MEMS technology

Laser Streaming Could Find Multiple Applications in Optically Controlled Devices

The driving of flow by acoustic wave known as acoustic streaming was found by British Scientist Michael Faraday in 1831; it is now extensively used in microfluidics. The generation of ultrasound by gold nanoparticles, known as photoacoustics, is also well ...

AZoNano: 2017-09-28 - MEMS technology

Embedding Tiny Lasers In Silicon Wafers

“The realization of high-performance micron-sized lasers directly grown on Si represents a major step toward utilization of direct III-V/Si epitaxy as an alternate option to wafer-bonding techniques as on-chip silicon light sources with dense integration ...

Asianscientist: 2017-09-28 - MEMS technology

DARPA's new smart sensor is powered by the infrared it's designed to detect

BOSTON – Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a next generation smart sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is capable of identifying infrared (IR) wavelengths — without having to have its own always ...

Military Aero Space Electronics: 2017-09-27 - MEMS technology

Bandying the Benefits of MEMS and MMICs

Miniaturization has allowed a growing number of electronic functions to be packed into pocket-sized designs and, in the case of microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) devices, even mechanical functions can be included in those designs. MEMS devices are ...

mwrf.com: 2017-09-26 - MEMS technology

Unexpected discovery leads to new theory of liquid streaming

The driving of flow by acoustic wave is called acoustic streaming and was discovered by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1831; it is now widely used in microfluidics. The generation of ultrasound by gold nanoparticles, called photoacoustics ...

Phys: 2017-09-27 - MEMS technology

“Labyrinth” device sorts cancer cells from healthy blood

Microfluidics — the phenomenon that underlies ‘lab-on-a-chip’ technologies — has long been of interest to medicine. Its ability to pass samples of fluids through channels containing compounds that bind to specific chemical groups or regions on ...

The Engineer: 2017-09-25 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Forget STMicroelectronics -- Himax is a Better Augmented Reality Stock

However, STMicro actually generates most of its revenue from automotive chips, followed by its microcontroller and digital ICs group and its Analog and MEMS group. That last group, which generated just 25% of STMicro's revenues last quarter, houses the ...

NWI: 2017-09-28 - MEMS business

MEMS sensor demand for smartphones, automotive surging

MEMS sensor demand for smartphones and automotive applications has been surging, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC backend houses, which have enjoyed a ramp-up of orders placed by their MEMS chip customers. With smartphones requiring more MEMS ...

Digi Times: 2017-09-26 - MEMS business

DARPA: We Need a New Microchip Technology to Sustain Advances in AI

On Wednesday last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced two new projects that would develop next-generation computer chips to help in the continuous advancement of artificial intelligence technologies. DARPA believes that ...

futurism.com: 2017-09-28 - MEMS business

Apple patent for ultrasonic force sensor could lead to iPhone with under-screen Touch ID

Reports in May claimed the company was moving to a thin film process that does away with the metal backlight sensor in favor of a film-on-glass design, substantially cutting down on sensor stack size. A teardown will likely reveal more answers come November.

Apple Insider: 2017-09-26 - MEMS business

Micralyne Demonstrates MEMS Technology Platform for Next Generation Miniaturized Low-Power Gas Sensors at MEMS Sensing and Network System 2017, Japan

CHIBA-CITY, Chiba, Japan, Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Micralyne Inc., a leading manufacturer of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) and sensor supplier, demonstrates standard silicon process technologies and process modules for the development and ...

art.broadwayworld.com: 2017-09-28 - MEMS business

Supply of 12-inch silicon wafers to stay tight through 2019

The global supply of 12-inch silicon wafers will further tighten over the next two years, when new fabs in China are set to come online, according to industry sources. Demand for 12-inch silicon wafers has been driven by the memory industry transition to ...

Digi Times: 2017-09-22 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Lab-on-skin: Nanotechnology electronics for wearable health monitoring

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanotechnology materials are going to open new realms of possibility for flexible and stretchable monitoring gadgets that are wearable directly on the skin. In our previous Nanotechnology in Healthcare Spotlight we already looked at ...

Nano werk: 2017-09-26 - Nanotechnology

Metrology for nanotechnology

Nanotechnology might seem cutting edge, but humans have actually been experimenting with nanomaterials for hundreds of years – albeit accidentally. In fact, stained glass windows came about as the result of a heating and cooling process that adjusted the ...

New Electronics: 2017-09-25 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

Sensors Midwest 2017-10-03 - 2017-10-04 Rosemont, IL
uTAS 2017 2017-10-22 - 2017-10-26 Savannah, Georgia The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IEEE Sensors 2017 2017-10-29 - 2017-11-01 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Sensor and sensor systems practitioners come together to interact and network with colleagues.
MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress 2017-11-01 - 2017-11-02 Napa Valley, California Exchange ideas, engage with competitors, network and relax with colleagues
Medical MEMS and Sensors 2017 2017-11-08 - 2017-11-09 Santa Clara, CA Diagnostics Wearables Implantables
MEMS 2018 2018-01-21 - 2018-01-25 Belfast, Northern Ireland The 31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology 2018-03-26 - 2018-03-28 Monterey, CA