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“This technique is less expensive than other device-driven lithography techniques used for microfabrication because the cantilevers do not rely on electronic components to bring the cantilevers into contact with the substrate surface,” Ivanisevic says.

2012-08-31 Next Big Future - MEMS technology

Sensor fusion and MEMS for 10-DoF solutions

Now, sensors and particularly MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) sensors are becoming a part of that discussion thanks to their proliferation in both smartphones and tablets. As an illustration, Table 1 shows the number of sensors incorporated ...

yesterday EE Times - MEMS technology

EV Group launches next-generation EVG150 automated resist processing ...

EV Group launches next-generation EVG150 automated resist processing platform for compound semiconductors, MEMS, and advanced packaging. EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment, has ...

today Semiconductor Today - MEMS technology

Silicon Chip Enables Mass-Manufacture of Quantum Technologies

Ultimately this technology could be integrated with conventional microelectronic circuits, and could one day allow the development of hybrid conventional/quantum microprocessors. The Bristol-led team have developed quantum chips from silicon—the same ...

today Laboratory Equipment - MEMS technology

Purdue Researchers Beef up Phone Nanofilters to Fight Dropped Calls

The NEMS device is created using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) -- a standard production process compatible with complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor technology (CMOS). T filter made by the Purdue team is a tiny silicon beam that is 2 microns (2 um) ...

2012-09-01 DailyTech - MEMS technology

Bosch sprouts new market with MEMS lawnmower

It's the Friday before the long Labor Day holiday weekend, and per a multi-generational family tradition I'm heading for the Maine coast. Tucked way in the back of our utility shed is a vintage reel mower that still works, meaning it's not immobilized ...

2012-08-31 ElectroIQ (blog) - MEMS technology

MEMS business

XTRION N.V. Completes MicroGen Series A Round

XTRION has holdings in multi-national semiconductor and MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) companies, including a presence in the United States, Europe and Asia. XTRION Managing Director Rudi De Winter commented: "MicroGen's core principal ...

today Sacramento Bee - MEMS business

Memscap partners with Chinese MEMS startup

LONDON – Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) component maker Memscap SA (Grenoble, France) said it has formed a partnership with Hanking Group to expand sales of the MUMPS multiproject wafer service in China.

2012-08-31 - MEMS business

Cohu's Semiconductor Equipment Group Introduces New Solutions for Mobile ...

Cohu is a supplier of test handling, burn-in, thermal subsystems and MEMS test solutions used by the global semiconductor industry as well as a supplier of microwave communications and video equipment. More information: www.cohu.com. ((Comments on ...

today ElectroIQ - MEMS business

DCG Systems Wins Multimillion-Dollar Contract for Viper System for 20nm ...

With more than 1200 systems deployed worldwide, DCG Systems delivers the most comprehensive and advanced systems available to enhance the yield and efficiency of today's micro-fabrication technologies. DCG's solutions include: circuit edit (CE ...

yesterday Nanowerk LLC - MEMS business

Research Report on MEMS Market

Reportlinker.com has added a new market research report titled, “The Mobile Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) Market 2012-2017: Smartphones, Tablets, Netbooks, E-readers, Ultra books” to its product offering. The report offers a detailed analysis ...

today AZoNano.com - MEMS business

Portland Laser Startup Forms Global Technology Alliance for Glass, LED ...

The company has pioneered the development of high power picosecond lasers for industrial micromachining and is a globally recognized leader in this quickly growing market segment. A worldwide network of representatives supports global marketing and ...

today Laser Focus world - MEMS business

IPG Photonics Acquires JPSA

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed; the business will operate under the name IPG Microsystems LLC. Manchester, N.H.-based JPSA supplies ultraviolet excimer and diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) industrial laser micromachining systems for ...

today Photonics.com - MEMS business

STMicroelectronics Continues to Drive MEMS Market and Application ...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- (Marketwire) -- 09/04/12 -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world's top MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturer[1], ...

today Equities.com - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology-based magnesium materials for vehicles, airplanes and satellites

Nanotechnology-based magnesium materials for vehicles, airplanes and satellites. (Nanowerk News) Materials scientists of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht develop new magnesium materials for vehicles, airplanes and satellitesin the EU-project EXOMET ...

yesterday Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale biosensor measures glucose without needle pricks

Nanoscale biosensor measures glucose without needle pricks. (Nanowerk News) Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could release them from the constant pain of pin pricks.

yesterday Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Electronics play by new set of rules at the molecular scale

When the molecule offers two pathways in parallel, the wave-like movement of an electron can dramatically change the way conductance adds up. For several years, experts in nanotechnology have suspected—but not proven—that quantum interference ...

today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology

New class of 3-D optical cavities demonstrated

Nanoscale three-dimensional optical cavities made from metamaterials can generate the most powerful nanolaser beams to date. This new class of optical cavities, with remarkable electromagnetic properties, holds promise for a variety of other ...

2012-09-01 Photonics.com - Nanotechnology

Extremely water repellent graphene foams

Understanding these mechanics, and using nanotechnology to structure surfaces to control wetting, has a far-reaching impact for many objects and applications in our daily lives - anti-sticking pans; low-friction coatings for engine parts; more ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Call for Papers for SPIE MOEMS-MEMS 2013, part of SPIE Photonics West, 2 - 7 February 2013, San Francisco, California. This important conference explores how MEMS and MOEMS will enable the mass-produced miniaturized products and integrated systems of the future. Submit an abstract on your microfluidics, MEMs, MOEMs, micro-optics, adaptive optics research.
Abstracts are due July 2013.

Event Calendar

Healthcare is Brimming with Opportunities for MEMS 2012-09-11 Webinar: 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
MIG Workshop at BSAC Fall 2012 Conference 2012-09-19 - 2012-09-21 UC Berkeley, CA MEMS Product Development Challenges - Sweet Dreams and Nightmares
Microfluidics 2012 2012-10-17 Santa Clara, CA 1st Annual Conference on Microfluidic Technologies and Applications
MEMS Testing and Reliability 2012 2012-10-18 Santa Clara, CA 4th Annual Conference on MEMS Testing and Reliability
3rd Annual American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2012 2012-10-22 - 2012-10-24 Chicago, IL The stage is set for the 3rd American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2012 in Chicago
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
MEMS TechZone and Conference Session at 2013 International CES 2013-01-08 - 2013-01-11 Las Vegas, Nevada LVCC, South Hall 2, Booth 25321
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
MicroManufacturing Conference & Exhibits 2013-04-16 - 2013-04-17 Hilton Minneapolis, MN