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Nordic takes aim on step up to the WSN platform May 14, 2012
Fabless chip company Nordic Semiconductor ASA, well known as a supplier of low power 2.4-GHz radio ICs, is ready to take its business to the next level, which is the combination of wireless transceivers, sensors and digital processing.
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Finnish researchers plan to unravel the mechanical properties of atomically thin films
May 14, 2012
New industrial applications are foreseen for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices, a 7-billion-dollar, rapidly growing market. The mechanical properties of thin films play a crucial role.
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World's first piezoelectric MEMS oscillators focus on high-performance applications
May 9, 2012
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. has unveiled what the company claims is the world's first CrystalFree piezoelectric MEMS (pMEMS) LVDS / LVPECL oscillators for high-performance communications, consumer, cloud, and industrial applications.
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Micro-miniature Flip-Chip MEMS pressure transducer die is only 1.65x1.2mm
May 7, 2012
Meggitt Sensing Systems has launched the Endevco model 40931, a low-cost MEMS-based flip-chip mountable piezoresistive pressure transducer die.
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3D MEMS-based accelerometer addresses automotive, consumer, medical markets
April 30, 2012
Very high accelerations along all three axes senses a MEMS from STMicroelectronics. With its measurement range of up to 400g, the device suits applications in car black boxes as well as medical monitoring devices or even sports equipment.
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MEMS packaging market to reach USD2.3B by 2016, says Yole Developpement
In its new report “MEMS Packaging”, Yole Développement analyzed the packaging, assembly & test requirements of MEMS, application by application, it also focused on MEMS package substrates.
Mobile device segment in slow semiconductor market grows over 20% in 2011
Mobile device semiconductors were one of the few bright spots in a chipset market that stalled in 2011, according to ABI Research. Revenue from chipsets designed for mobile devices increased by more than 20% to $35 billion, while the total semiconductor market limped out of 2011 with just 2% year-on-year growth.
Akustica unveils new analog MEMS microphone
Akustica, Inc ., which developed the first single-chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) micro-electromechanical systems ( MEMS) microphone, is expanding the company’s microphone product portfolio with the addition of a new analog MEMS microphone.
MEMS' new battleground: Hardware-agnostic sensor fusion?
As more and more MEMS sensors are showing up in mobile devices, the focus of MEMS design has begun shifting from discrete MEMS components to MEMS sensor data integration.
Analog Devices claims high-performance with the industry's lowest-noise MEMS microphone
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced the high-performance ADMP504 featuring the industry’s lowest-noise MEMS microphone. Delivering an SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 65-dBA, or 29-dBA EIN (equivalent input noise), the ADMP504 provides the same SNR performance as an array of two individual 62-dB SNR microphones. In addition, the ADMP504 provides an extended frequency response up to 20 kHz and a high PSR (power-supply-rejection) of 70 dBV.
IDT releases world's first single-ended multi-output PLL clock generators using pMEMS technology
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. has unveiled what the company claims is the world’s first low-power, multi-output PLL clock generators using IDT’s patented Piezoelectric MEMS ( pMEMS) technology. The new devices expand IDT’s leading timing portfolio by consolidating the function of two crystal oscillators, completely eliminating the need for external crystals and oscillators.
Audio analyzer with direct PDM interface for MEMS microphone testing
Audio Precision has released a new pulse density modulation (PDM) I/O option for its APx500 series audio analyzers. PDM is a one-bit, high clock rate data stream used with digital MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) microphones used extensively in smartphone design. The APx PDM option allows APx500 series audio analyzers to connect directly to any device with a PDM input or output, enabling comprehensive testing of audio in the fast-moving telecom industry.
Wireless implantable MEMS sensor powered by music
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a MEMS sensor that uses the low bass sounds of rap music to selectively power the device when implanted in the body.
Fabless firm offers MEMS optical IC platform
Si-Ware Systems Ltd., a fabless chip and design service company, has announced its SiMOST platform for the creation of single-chip optical systems.
Baolab buries MEMS into CMOS production line
Baolab Microsystems SL (Barcelona, Spain) a startup pioneering the creation of microelectromechancial systems (MEMS) within the metal interconnect layers of CMOS wafers, has announced that will offer evaluation kits for its tri-axis compass by the end of February 2012.
