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Tuesday 28 December 2010
Sales of car MEMS sensors hit record high in 2010, says iSuppli
Driven by the rapid recovery in automotive production and inventory rebuilding among sensor component suppliers, iSuppli believes the market for automotive MEMS sensors will expand...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
iPhone 4 turns up the volume for innovative MEMS microphone technology, says iSuppli
Highlighted by their adoption in Apple's iPhone 4, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphones are set to achieve a more than 50% increase in shipments in 2010 and a fourfold...
Monday 13 December 2010
IC packager Lingsen to expand capacity for MEMS, says paper
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing firm Lingsen Precision Industries is considering further expanding its capacity for MEMS components, such as accelerometers, microphones, gyroscopes...
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Auto MEMS sensor market to reach record high in 2010, says iSuppli
Driven by the rapid recovery in automotive production and inventory rebuilding among sensor component suppliers, the market for automotive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Inertial MEMS sensor growth promising: Q&A with Kionix CEO Gregory Galvin
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix, just one year after its acquisition by Rohm, recently unveiled its new gyroscope product line targeted at the consumer electronics market. During...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Pixtronix and CMI develop MEMS display prototypes
Pixtronix, an innovator in the development and licensing of low power multimedia display technologies, has announced the successful joint development with Chimei Innolux (CMI) of...
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Kionix enters consumer gyro market
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has announced a pair of new gyroscopes - the dual-axis KGY12 and the tri-axis KGY13 - aimed at mass-market consumer applications such as mobile...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Mandates to boost auto MEMS sensor market in Korea and Japan, says iSuppli
New mandates set to increase the safety of vehicles in South Korea and Japan will cause market revenue for MEMS automotive sensors in those countries to rise dramatically starting...
Thursday 21 October 2010
IMEC signs co-funding contract with Taiwan government for new R&D center
The Belgium-based Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) has signed an agreement with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to co-fund a new R&D center in Taiwan...
Thursday 14 October 2010
Seiko Epson announces integrated platform with multiple sensors and ACCP components
Seiko Epson announces the launch of ACCP (Activity Capture & Computing Platform), the ACCP, that integrate various interfaces to enable connectivity with sensors such as inertia...
Thursday 14 October 2010
Epson Toyocom branches out into motion sensor market with highly accurate devices
In 2010, Epson Toyocom has introduced the AH-6100LR, which is a 6-axis motion sensor, ushering in a new era of portable consumer electronics. The AH-6100LR, specialized for precise...
Thursday 14 October 2010
Motion sensor technology moves towards maturity with related markets to hit US$63.8 billion
Up until recently, motion sensors have been used mainly in automotive and specialized industrial applications. However, new applications and broader market opportunities for motion...
Thursday 14 October 2010
Globalfoundries partners with SVTC for MEMS manufacturing
Globalfoundries has announced a strategic partnership with SVTC Technologies to accelerate its move to high-volume MEMS manufacturing.
Tuesday 12 October 2010
3S in-house developed MEMS microphone to enter mass production in July 2011
Solid State System (3S), a Taiwan-based NAND flash controller design house, expects its in-house developed single-chip MEMS microphone to enter mass production in July 2011. The solution...
Friday 10 September 2010
Demand for MEMS parts to grow substantially in 2010, says STMicroelectronics executive
Buoyed by demand from the smartphone and gaming console segments, global shipments of MEMS devices, especially gyroscopes, will grow substantially in 2010, according to Benedetto...