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Thursday 4 October 2012
Gearing up for growing MEMS market: Q&A with Multitest VP of sales and marketing James Quinn
MEMS (microelectromechanical system) applications are finding their way into a broader range of devices, with the market expected to grow fast over the next several years, according...
Monday 10 September 2012
STMicro gearing up for MEMS microphones
With shipments rising gradually for customer products, STMicroelectronics is gearing up to expand its presence in the global MEMS microphone market and is eyeing to become a leading...
Friday 7 September 2012
MEMS foundry APM sees growth ahead
MEMS wafer foundry Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) expects its sales revenues to surpass the breakeven point in 2013 as shipments will boost on the upcoming rollouts of customers'...
Monday 20 August 2012
IC testing firm Lingsen to see 5% revenue drop in 3Q12, but MEMS lines still growing
IC packaging and testing company Lingsen Precision Industries is expected to see its revenues drop within a range of 5% in the third quarter of 2012 due to a correction in testing...
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Apple and Samsung remain top consumer and mobile MEMS buyers, IHS finds
Apple and Samsung Electronics remained the two largest buyers of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices for consumer and mobile applications in 2011, according to IHS iSuppl...
Monday 13 August 2012
AKM leads magnetic sensor market on strong sales to handset and tablet makers, says IHS iSuppli
Propelled by strong sales to tablet and cellphone manufacturers, Asahi Kasei Microsystems of Japan led the semiconductor magnetic sensor market for the third year in a row in 2011,...
Thursday 7 June 2012
Bosch retains lead in 2011 auto MEMS market, IHS says
Bosch Automotive Electronics of Germany retained its position as the world's top supplier of automotive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli.
Friday 25 May 2012
Staying focused on mobile MEMS: Q&A with Bosch Sensortec marketing director Leopold Beer
Bosch Sensortec has announced what the company claims is the smallest inertial measurement unit (IMU) in the market. The combo solution is designed to meet the requirements of mobile...
Wednesday 9 May 2012
DLP technology keeps Texas Instruments at top of MEMS market, says IHS
Texas Instruments (TI) remained the world's No. 1 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturer in 2011, retaining top honors after fending off runner-up Hewlett Packard (HP)...
Saturday 28 April 2012
Silex Microsystems ranked world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry, according to Yole
For the second consecutive year, Silex Microsystems has been ranked by market research firm Yole Développement (Yole) as the world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry.
Friday 6 April 2012
STMicro increases leadership in 2011 consumer and mobile MEMS market, says IHS
Fueled by booming sales to Apple, STMicroelectronics in 2011 padded its leadership position in the global market for MEMS in consumer and mobile devices, according to IHS iSuppli.
Thursday 29 March 2012
Digital MEMS microphone market expanding, says IHS
Driven by their widespread use in top-selling mobile devices like Apple's iPads, market revenues for digital microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones is set to overtake the...
Tuesday 27 March 2012
STMicro challenges TI in 2011 MEMS market, says Yole Developpement
The MEMS market reached US$10.2 billion in 2011, up 17%, according to Yole Developpement. STMicroelectronics saw its MEMS sales rise 42% to more than US$900 million on exploding demand...
Friday 2 March 2012
Booming iPhone and iPad sales make gyros top consumer and mobile MEMS device in 2011, says IHS
Gyroscopes were the top revenue generator in 2011 in the dominant consumer and mobile segment of the MEMS market, thanks to record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices from during...
Thursday 19 January 2012
Apple becomes largest consumer of MEMS microphones in 2011, says IHS
Apple surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the world's largest purchaser of MEMS microphones in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli.