Photonics West 2013 2013-02-02 - 2013-02-07 San Francisco CA The Conference and Marketplace for the Photonics, Biophotonics, and Laser Industry
SPIE Advanced Lithography 2013 2013-02-24 - 2013-02-28 San Jose, CA The world's premier semiconductor lithography conference and exhibition