Electronic 3-axis CMOS MEMS NanoCompass evaluation kits
NXP launches compact high-precision MEMS frequency synthesizer
NXP Semiconductors has developed a high-precision silicon MEMS-based frequency synthesizer that it sees competing directly with quartz crystal-based timing devices.
MEMS capacitive accelerometer modules feature a simple four-wire connection
Silicon Designs has released a ±5 g model to its 2210 series of accelerometers. The low-noise, single-axis model 2210-005 unit integrates high-quality MEMS capacitive sensing elements packaged within a lightweight anodized epoxy sealed aluminium housing. With a total footprint of just one square inch, the accelerometers feature a simple four-wire connection and internal voltage regulator to minimize supply voltage variation effects.
MEMS energy harvester achieves output power of 489-uW
Imec in collaboration with Holst Centre have developed a micromachined harvester for vibration energy with a record output power of 489 µW. Measurements and simulation show that the harvester is also suited for shock-induced energy harvesting in car tires, where it could power built-in sensors.
Sony game exec spells out chip needs
Chip makers need to advance image recognition, display and MEMS technologies to deliver the next-generation of immersive gaming applications built around interactivity and augmented reality, the CTO of Playstation developer Sony Computer Entertainment told engineers on Tuesday (December 6).
MEMS transistor integrated on CMOS
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) transistor was announced by Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) and Cornell University, giving SRC members access to on-chip timing solutions for their CMOS chips.
Researchers demonstrate crystalline alloy that boosts piezo MEMS operation
Researchers have successfully integrated a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system.
MEMS accelerometers focus on precision to help archers hit targets
Analog Devices, Inc is providing the company’s i MEMS technology to a first-of-its kind measurement system used in high-precision archery. ADI’s ADXL346 3-axis digital MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) accelerometer was selected by Full Flight Technology for use in the company’s flagship Velocitip Ballistic System, which is the first ever to use an arrow-mounted device to provide detailed information about arrow speed, flight dynamics and bow performance.
Microfabrication breakthrough for piezoelectric material
Smart system R&D effort launched by EU
The European Union is launching a three-year, $13 million effort to develop standards for smart systems that will be coordinated by STMicroelectronics.
ESA on path to reliable MEMS in space
The European Space Agency is funding a project to develop new methods for packaging and testing micro-electromechanical systems to meet performance requirements of space missions.
10-DoF MEMS IMU offers tactical grade performance
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has released the third generation of the company’s i Sensor MEMS IMU (inertial measurement unit). The ADIS16488 is a tactical grade 10-degree-of-freedom (DoF) sensor and integrates a tri-axis gyroscope, tri-axis accelerometer, tri-axis magnetometer and a pressure sensor into a single package.
Differential oscillators harness MEMS
MSC now offers the SiT9121 and SiT9122 MEMS-based differential
oscillators from SiTime, featuring a high stability of up to ±10 ppm and
only 500 femtoseconds of integrated RMS phase jitter. They target
centralized and edge routers, SATA / SAS / Fibre Channel Host Bus
Adapters (HBAs), cloud storage systems, servers, wireless base stations
and 10G Ethernet switches.
MEMS microphone smoothes the way to natural voice control in smart consumer devices
STMicroelectronics has expanded the company’s sensor portfolio with a new high-performance, low-power digital MEMS microphone. Housed inside an ultra-small 3 x 4 x 1 mm package, ST’s MP34DT01 top-port microphone delivers a best-in-class audio experience in mobile phones, tablets and other smart consumer devices.
Murata to buy MEMS firm for $260 million
Japanese passives to power supplies giant Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., has announced it has agreed to buy VTI Technologies Oy (Vantaa, Finland) for about 20 billion yen (about 190 million euro or $260 million) in cash.
Compact multi-axis MEMS vibration monitor provides low-noise performance and embedded analysis
Aiming to help industrial equipment designers improve system performance and reduce maintenance costs through more efficient vibration detection and isolation Analog Devices, Inc., is introducing the MEMS-based ADIS16228 i Sensor vibration monitor. The fully integrated vibration analysis system features an embedded programmable processor that provides directional sensing and spectral analysis to identify and classify individual sources of vibration.
