Feb 10 2015
MEMS Industry Group (MIG) speakers will explore the integral nature of MEMS/sensors to the Internet of Things/Everything (IoT/E) during MEMS Executive Congress® Europe, 9-10 March, 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Karen Lightman is executive director of MEMS Industry Group, the global association for the MEMS/sensors industry
The IHS Internet of Things Report 2014 forecasts a staggering 86 billion connected devices by 2024. According to MIG, these include consumer products, such as wearables and mobile handsets, as well as automobiles, smart home appliances, and mHealth devices -- and every one of these products includes some variety of MEMS and sensors.
"From accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones, pressure sensors and magnetometers to temperature, humidity and optical sensors, MEMS and sensors proliferate in IoT/E devices," said Karen Lightman, executive director, MEMS Industry Group. "European companies and research organizations are at the forefront of developing the MEMS and sensors used in the IoT/E. At the same time, they are leveraging the vast data collected by IoT/E devices to improve the user experience with mobile phones, health and fitness devices, cars, smart factories and more. This year's MEMS Executive Congress Europe speakers will share current research and discuss commercial opportunities of MEMS and sensors, empowering attendees to pursue the IoT/E and related markets."
KEYNOTES
- "BOSCH-DRIE: Enabling Technology to the Market" -- Franz Laermer, vice president, Corporate Sector Research and Advanced Engineering, Microsystems Technologies, Robert Bosch GmbH
- "mHealth's Next Super Model" -- Claus B. Nielsen, business development manager, Health & Care Technologies, DELTA
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE
- "Creating a MEMS Development Ecosystem in China to Drive Innovation for IoT" -- Roc Blumenthal, vice president of international technical development, MEMSRIGHT/STINI
- John Fitzpatrick, engineering manager, Autoliv
- "Integration Scenarios Consumer Sensors" -- Roland Helm, segment head Sensors, Infineon Technologies AG
- "Advanced Technology Platforms to Drive MEMS into New Markets" -- Simone Severi, R&D team leader, IMEC
- "Advanced Capping Solutions with TSV for MEMS Devices" -- Jaako Sormunen, sales manager, Europe, Okmetic Oyj
- "Integrating MEMS and Sensors into Miniaturized Systems-in-a-Package for the IoT" -- Jean Marc Yannou, senior director, Technology Strategies, ASE Europe, ASE Group
For the complete list of speakers, please visit the agenda.
PANELS
- MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase -- for the first time, MIG is bringing its popular MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase from the US to Europe. MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase will give event attendees a closer look at some of the most fascinating MEMS- and sensors-enabled products ever invented. Finalist companies will vie for attendees' votes for best MEMS/sensors-based application.
- MEMS Market Panel Presentations & Panel Discussion -- moderated by Will Tu, director, Embedded Software, ARM, with panelists:
- Jérémie Bouchaud, director & senior principal analyst, MEMS & Sensors Industrial Electronics, IHS: "Internet of Things Begins to Impact High Value MEMS"
- Jean-Christophe Eloy, CEO, Yole Développement: "From Niche Applications to a Promise of Billions' Units, a Half-century MEMS Story!"
- "Internet of Things" -- moderated by Roger Grace, president, Roger Grace Associates