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Tuesday 18 August 2009
SPP buys Aviza assets for MEMS expansion
California-based semiconductor equipment supplier Aviza Technology, which in June filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has inked a deal to sell assets to Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP)...
Friday 14 August 2009
KYEC develops motion module to lower MEMS testing costs
Taiwan-based testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has developed and volume-shipped low-g testing motion modules for MEMS accelerometers. The new module is expected to...
Friday 7 August 2009
Strong growth set for pico projectors in handsets, says iSuppli
Because of their capability to overcome screen-size limitations in mobile electronics devices, tiny pico projectors embedded into products such as smart phones are set for a staggering...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Testing equipment maker Chroma Ate to enjoy 20-30% revenue growth in 3Q09
Taiwan's Chroma Ate, which specializes in automatic testing equipment, is likely to post a revenue growth of 20-30% sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, driven by orders from...
Friday 24 July 2009
Taiwan government to offer IC designers free MEMS accelerometer IP
Taiwan's National Science Council has announced that it will offer free accelerometer (g-sensor) IP to Taiwan IC design houses. The move is expected to help companies save R&D...
Thursday 16 July 2009
Consumer, wireless MEMS market set to grow amid downturn, says iSuppli
Defying the downturn in the overall electronics industry, the market for micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) used in consumer electronics and wireless products is expected to generate...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Taiwan leading IC design houses should head MEMS development, says ASE R&D president
Taiwan needs first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, to take the lead in developing the MEMS industry and create another semiconductor revolution, said Tang Ho-Ming, president...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
TSMC 8-inch fab to offer turnkey MEMS manufacturing process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) next week will announce that its manufacturing process for MEMS ICs can be wholly completed at its 8-inch fab (Fab3). The development...
Monday 13 July 2009
STMicroelectronics and Sony to shake up gyroscope prices, impact InvenSense
The price of gyroscopes will be cut to below US$1, from US1.6-1.7 currently, in the second half of 2009 as IDMs STMicroelectronics and Sony are enter the market. The two companies...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
MEMS to debut as a theme at SEMICON Taiwan 2009
There will be a MEMS pavilion at SEMICON Taiwan 2009 scheduled for September 30-October 2, according to SEMI Taiwan. The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Open MEMS market gain in 2008, says Yole Developpement
Despite a downturn in several markets, major open MEMS foundries increased their sales by 7% in 2008 from the year before, and most are now profitable, according to Yole Developpement...
Monday 6 July 2009
Discera introduces DragonFly programmer for customizing oscillators
MEMS oscillator maker Discera has announced and sampled the hand-held DragonFly oscillator programmer which allows customers to program a blank oscillator to a frequency of 1-150MHz...
Friday 3 July 2009
InvenSense aims to work with Taiwan foundries to satisfy Nintendo gyroscope demand
MEMS firm InvenSense is seeking partnerships with Taiwan-based foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Touch...
Monday 29 June 2009
Taiwan government launches program to strengthen MEMS supply chain
Taiwan's Science Park Administration has proposed a program, the SoC Innovative Product Partnership (SIPP), inviting players from the local CMOS and MEMS sectors to team up with the...