STMicroelectronics, a supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications, has expanded its portfolio with next-generation micro-machined acoustic devices. The MEMS microphones...
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor designer Pixart Imaging and handset IC design house MediaTek will work with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to promote sales of MEMS accelerometers...
Annual sales of MEMS-based sensor and actuator devices are expected to nearly double in four years, reaching US$7.3 billion in 2013, according to IC Insights. However, it...
Belgium-based Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) plans to set up a R&D center in Taiwan in 2010 with an aim to accelerate the development of the MEMS market in Taiwan,...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced the successful function qualification of a MEMS-based chip for Microstaq, a supplier of advanced silicon...
Taiwan-based mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix International is adjusting the manufacturing process at its 6-inch fab in an attempt to compete for MEMS foundry orders, while Maxchip...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has procured molecular vapor deposition (MVD) equipment developed by US-based Applied MicroStructures (AMST) in order to meet the...
MEMS accelerometer supplier Kionix and Japan-based Rohm have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Rohm will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock...
IMEC, a Belgium-based research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on October 6 jointly announced the extension of...
MEMS IDM Bosch, showcasing its technology at SEMICON Taiwan 2009, has seen several local MEMS design houses express willingness to use Bosch's foundry service, said Thomas Koch, senior...
Despite a slowdown in 2009, global shipments of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) microphones are set to more than triple from 2008 to 2013 thanks to their strong acceptance in...
MEMS accelerometer (g-sensor) supplier Kionix will not rule out the possibility of outsourcing the production of ASIC chips to capable foundry chipmakers, according to vice president...
Sunnyvale, Calif., September 8, 2009 - InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MEMS-based motion processing products for consumer electronics, today announced the new IDG-2000 dual-axis...
Taiwan-based LED manufacturing and testing equipment maker Chang-Yu Technology (CYT), which specializes in automated LED chip sorting machines, recently released prototype MEMS-based...