Medical MEMS tackles knee replacement
Currently, more than 30 percent of knee replacement surgeries suffer from misalignment problems caused by the "fog of surgery"–where the precise orientation of internal bones is difficult to determine. By adding a complement of Analog Devices' high-precision MEMS sensors to track the alignment and motion of a patient's knee just moments before the surgery, OrthAllign Inc., (Aliso Viejo,CA) aims to up alignment success rate to 100 percent.
MEMS chips entering mass consumer markets
As MEMS enters the mainstream, the high-volume markets will favor mergers and acquisitions over the next five years, as the larger player fill in the gaps of their integrated solution for OEMs, who must fuse the outputs of multiple MEMS sensors for a wider variety of applications than just tablets and phones.
Motion algorithms lift MEMS-based remotes
Armed with a new deal to integrate its MEMS sensor algorithms into Texas Instruments's ZigBee-based radio frequency for consumer electronics (RF4CE) hardware platform—RemoTI—Hillcrest Laboratories Inc., hopes to penetrate further into the fast growing markets for MEMS-based motion-control interfaces for Smart TV, streaming video, motion-based gaming and 3-D gesture control.
Customizable HW/SW solution for enhanced motion
STMicroelectronics introduced its iNEMO Engine Sensor Fusion Suite, a new family of advanced filtering and predictive software that uses sophisticated algorithms to integrate outputs from multiple MEMS sensors. Real-time on-board motion-sensor data fusion is set to dramatically improve the user experience, increasing accuracy, resolution, stability and response time in advanced motion-based applications in consumer, computer, industrial and medical fields.
Automotive, smartphone applications drive silicon magnetic sensor revenue
MEMS gyroscope provides shock and vibration immunity for automotive applications
For automotive electronic stability control, rollover detection, and pitch detection applications, Analog Devices, Inc has introduced the ADXRS800 i MEMS gyroscope , featuring a patented differential quad-beam architecture designed to minimize the influence of linear shock and vibration. The ADXRS800 quad beam architecture provides 0.03°/sec/g of linear acceleration rejection while continuously monitoring the total electro-mechanical gyro performance.
IHS sees record growth for consumer MEMS
The market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in consumer electronics and mobile communications devices is on pace for record growth in 2011, thanks to the red hot media tablet and smartphone markets, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
Universal MEMS capacitive accelerometer modules
Silicon Designs has launched the 60 Series of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, with integral amplification. Available in eight different models and in both single axis and triaxial versions, the 60 Series features measurement ranges from 2 g to 400 g.
Vectron International expands MEMS-based clock oscillators portfolio
MSC is offering the new VM-702, VM-802 and VM-822 product series of MEMS-based clock oscillators from Vectron International. The next generation devices improve the jitter performance (peak to peak period jitter <35 ps) of Vectron’s existing MEMS product base by a factor of 2.
MEMS expands into 3D earth magnetic field sensors
Multitest has added a new application to its MEMS test and calibration product line. With the new application, 3D earth magnetic field sensors can be used for innovative mobile applications and state-of-the-art navigation applications without the use of a GPS.
MEMS module offers six degrees of freedom in advanced motion-sensing applications
STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio with a new device that combines three-axis sensing of both linear and angular motion. ST's high-performance multi-sensor module with six degrees of freedom targets advanced motion-sensing applications, including remote controls, black-box recorders, and enhanced GPS systems.
STMicroelectronics collaborates with Soundchip to bring HD-PA to market
Maxim takes over MEMS expert SensorDynamics
Maxim Integrated Products has acquired SensorDynamics, an expert company for semiconductor-based sensors targeting automotive, industrial and consumer markets. With the move, Maxim plans to open new market opportunities for inertial sensors in consumer markets, said Maxim Group Vice President Vijay Ullal.
Melexis integrated MEMs sensors handle more than just pressure
The MLX90807 and MLX90808 fully integrated, relative and absolute pressure sensor die are realized with CMOS technology combined with MEMS bulk micromachining. These monolithic solutions are both fully automotive qualified. Each consists of a silicon membrane with piezoresistors to transform the stress induced by pressure into an electrical signal. An analog signal chain interacting with a digital core, including programmable memory, allows full calibration on chip in order to achieve an optimized transfer function over the desired working pressure and temperature range.
