Monthly Archives: April 2010

Videos from MEMS Panel at Globalpress Electronics Summit

Karen Lightman introducing the “MEMS is Hot” panel: Tips for building a successful international presence:

MEMS is Hot at Globalpress Electronics Summit

Contributed by Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group “MEMS is HOT” was the name of the MEMS panel at the 2010 Globalpress Electronics Summit and I’d add that if MEMS is hot, then the MEMS panel was smokin’ hot. For a second year it was my pleasure to work with Globalpress to host a [...]

My Visit to Bosch’s 8” MEMS Foundry, Reutlingen, Germany

Contributed by Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group On Tuesday, April 20 I was able to jump on one of the only flights out of Hannover to Stuttgart. On a lovely flight via Air Berlin (totally recommend them as an airline, by the way, they gave me a heart-shaped Milka chocolate at the end [...]

Trip Report: Hannover Messe 2010

Contributed by Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group Hello from Hannover Messe 2010. I am thankful to be here; as I think I was on one of the last flights to fly over the Atlantic on Thursday, April 15. Crazily enough my luggage (and that of my 9-year old daughter) is still at Charles [...]

MEMS Market Development From a US Perspective

Karen Lightman of MEMS Industry Group addresses the crowd at MicroNanoTec/HANNOVER MESSE 2010:

Top 30 MEMS ranking: Total revenues slip 5%, but innovation still spurs growth for many

Contributed by Jérôme Mouly, MEMS Technology and Market Analyst,Yole Développement Total MEMS revenues from the Top 30 MEMS suppliers tracked by Yole Développement slipped 5% in 2009, as the worldwide downturn hit consumer and automotive sales. But innovation still continued to sell. Companies with new, high-end products managed healthy growth, led by an eye-popping 500% [...]

iSuppli: Silicon Magnetic Sensors Head for Big Time

Contributed by Richard Dixon, Senior Analyst MEMS, iSuppli Introduction Back in February 2009 the iSuppli MEMS and sensor team reported on trends in the automotive magnetic sensor market, and has since completed a comprehensive report on the whole market for silicon magnetic sensor elements and ICs – predominantly Hall, asymmetric magnetoresistive (AMR) and giant magnetoresistive [...]

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