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STMicroelectronics Launches MEMS-Based Sensor to Measure Pressure with High Accuracy

From 750m below ground to the top of Mount Everest, smart phones and other portable devices will soon be able to pinpoint their height variation relative to sea level to better than one meter, thanks to the most recent MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensor from STMicroelectronics the world's leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer and portable applications.

From STMicroelectronics 30 Nov 2010

TECHBREAK Looks for Science Innovations in Space

TECHBREAK is an initiative led by the European Science Foundation (ESF) to identify the emerging technology fields that could be of use in the space sector. Going beyond space-related technologies it brings in expertise ...

29 Nov 2010

A*Star Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to Develop Nanoelectromechanical Relay Technology

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University in USA to develop nanoelectr...

28 Nov 2010

STMicroelectronics Announces Delivery of One Billionth MEMS Sensor

STMicroelectronics the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and portable applications(1), today announced it has shipped its one billionth MEMS sensor.

From STMicroelectronics 25 Nov 2010

MEMSIC Releases New Series of MEMS Gas Mass Flow Meters

MEMSIC, Inc. a leading innovator of MEMS sensors and systems solutions, today announced its first generation family of high-performance MEMS Gas Mass Flow Meters.

From MEMSIC Inc. 25 Nov 2010

Yole Devéloppement to Present MEMS-Based Technical Seminar at iSLI Event

iSLI and IMAPS-UK to host the forthcoming "Making MEMS Work – BIG Ideas For Small Devices” Technical Seminar with a keynote presentation from Yole Développement. Technology transfer institute iSLI and IMAPS-UK have an...

24 Nov 2010

New MEMS-Based System for Environmental Noise Monitoring

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a new measurement-based approach to environmental noise monitoring and mapping using unique sensors. NPL in conjunction with Castle Group, QinetiQ and Hoar...

24 Nov 2010

IMAPS Recognizes Nordson ASYMTEK for Technical Contribution in Microelectronics

Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, announces it has received the 2010 Corporate Recognition Award from IMAPS (The International Microelectronics And Packaging Society).

20 Nov 2010

UAB Reseachers Develop Identification System to Individually Tag Embryos

Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), have developed an identification system for oocytes and embryos in which each can be individually tagged using silicon barcodes. Researchers are now working to perfect the system and soon will test it with human oocytes and embryos.

20 Nov 2010