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Baolab 3D NanoCompass Evaluation Kits Will be Available By the End of February

Baolab Microsystems has announced that it will have evaluation kits of its recently announced 3D NanoCompass™ available at the end of February 2012.

16 Jan 2012

Institute of Electron Technology Engineers Design Silicon-Based MEMS Valves

The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) engineers have designed silicon-based micromechanical valves utilizing process technologies of semiconductor materials. These silicon microvalves belong to the MEMS category.

13 Jan 2012

Major Manufacturer Uses WiSpry’s Technology for RF-MEMS-Enabled Handset

WiSpry, a company specializing in tunable RF semiconductor products, has declared that its dynamically tunable antenna technology is the basis of the first bulk-produced RF-MEMS-enabled handset.

13 Jan 2012

Akustica and Bosch Sensortec Showcase MEMS Sensors and Solutions at CES Show

Bosch, a MEMS sensor manufacturer, has declared that Akustica and Bosch Sensortec, two companies from the Bosch Group will be together displaying their range of consumer MEMS products in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week.

12 Jan 2012

Boston Micromachines Receives NASA Grant to Improve Topography in MEMS Deformable Mirrors

Boston Micromachines, a manufacturer of MEMS deformable mirrors (DMs) for use in adaptive optics systems, has declared that the Small Business Innovation Research Program of NASA has awarded a $125,000 Phase 1 contract to Boston Micromachines for assisting the exoplanet imaging research, a major objective of NASA.

From Boston Micromachines Corp. 21 Dec 2011

Tronics Inks Deal for Mass Producing RF MEMS Switches of DelfMEMS

Tronics, a major MEMS foundry, has declared that it has inked a deal with DelfMEMS for producing RF MEMS switches of DelfMEMS. The company has already started industrialization and will meet the high capacity demands of DelfMEMS in the fiscal year 2012.

From Tronic’s Microsystems S.A 15 Dec 2011

Caltech and CEA-Leti Alliance Launch Analytical Pixels to Develop and Commercialize Nanosystems

Analytical Pixels (APIX), the first startup of the Alliance for Nanosystems VLSI established by CEA-Leti and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been established to develop, produce and commercialize miniaturized chromatography concept-based analysis systems.

From CEA-Leti 15 Dec 2011

The Trend Towards Miniaturisation Helps MM Live Become One of Europe's Largest Trade Shows

Reflecting on the growing trend toward product miniaturisation across an increasing number of manufacturing sectors, MM LIVE, MEMS LIVE and NANO LIVE have rapidly grown to become one of Europe’s largest annual exhibitions and conferences to focus on micro, precision, nano and MEMS manufacturing technologies.

12 Dec 2011

imec, Holst Create MEMS Vibration Energy Harvester

imec, a company conducting research in nanoelectronics, and Holst Centre, an open-innovation independent research and development centre, have announced the creation of a micromachined vibration energy harvester that provides high output power.

From IMEC 9 Dec 2011

Karen Lightman Highlights MEMS Market Potential at Livingston Nanotechnology Conference

At the 7th annual Livingston Nanotechnology Conference, Karen Lightman, who serves as the Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group, a trade association promoting MEMS technology across worldwide markets, has delivered a presentation about the market potential of MEMS technology in various markets, including energy, automotive, healthcare, biomedical, mobile communications and consumer electronics.

8 Dec 2011