The commercial application of MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical systems, will receive a major boost today following the presentation of a brand new way to accurately measure the power requirements and outputs of all existing and future devices.
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Silex Microsystems, the world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry, today announced that it has joined an international European Union-funded program aimed at developing a new MEMS manufacturing platform based on advanced inkjet-based printing technologies.
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "MEMS Gyroscope Patent Investigation Report" report to their offering.
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Farewell, expensive single-charge batteries. A new concept becomes proven reality, as MicroGen’s nanotechnology-based energy harvester – researched and developed by the company at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) – begins commercial-scale production this summer.
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InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, announced the MPU-6521 MEMS SoC, which is the world’s smallest, lowest profile, and lowest power 6-axis solution. The slim profile MPU-6521 is targeted for the next-generation of smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, motion-based remote controls, and wearable sensors.
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MEMS Industry Group (MIG) today publicly released “Standardized Sensor Performance Parameter Definitions,” a collaboratively authored document that identifies the performance parameter specifications of accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, hygrometers, temperature sensors, ambient light sensors and proximity sensors.
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Supertex, a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today announced, as a part of its future business strategy, the intent to provide greater focus and support to the Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) marketplace.
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Coto Technology Inc., the leader in the design and development of small signal switching solutions to the worldwide electronics industry for over 90 years, has announced here at the Design West Conference the availability of its RedRock™ RS-A-2515 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based magnetic reed switch.
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "STMicroelectronics L3G4IS Dual-Core 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope Reverse Costing Analysis" report to their offering.
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BeSpoon, a fabless semiconductor company, and CEA-Leti have demonstrated an IR-UWB integrated circuit able to measure distances within a few centimeters’ accuracy, and have established a world-record operating range at 880m (standard regulation) and 3,641m (emergency situations).
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