High-performance MEMS VCTCXOs offer stability benefits
MSC is now offering the new Encore-based SiT500x family of MEMS VCTCXO (Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator) from SiTime. The SiT500x family features a ±0.5 ppm and 500 femtoseconds of integrated RMS phase jitter in the range of 12 kHz to 20 MHz.
Qualtre gains $10M in funding with demonstration of first silicon MEMS BAW gyroscope
Baolab creates ultra-low cost 3D digital MEMS compasses in CMOS
Baolab Microsystems is claiming to be the first to design a pure CMOS Lorentz force MEMS sensor and, as a result, its new 3D Digital NanoCompass matches performance benchmarks for sensitivity, power consumption and package size, but at a lower cost. An additional feature resulting from the integration is that the device auto-calibrates to maintain consistent accuracy.
MEMS-based digital inclinometer system delivers 0.1-degree roll/pitch accuracy
9-axis IMU body area network supports full body motion capture and gesture recognition system
Movea is now enabling full body gesture recognition with the company's new MEMS-based MotionPod solution for low cost, full body motion capture. The solution can be used to enable more realistic avatar motion for gaming or highly accurate biomechanical analysis for sports applications and is now available for B2B customers in the sports and entertainment markets.
Fully calibrated high accuracy MEMs infrared temperature sensor
Melexis has launched its 3rd generation of contactless MEMs infrared temperature sensors. The high accuracy of the newest member of the MLX90614 family makes it suitable for limitless applications in automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets.
MEMS for biomedical can do far more than simply "sense"
Most engineers think of MEMS devices primarily as sensors. This makes sense, because that's where the bulk of the market is, as airbag triggers in cars, pressure sensors, accelerometers, or gyroscopes. But there are many other attractive applications for MEMS technology, as I learned in a conversation with Dr. Jeffrey T. Borenstein, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Center at Draper Laboratory (Cambridge, MA), while at the TechConnect World Conference & Expo in Boston.
FEI claims ion beam breakthrough for MEMS, 3-D ICs
Semiconductor development has long depended on high-end focused ion beam (FIB) tools to cut cross-sections that reveal details views of advanced processes down to the nanoscale.
New touchscreen technology aims to stifle electrical noise
X-FAB releases ready-to-use design IP blocks for MEMS accelerometers
X-FAB Silicon Foundries added ready-to-use design IP blocks for acceleration sensors to its MEMS foundry service offerings. Developed in cooperation with MicroMountains Applications and HSG-IMIT (Institute for Microtechnology and Information Technology of Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft), the new IP blocks can be incorporated into customer designs of MEMS capacitive accelerometers covering 2G, 10G and 100G ranges.
High-temp MEMS goes seismic
MEMS-based programmable oscillators features 600-fs of phase jitter
MSC is now offering the new Encore-based SiT820X family of MEMS-based programmable oscillators from SiTime. The SiT820X family features a 600 fs of phase jitter in the critical range of 12 kHz to 20 MHz for SONET-applications and a continuous frequency stability of ±10 ppm from -40 to +85°C.
GSA to work with MEMS Industry Group
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) industry body has announced that is has agreed to form an "organizational alliance" with the MEMS Industry Group trade association.
VCMOs set new benchmarks with jitters of less than 1-ps
The SiT380X family from SiTime is now available from MSC for different applications in telecom, networking and embedded applications. Jitters of less than 1ps, a pull range of up to ±1600 PPM and a linearity of less than 1% are the key features distinguishing the new MEMS-based voltage-controlled oscillators (VCMOs).
MEMS sensor delivers ten degrees of freedom
A complete hardware solution for advanced sensing applications with 10 degrees of freedom (DoF) has been announced by STMicroelectronics. A set of three thin, high performance MEMS sensors are said to provide accurate and comprehensive information on linear, angular and magnetic motion together with altitude readings, enabling enhanced navigation and smarter user interfaces in portable devices.
Apple becomes second largest buyer of consumer/cell phone MEMS sensors in 2010
Apple Inc., in 2010 rose one rank to become the world's second largest buyer of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors for consumer electronics products and cell phones, as it snapped up parts for products including the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch, new IHS iSuppli research indicates.
