December 18, 2009 – 3:23 pm
Dear readers of MEMSblog and friends of MEMS Industry Group™, MEMS Industry Group™ (MIG) wishes you all the best for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year! Thank you to those who have contributed articles and, of course, to our loyal readers. We look forward to providing you more MEMS content in 2010 [...]
December 16, 2009 – 3:07 pm
Contributed by Jérémie Bouchaud and Richard Dixon, Principal Analyst and Senior Analyst, MEM, iSuppli Introduction In the bio-medical field, drug delivery is one of the areas that attract the most attention for MEMS because of its promise to make drug delivery less invasive, more precise and intelligent, less painful, etc. The fact that STMicroelectronics is [...]
December 14, 2009 – 2:19 pm
Contributed by Paul Werbaneth, VP Marketing & Applications, Tegal Corporation Autumn in Japan: Temple maples blaze Ginko’s yellow bokeh shade Miso turnip steams If you are going to visit Japan after a long (OK, a year) absence, then you should try to combine your niece’s wedding in Kyoto with a visit to the ancient capital, [...]
December 11, 2009 – 9:04 pm
You might have noticed that there’s been a lot of news coming from MEMS Industry Group™ lately about BioMEMS. We’re very excited about this field, its opportunities for the MEMS industry, and the improvements to healthcare it will bring. In case you missed it, MIG recently sat down with Dr. Mauro Ferrari, Professor and Chairman [...]
December 7, 2009 – 2:47 pm
Contributed by Laurent Robin, MEMS Analyst, Yole Développement Until 2009, the MEMS industry was traditionally driven by the automotive area. This was true for pressure sensors for instance, and also for inertial sensors: MEMS accelerometers for airbags became the first high-volume application for MEMS inertial sensors. But whereas the market for motion sensors is now [...]
December 3, 2009 – 4:17 pm
Contributed by St.J. Dixon-Warren, Manager, Process Analysis, Chipworks Inc. In a good example of Apple’s superior media hype, when the latest 3GS iPhone was launched in June, some note was made of the addition of an electronic compass to improve the accuracy of the GPS map applications. The mobile phone media appears to have completely [...]
