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Cleaning matters
In many industry sectors, including such as semiconductor production, defense, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and biotech, an effective and efficient cleaning process is of critical importance to the performance of equipment and systems.
IML Group: 2016-06-20 - MEMS technology
Bosch Sensortec launches the world’s smallest 9-axis motion sensor
Bosch Sensortec GmbH is a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH that is dedicated to delivering a complete portfolio of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and solutions that enable consumer electronics to be connected. Bosch Sensortec ...
Electronic Engineering Journal: 2016-06-21 - MEMS technology
Advancing Microfluidics Research Using High-Speed Cameras
With a consistently growing field of microfluidic applications, high-speed camera systems are utilized for accurate analysis of the quickly changing micro scale fluid dynamics. A typical microfluidic experiment requires camera speeds ranging from 3,000 to ...
Photonics Online: 2016-06-20 - MEMS technology
Electropermanent magnet actuation for droplet ferromicrofluidics
One area of current research is single cell manipulation and analysis using droplet microfluidics. "Magnetic field actuation is an ideal mechanism for live cell manipulation given that magnetic fields have no measurably harmful physiological effects over ...
Phys: 2016-06-20 - MEMS technology
Scientists develop ultra-thin flexible solar cells
Scientists in South Korea have made ultra-thin photovoltaics flexible ... efficiency similar to thicker thin-film ones. The cell was fused with the electrode on the substrate by using a cold welding process where pressure was applied at 170 degrees Celsius.
News in Film: 2016-06-21 - MEMS technology
Frequency stabilization of magnetic tunnel junction based microwave oscillator
Credit: Advanced Industrial Science and Technology AIST have been working on developing thin film deposition and microfabrication technologies for STOs by applying knowledge and experience gained through the research on spintronic memory devices.
Phys: 2016-06-17 - MEMS technology
The metalens that could make your smartphone as thin as a credit card
Composed of paint whitener on a sliver of glass, the device is just 2mm across and finer than human hair that can magnify nanoscale objects with a sharper focus than leading microscope lenses. Researchers say metalenses can shrink down the bulky optical ...
Daily Mail: 2016-06-20 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Wafer Works extends to CMOS-use wafers
In terms of application, PWM ICs account for nearly 25% of the demand for semiconductor wafers in the market, the CMOS segment for nearly 75%, and MEMS for 3-5%, Wafer Works said. Of Wafer Works' total production capacity in Taiwan and China, 8-inch wafers ...
Digi Times: 2016-06-21 - MEMS business
STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Qualcomm on Sensors for Smart Mobile Devices
While the agreement extends to all of ST's inertial modules and sensors (motion, environmental, and acoustic), first efforts will focus on supporting ST's award-winning LSM6DS3 inertial module, recipient of the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group 'Product of the ...
MSN: 2016-06-20 - MEMS business
OnChip offers thin-film wafer backside metallization of solderable die-attach metal stacks
Integrated passive device maker OnChip Devices Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA says that its wafer fabrication facility is offering backside metallization (BSM) of thin films for applications ... multi-layers to ensure good film adhesion and ohmic contact ...
Semiconductor Today: 2016-06-17 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

New imaging method reveals nanoscale details about DNA
A new imaging technique allows researchers to image both the position and orientation of single fluorescent molecules attached to DNA. Credit: Maurice Y. Lee, Stanford University Researchers have developed a new enhanced DNA imaging technique that can ...
Phys: 2016-06-17 - Nanotechnology
Nanocrystal-based solar cells for greener and safer energies
This necessitates ultra-thin film, low-cost and ideally flexible solar cells without ... is that they can be made in air at low temperatures using low-cost solution processing techniques without the need for the sophisticated and expensive equipment ...
Nano werk: 2016-06-20 - Nanotechnology
Nanocone device shows promise making hydrogen fuel
To capture sunlight before it escapes, Cui’s team turned to nanotechnology. The researchers created microscopic arrays containing thousands of silicon nanocones, each about 600 nanometers tall. (Credit: Wei Chen and Yongcai Qiu) “Nanocone ...
Futurity: 2016-06-21 - Nanotechnology
Self-assembling icosahedral protein nanocage designed
Among these applications might be fabricating nanoscale icosahedral vehicles. Such research might create tiny, spacecraft-like devices that could encapsulate and deliver therapies directly to specific types of cells, such as cancer cells. Via genetic ...
Nano werk: 2016-06-21 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

Sensors Expo & Conference
2016-06-21 - 2016-06-23
San Jose CA
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS. EXPERT INSTRUCTORS. AUTHORITATIVE CONTENT. TOMORROW'S SOLUTIONS.
MEMS & Sensor Industry Group Conference Asia 2016
2016-09-12 - 2016-09-14
Shanghai, China
uTAS 2016
2016-10-09 - 2016-10-13
Dublin, Ireland
The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
Micro Photonics International Congress Expo
2016-10-11 - 2016-10-13
Messe Berlin Germany
Innovation and Miniaturization in Photonics
MEMS 2017
2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26
Las Vegas, Nevada
The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems

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