Piezoelectric MEMS boosts vibration harvester
Electrical engineers from the University of Michigan claim to have invented a technique for micro-machining piezoelectric MEMS that generate 10-times more energy than conventional energy harvesters. The research team said a penny-sized piezoelectric MEMS could generate enough electricity to power medical implants in the body and wireless sensors on motor vehicles.
MEMS-based oscillator family aimed at Tablet PCs and E-Books
A complete portfolio of MEMS oscillators for Tablet PC and E-Book
reader designs is now available from MSC. The solutions, which are
based on SiTime's SiT8003 Low Power MEMS Oscillator platform, are
claimed to be approximately 30% thinner than quartz and offer up to
10 times better robustness to shock and vibration.
MEMS for consumer electronics set to boom in 2011
After only four years of existence, a segment of the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) market known as new MEMS—specifically for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile handsets—will grow by a remarkable 157.4 percent in 2011, powering the expansion of the overall MEMS industry, according to new IHS iSuppli research.
ACAL BFi signs pan-European distribution for Silicon Sensing’s gyroscope and inertial systems
MEMS applications are broadening the traditional scope of ferroelectric thin films
Ferroelectric thin films have been used for many years in Integrated Passives Devices (IPDs), Ferroelectric memories (FeRAM) and MEMS inkjet heads. Such thin films can be used for ferroelectric, piezoelectric or pyroelectric properties. Ferroelectric materials were considered as exotic materials in the past in the semiconductor domain.
Miniaturised 9-axis IMU supports new generation of rehabilitation applications
RM Ingénierie, a subsidiary of the CEGEDIM Group, is using Movea’s miniaturized MotionPod , Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to enable a new generation of groundbreaking joint assessment and rehabilitation applications.
MEMS market to approach five billion shipped in 2016, says ABI Research
MEMS (Micro-electromechanical Systems) are starting to be the “Swiss Army Knives” of modern consumer electronics: they can take the form of (or be incorporated in) accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, altimeters, screens, projectors, and microphones. New data from ABI Research indicates that strong growth in the MEMS market over the next five years will result in nearly five billion MEMS being shipped during 2016.
New generation of high performance MEMS gyros prepare to tackle harsh environments
In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley, discusses the development of the new iMEMS gyroscopes launched by Analog Devices Inc., with Wayne Meyer, ADI's Marketing & Applications Manager MEMS and Sensor Technologies Division.
Inertial sensor market to grow 20.3% annually to reach USD2.56B in 2015
The inertial sensor market for consumer electronics is growing very quickly due to the fast adoption of accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers in mobile phones, tablets, game stations and laptops….Indeed, according to Laurent Robin, analyst for the MEMS & Sensors market at Yole Développement, 20.3% annual growth is expected from $847M in 2009 to reach $2.56B in 2015.
STMicroelectronics partners bTendo to develop the world's smallest pico projector for smart phones
TriQuint cracks top 10 among MEMs vendors
STMicroelectronics NV retained its position as the No. 1 supplier of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chips in 2010, while TriQuint Semiconductor cracked the top 10 among MEMS chip vendors for the first time, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
MSC adds SiTime MEMS oscillators
A range of MEMS-based OCXO, TCXO and VCXO products for networking, telecommunications, wireless and storage applications is now available from MSC. The "Encore" silicon MEMS timing platform offers frequency stability of ±0.5 PPM and 650 femtoseconds of integrated RMS random phase jitter, measured over 12 kHz to 20 MHz.
Audio processing chip boosts performance from small, low-cost speakers
STMicroelectronics has unveiled an audio processing chip that connects directly to the latest miniature microphones and provides a new way of boosting performance from small, low-cost, or even damaged speakers. The device allows customers to deliver market-leading miniaturized audio products offering outstanding sound quality.
X-Fab joins forces with MEMS foundry MFI
Analog/Mixed Signal foundry X-Fab acquires a stake of 25.5 percent of MEMS Foundry Itzehoe (MFI). With the move, X-Fab intends to strengthen its technology base in several MEMS production segments.
Imec and Coventor combine expertise in IC and MEMS design and manufacturing
MEMS market enters new growth cycle as iPhone 4 spurs demand
With the iPhone 4 paving the way, global demand for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices in cell phones will rise robustly during the coming years, helping the total MEMS market to expand in healthy measure at least through 2014, according to new IHS iSuppli research.
