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Tuesday 9 December 2008
Automotive electronic stability control market remains attractive for MEMS suppliers, says iSuppli
With car sales plunging, demand for automotive electronics is dropping as well, except for the key area of electronic stability control (ESC) systems, whose sales are expected to...
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Market rumors have MediaTek interested in MEMS company purchase
Rumors are circulating in the local Taiwan market that IC design house MediaTek is interested in buying Nasdaq-listed MEMS specialist Memsic, which focuses on MEMS-based accelerometers...
Monday 8 December 2008
SMIC to deploy MEMS 8-inch line at Chengdu fab
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has internally approved that the company's deployment into MEMS business will be operated at its 8-inch fab in Chengdu,...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Toshiba informs TSMC and UMC of delay in MEMS project, sources claim
Toshiba has told Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) that it will delay a plan to produce MEMS microphones at either of...
Monday 1 December 2008
TSMC MEMS deployment on schedule despite economic downturn
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is said to be further enhancing the company's development of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) business, with new equipment...
Friday 28 November 2008
Economic crisis impacting MEMS market, says Yole
The total MEMS market will reach US$7.6 billion in 2008 and further up to US$8 billion in 2009, according to Jean Christophe Eloy, CEO of Yole Developpement. The fourth quarter 2008...
Friday 28 November 2008
STMicroelectronics said to volume produce dual-axis MEMS gyroscope in 1H09
STMicroelectronics reportedly will enter the dual-axis microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gyroscope market next year, mounting a challenge against InvenSense, which introduced...
Friday 28 November 2008
NXP suspends MEMS orders to SMIC
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), which announced plans to enter the MEMS OEM market at the end of October, has already seen orders from its major customer, NXP Semiconductors,...
Thursday 20 November 2008
InvenSense seeks partnerships with Taiwan foundry service providers
InvenSense, a provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile applications, is looking for partnerships with Taiwan-based foundry service providers, according to company CEO Steve...
Wednesday 19 November 2008
MEMS market slows, less attractive to venture capital
The global market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) will see single-digit growth for the first time in 2008 and low growth is also anticipated for 2009, as plummeting consumer...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
MEMS-based digital micro shutters as an alternative to LCD: Q&A with display start-up Pixtronix founder Nesbitt Hagood
Pixtronix, a US-based start-up with a staff size of about 45, claims it has been doing what everyone else in the flat panel display industry has been trying to achieve: low-cost and...
Tuesday 11 November 2008
MEMS supply growing faster than demand, driving down prices
MEMS prices in 2009 are expected to continue to fall because supply exceeds demand, according to market sources.
Monday 27 October 2008
Pixart to sample MEMS chips for Nintendo Wii in 4Q
Pixart Imaging (PXI) will start sampling MEMS chips for the the Wii gaming device with Nintendo beginning in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources The sources believes...
Tuesday 21 October 2008
MEMs market to grow 25% in 2008, says The Information Network
Consumer applications, which make up nearly 50% of the MEMs market, will be affected by the credit crisis, but new and emerging applications will take up the slack, according to The...
Monday 20 October 2008
MEMS mass production to lead to increased foundry outsourcing: Q&A with Siimpel CEO Chee Kwan
Increasing global demand for smartphones has resulted in related advancements in handset functionality and increased competition among component suppliers. In August of this year,...