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Thursday 6 January 2011
Sitronix to tap MEMS market
Sitronix Technology has developed its first 3-axis accelerometer with a launch expected to come soon, according to industry sources. The company is also looking to tap the markets...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Sales of car MEMS sensors hit record high in 2010, says iSuppli
Driven by the rapid recovery in automotive production and inventory rebuilding among sensor component suppliers, iSuppli believes the market for automotive MEMS sensors will expand...
Monday 13 December 2010
IC packager Lingsen to expand capacity for MEMS, says paper
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing firm Lingsen Precision Industries is considering further expanding its capacity for MEMS components, such as accelerometers, microphones, gyroscopes...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Inertial MEMS sensor growth promising: Q&A with Kionix CEO Gregory Galvin
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix, just one year after its acquisition by Rohm, recently unveiled its new gyroscope product line targeted at the consumer electronics market. During...
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Kionix enters consumer gyro market
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has announced a pair of new gyroscopes - the dual-axis KGY12 and the tri-axis KGY13 - aimed at mass-market consumer applications such as mobile...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Mandates to boost auto MEMS sensor market in Korea and Japan, says iSuppli
New mandates set to increase the safety of vehicles in South Korea and Japan will cause market revenue for MEMS automotive sensors in those countries to rise dramatically starting...
Monday 16 August 2010
MEMS sales to continue rising in consumer electronics and handset markets, says iSuppli
Revenues for MEMS sensors and actuators used in consumer electronics and mobile phones is projected to reach US$1.5 billion in 2010, up 22.9% from US$1.3 billion in 2009, according...
Wednesday 14 July 2010
MEMS market to propel toward double-digit growth in 2010, says iSuppli
Fueled by strong demand for consumer electronic devices and handsets, the market for MEMS sensors is set to rebound sharply in 2010 and approach a point close to the historical peak...
Friday 4 June 2010
Domintech to begin volume shipments of MEMS accelerometers in 4Q10
Taiwan-based MEMS firm Domintech, a subsidiary of Unimicron Technology, has begun delivering samples of its own-branded accelerometers (g-sensors) to clients, with volume shipments...
Friday 7 May 2010
Shipments of handset motion sensors to rise fivefold by 2014, says iSuppli
Global shipments of motion sensors for handsets are expected to quintuple by 2014 as smartphones and their operating systems increasingly support motion command and navigation applications...
Monday 14 December 2009
Taiwan market: Nintendo launches Wii Sports Resort Chinese version
Nintendo on December 12 launched the Chinese-version of Wii Sports Resort in Taiwan. A full set comprising a Wii console, a controller, and the new game with a Wii Motion Plus is...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Pixart, MediaTek and UMC cooperate for MEMS g-sensors
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...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
MEMS chip business struggles with growing pains, says IC Insights
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...
Tuesday 20 October 2009
TSMC acquires MEMS MVD equipment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has procured molecular vapor deposition (MVD) equipment developed by US-based Applied MicroStructures (AMST) in order to meet the...
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Kionix remains open to outsourcing in Taiwan
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...