UMC adds MEMS sensors to foundry model
MEMS oscillator consumes 6.5-mA at 125 MHz
MSC is offering the new SiT8004 MEMS oscillator in the 125 MHz to 150 MHz frequency range from SiTime. Power consumption for the device is 6.5 mA typical with a 1.2 µA ultra low standby current.
NXP divestments play key role in new high performance mixed signal strategy
The Top 10 Most Popular Analog and Mixed Signal News Stories of 2010
So it is that time of year when you want to put your feet up after digging your car out of the snowdrift. While you are waiting for your Xmas turkey or nut cutlet to defrost you can pass the time by taking a peek at EE Times Europe Analog's Top 10 most popular news stories of 2010. The results are based on the news stories that were accessed by EE Times Europe Analog's readership since January 1, 2010.
GlobalFoundries looks at MEMS
IPhone 4 boosts MEMS microphone shipments
MEMS shown to enable quantum computing
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) moved closer to enabling quantum computing with university researchers demonstrating that micro-mirrors can read and write qubits encoded on clouds of ultra-cold atoms suspended in a transparent media.
SiTime unveils world's first MEMS resonator for real time clock and time-keeping applications
MEMS oscillator reduces lead-time across 1 MHz to 800 MHz frequency range
Automotive MEMS sales rebound, says iSuppli
STMicroelectronics passes one billionth MEMS sensor landmark
Bosch offers pressure sensor for transmissions and air-conditioning systems
With the SMP13x model series, automotive supplier Bosch for the first time offers integrated medium-pressure sensors for the automotive sector. The MEMS-based sensor features hermetic sealing and high media resistance.
MEMS rate sensor features very low start up drift and high thermal performance
The MEV-50C-R MEMS rate
sensor from Murata supports accurate dead-reckoning performance for car
navigation devices, but is also aimed at GPS modules, satellite antennas and
other applications such as toys. Temperature drift across the entire operating
range, -40 to 85ºC, is just 0.6 degree/s, which means there is no need to
adjust for temperature drift in software.
Omron crafts MEMS for mobile
Omron Corp. is expanding
from its traditional medical and industrial markets for
micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chips into mobile consumer
devices and green energy. By repurposing its pressure sensors,
radio-frequency switches and thermal infrared sensing arrays for these
new markets, Omron hopes to gain design wins in smartphones, navigation
and building automation.
MEMS vibration analysis system offers compact solution for accurate vibration profiling
Analog Devices, Inc., is aiming to help industrial equipment designers improve system performance and maintenance costs through vibration detection/isolation/correction with the release of the new ADIS16227 iSensor vibration monitor.
Bosch rolls smaller two-axes airbag sensors
The dual-axis SMA560 model for airbag control units marks Bosch's entry into the fifth generation of micro-mechanical acceleration sensors. As opposed to sensors of the previous generation, this new model, in its SOIC8 housing, combines space savings of more than 40 percent while at the same time offering a broader functional range.
HP pursues 'sensing-as-a-service'
Hewlett Packard is actively pursuing "sensing as a service" in future applications of its micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) expertise, according to an HP business strategist.
Omron collaborates with STMicroelectronics to develop smarter gas metering solutions
MEMS accelerometer addresses broad range of automotive applications
STMicroelectronics has expanded its sensor portfolio with an automotive-grade three-axis low-g accelerometer. Combining low power consumption and small footprint with high precision and robust performance, the device targets a wide range of automotive applications, including vehicle tracking, event recording, abuse monitoring, and dead-reckoning for enhanced navigation capabilities.
Gaming takes the lion's share in the MEMS gyroscope market says Yole Développement
Audio Hub solution enables HD audio in portable multimedia applications
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has introduced the WM8958 audio hub solution, which is designed to enable high definition (HD) audio in portable multimedia applications, such as smartphones, tablet computers, eBooks and navigation devices.
MEMS oscillators provide high performance programmable timing solutions for FPGAs
MSC Vertriebs GmbH is offering SiTime's MEMS-based silicon timing solutions. The programmable MEMS oscillators are being implemented by Xilinx on its evaluation kits. Xilinx use SiTime's SiT9102 programmable, high performance differential oscillator, as well as multiple flavors of the SiT8102 programmable, high performance oscillator on these evaluation kits.
