Pixart Imaging (PXI) will start sampling MEMS chips for the the Wii gaming device with Nintendo beginning in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources The sources believes...
Consumer applications, which make up nearly 50% of the MEMs market, will be affected by the credit crisis, but new and emerging applications will take up the slack, according to The...
Increasing global demand for smartphones has resulted in related advancements in handset functionality and increased competition among component suppliers. In August of this year,...
Taiwan-based MEMS foundry Touch Micro-system Technology (TMT) has recently come out with a standardized platform for rendering MEMS foundry services, according to the company.
MediaTek is sourcing geomagnetic sensors from Yamaha to be bundled with its own handset chips, amid rampant speculation that the IC designer has plans to develop its own MEMS solutions,...
Taiwan-based MEMS foundry Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) has sent representatives to Canada-based MEMS foundry service companies – Dalsa Semiconductor and Micralyne –...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is expected to complete its first-phase installation of MEMS production equipment in October, two months ahead of market expectations, according...
The MEMS sector will see strong growth over the coming few years because of many new products enabled by MEMS devices, with consumer applications (such as for the Wii, iPhone, PicoP...
Macronix International Company (MXIC) and Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) are said to be cooperating on making an entrance in the MEMS microphone market. According to market sources,...
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced a five-year schedule for CMOS MEMS production which includes the development of 6-axis MEMS products by 2014.
Analog Devices (ADI) is planning to outsource turnkey manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), facilitating TSMC's future development of MEMS business,...
Chris Lumb CEO of Canada-based MEMS foundry Micralyne is in Taiwan to seek partnerships with local foundries. He said he would not name potential candidates, saying he plans to contact...
Memsmart Semiconductor, a fabless IC design company, is planning to mass produce the first CMOS-MEMS accelerometers by the end of 2008. Since the CMOS process has the advantage of...
Despite the impact of the ongoing worldwide economic slowdown, Surface Technology Systems (STS) still expects its business to grow 20-30% on year in the coming year, David Haynes,...
