Taiwan-based Chroma Ate, which specializes in automatic testing equipment, is reportedly looking to develop its expertise for the MEMS (micro electronic-mechanical system) manufacturing...
Apm Communication (Apmcomm), a subsidiary of Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) invested by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has begun mass production of analog MEMS accelerometers...
Asustek Computer will showcase gyroscope e-sticks and gaming software for notebooks during Computex Taipei next year as the company explores the business opportunities of MEMS in...
Sony's new-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3) features a cost-reduced design due to integration and some key changes in components from the previous-generation model, according to a teardown...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is taking the advantage of low foundry utilization by transferring more engineers to its MEMS department, according to the industry...
Nintendo has placed extra orders with its component supplier InvenSense and has already forwarded part of the payment in advance, which is an indication of strong growth for the Japanese...
MEMS is expected to bring in sales worth NT$50 billion (US$1.5 billion) as long as MEMS components can be produced on a large scale, according to Lung Chu, president of Asia Pacific...
Suss MicroTec Test Systems has entered into a strategic alliance with probe card maker MJC Probe (MPI) and MPI's wholly-owned subsidiary Chain Logic International, according to the...
NXP Semiconductors will not reduce R&D investment in 2009, equivalent to about 17-18% of total sales, and continues to consolidate to strengthen future operations, said JJ Wang,...
IMU Solutions (IMUS) has turned to providing complete MEMS module solutions and has already launched a series of MEMS products, according to the company.
The success of Apple's iPhone is spurring competitors to offer products with comparable features, fueling a sales boom for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers used...
CMOS MEMS microphone maker Akustica has announced that it has qualified Seiko Epson and Taiwan-based Lingsen Precision Industries (LPI) as its foundry and assembly partners, respectively...
With car sales plunging, demand for automotive electronics is dropping as well, except for the key area of electronic stability control (ESC) systems, whose sales are expected to...
Rumors are circulating in the local Taiwan market that IC design house MediaTek is interested in buying Nasdaq-listed MEMS specialist Memsic, which focuses on MEMS-based accelerometers...