Rugged kHz frequency silicon MEMS oscillator targets high reliability industrial applications
MSC Vertriebs GmbH is making available what the company is claiming to be the industry's first kHz frequency silicon MEMS oscillator. Si Time manufactures the oscillator for audio, microcontroller and high reliability industrial applications.
Silicon Laboratories acquires ChipSensors
MSC offers industry's first kHz frequency silicon MEMS oscillator
MSC Vertriebs GmbH is making available Si Time's SiT8503, which is claimed to be the industry’s first kHz frequency silicon MEMS oscillator of the for audio, microcontroller and high reliability industrial applications.
MEMS tackle HVAC/automatic-transmission markets
MEMS startup Microstaq Inc. is pioneering promising new markets, using its micro-valve as a pilot to control the large flows necessary to tackle the lucrative heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) markets—valued at over $60 billion worldwide by market research firm The Freedonia Group—with MEMS-control of automotive transmissions on the horizon.
GlobalFoundries to make big MEMS push
Radio frequency MEMS to rescue smartphones from antenna problems
Help may be on the way for iPhone 4 users frustrated by dropped calls with the arrival of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF MEMS), semiconductors that can improve the performance of antennas in cell phones, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.
Tunable filters based on RF MEMS for mobile phones to raise performance bar
RF-MEMS to boost NTT's cell phones
HP MEMS platform promises ultrasensitive sensors, on the cheap
Hewlett-Packard has developed a sensor platform that taps its experience as the largest supplier of the tiny mechanical structures in inkjet printheads. HP claims its MEMS process technology enables sensors a thousand times more sensitive than the models in use today, which were designed to trigger airbags during the violent motion of an automobile accident.
MEMS sales rising to $1.5 billion in 2010
The micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chip market is booming along with the high-profile consumer electronics devices using them, propelling a $1.5 billion MEMS chip market in 2010, according to market forecaster iSuppli Corp.
MEMS market projected to hit double-digit growth, again
MSC Vertriebs offers world's highest performance programmable oscillator
The world's highest performance programmable oscillator with sub-picoseconds phase jitter and ultra low frequency tolerance of ±10 ppm is now available from MSC Vertriebs GmbH.
WiSpry to supply MEMS process for Infineon
Fabless RF chip supplier WiSpry Inc. has been chosen to supply a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) process for tunable RF front ends that Infineon AG will cast into chips sets that work with smart antennas designed by Molex and Denmark's Aalborg University as part of the $8 million Smart Antenna Front End (SAFE) project.
MEMS automotive sensors to rebound in 2010
CMP partners with CMC and MOSIS to introduce a 3D-IC process
Sensors integrate ColdFire processor, MEMS accelerometer
Precise MEMS inertial sensors offer performance gains for industrial designs
To help industrial equipment manufacturers more easily implement stabilization, navigation, and control features within their industrial system designs Analog Devices, Inc., is adding two highly integrated and precise MEMS inertial sensors to its product line of iSensor motion sensor products.
First MEMS gyro packed into smarter iPhone 4
HP still dominates MEMS supplier rankings
Hewlett-Packard Co. continued to dominate the MEMS sensor market in 2009, leading all semiconductor IDM and fabless firms with $877 million in MEMS revenue, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.
The top four players in MEMS in terms of revenue remained unchanged from 2008 to 2009, though most saw MEMS revenue decline in the turbulent year, according to iSuppli.
SiTime captures 85 percent of fast-growing MEMS-based timing market
Single-chip gyroscope provides high-performance angular rate sensing for flight safety tool
Wolfson steps closer to releasing new family of digital MEMS microphones
IDT aims CMOS at quartz/MEMS
Silicon Laboratories acquires Silicon Clocks to focus on CMEMS technology
Medical contact lens embedds wireless MEMs sensor
STMicroelectronics announced it will develop and supply a wireless MEMS sensor that acts as a transducer, antenna and mechanical support for additional read-out electronics in a breakthrough platform developed by Swiss company Sensimed AG. This solution will enable better management of glaucoma patients via earlier diagnosis and treatment that is optimally tailored to the individual patient.
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