Last chance to submit your product!Accepted presenters receive one complimentary pass to MEMS Executive Congress 2011. Submission deadline: September 30, 2011 MEMS Industry Group (MIG) invites you to submit your MEMS-enabled product for consideration to be part of MIG’s first ever MEMS Technology Showcase at this year’s MEMS Executive Congress. Selected participants will be invited to give a five minute presentation and product demonstration. Showcase will be moderated by Sam Guilaumé, CEO of Movea. Attendees of MEMS Executive Congress will vote on the best product and a winner will be “crowned.” |
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You will need the following information: • Company name & profile |
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| What is MEMS Executive Congress? | 
November 2-3, 2011 | Monterey, CA November 4 – Golf Outing |
| In its seventh year, MEMS Executive Congress is the executive conference that connects the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users. Through keynotes, panel discussions, and numerous networking opportunities, MEMS Executive Congress creates an intimate forum for decision-makers to grow the global MEMS market. | |
Month: September 2011
MEMS in Consumer Products: What Does the Future Hold?
From Killer Apps and Price Pressures to Integrated Solutions and New Vertical Markets
MEMS Executive Congress 2011
November 2-3, 2011
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
An annual executive forum promoting the commercialization of MEMS
Consumer electronics and mobile handset applications are fast becoming the main drivers for MEMS market growth, accounting for a staggering 37% of total market value and US$4.2B in revenue by 2015, according to industry estimates [1]. How will the MEMS industry maintain this trajectory—and what can we expect to see in the next 3-5 years?
At the seventh annual MEMS Executive Congress, a panel of industry experts will bridge the gap between MEMS device maker and consumer electronics manufacturer to explore compelling questions such as:
- What are the next mass-market consumer apps for MEMS, beyond gaming and smartphones?
- Will the trend towards integration transform multiple single-function MEMS sensors into multi-function MEMS devices?
- How will companies manage intense price pressures and still turn a healthy profit?
- Can startups compete with IDMs in volume (or in any) markets?
Please join us Thursday, November 3, 2011, 3:30-4:15 p.m. for the panel, MEMS in Consumer Products.
Featured Speakers
Moderator: Steve Nasiri, CEO, InvenSense, Inc.
Panelists:
- Shawn Dubravac, Chief Economist and Director of Research, CEA
- Atul Goel, Senior Manager, Sensors and Transducers, Avago
- Bill Henry, Director of Tegra Platform Management, NVIDIA
- Robin C. Stracey, Chairman, President & CEO, Cantimer Incorporated
Register today for MEMS Executive Congress
As a business rather than a technical conference, MEMS Executive Congress provides a unique forum for MEMS solution providers and OEM integrators to exchange ideas and information during panel discussions and networking events. This truly unique two-day event is the year’s must-attend conference for the entire MEMS supply chain.
If you have not registered yet, you can do so via the link below:
[1] According to iSuppli “MEMS Market Tracker” (Q2 2011).
Karen’s blog from Joint MIG-BSAC session from BSAC’s 2011 Fall Thrust Session
By Karen Lightman, managing director, MEMS Industry Group
This is part two of my blog from BSAC’s 2011 Fall Thrust Session celebrating BSAC’s 25 years. The presentations and my notes from both sections can be found on the MIG website. MIG members have full access; as well as those who registered/attended (and if you ask really nicely I might say yes, just try me).
After a well-attended BSAC faculty poster session, we went back into the auditorium which was pretty decently filled in the morning session and now had standing room only (fire codes were not violated, but we were darned close). John Huggins, the Executive Director of BSAC was the MC and then quickly turned the mic over to Al Pisano, one of my favorite guys in MEMS (really it’s true).
Al gave an overview of BSAC’s 25 years and made the simple observation that it’s truly not common for a research center to last 25 years. He then presented his revisionist history of BSAC and its five generations of leadership. It’s really impressive that several of the top guys (and I do mean guys here – the only thing missing is a FEMALE Director, but I digress…) of BSAC are still around and active: Dick White, Richard Muller and Alex Schwartzkopf. Impressive. Al then overviewed the funding model that supports BSAC’s $15M budget: a Federal-University-Industry Research/Funding “Helix” that supports and feeds itself as a sustainable model. It not only sustains itself, but it has a good record of spinning out companies – see the list on BSAC website (including MIG founding company, XACTIX).
Karen’s blog from MIG/BSAC Fall Thrust Session and MEMS Commercialization Workshop
For a third time, I had the honor and pleasure to attend the Fall Thrust Session at BSAC at UC Berkeley. In Spring 2010, I was invited to give a brief introduction of MEMS Industry Group (MIG) to the closed session of BSAC’s directors and member companies, attend a poster session and social event. In Fall 2010 I was invited to more social events, poster sessions and held a joint workshop on MEMS with BSAC, featuring several MIG members. This year for BSAC’s 25th Anniversary (and MIG’s 10th), MIG’s role expanded even more; on 9/22, MIG held a morning workshop on MEMS Commercialization“Technical Challenges to MEMS Commercialization,” as well as an afternoon session in conjunction with BSAC.
If I was impressed by BSAC before, now I am positively gushing with my praise and respect of BSAC and the amazing work they’ve created, nurtured and spawned over the past 25 years. Thank you BSAC (with a special call out to Executive Director, John Huggins), for enabling me (and MIG) to be a part of BSAC’s anniversary celebration.
MEMS product development — why is it so hard?
By Karen Lightman, MEMS Industry Group and Alissa M. Fitzgerald, A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates and MEMS Industry Group
Contributed by ElectroIQ
September 23, 2011 — On the journey to micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) commercialization over the past 20 years, the industry has seen some very successful products and companies, but the road is also littered with many failures: failed products, bankrupt companies, and disgruntled investors. According to Jean-Christophe Eloy, president and CEO of Yole Développement, MEMS start-ups need about $45 million and three to four CEOs to make it to commercialization. Not exactly the best “Welcome to MEMS” sign if you are entering this diverse industry.
Developing a new MEMS product is a difficult and risky business. What makes developing new MEMS devices so hard? This is a question that many ask — especially those who have experience in the semiconductor industry — but the comparison is not fair. The main reason it’s a false comparison is because while the IC industry has robust and efficient electronic design automation (EDA) tools, MEMS does not. Though several MEMS-specific EDA tools do exist, they do not yet offer the end-to-end simulation capability that has speeded design in the IC industry.
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