View Mailing Online

MEMS technology

CMOS Integrated Poly-SiGe Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Demonstrated
This represents not only the first integrated poly-SiGe pressure sensor directly fabricated above its readout circuit, but also the first time that a poly-SiGe MEMS device is processed on top of Cu-backend CMOS. Polycrystalline SiGe has emerged as a ...
today Product Design & Development - MEMS technology
thumbnailCarbon nanotubes give artificial muscles a new twist
Tony Ryan, of the University of Sheffield in the UK, says: 'It is a spectacular result combining really neat mechanics and electrochemistry,' and predicts applications in microelectromechanical systems and microfluidics. Eugene Terentjev, of the ...
today Chemistry World - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Computers/Robots are replacing more professionals
They are assisting physicians in surgery- making it easier for them to operate on a micro-scale and also perform more operations in a day. They are sorting mail- which is how the Postal System hoped to stay viable. (Of course ...
Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. today - MEMS business
EV Group and Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID establish joint development agreement
Our new center has a state-of-the-art clean-room facility and is equipped with a complete 300-mm process line for TSV formation, TSV post-processing on wafer frontside and backside, 3D device stacking assembly, as well as testing and failure analysis. ...
yesterday Packaging Europe - MEMS business
Optomec Solution for 3D Interconnect Applications to Be Featured at IMAPS 44th ...
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Oct 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Optomec announced today that Ken Vartanian, Optomec Marketing Director, will give a presentation titled "Aerosol Jet(R) Printer as an Alternative to Wire Bond and TSV Technology for 3D Interconnect ...
yesterday MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business
X-FAB and Senodia Bring MEMS Gyroscopes to China
ERFURT, Germany & SHANGHAI, Oct 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- X-FAB Silicon Foundries Group and Senodia Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd today announced they have concluded development and are ramping production of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) ...
today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business
ASSID Uses Alcatech's AltaCVD 300 System for IC Pilot Manufacture
The 300 mm CVD system from Altatech is being used by ASSID to deposit conformal dielectric liners inside through silicon vias (TSV) for the creation of latest 3D ICs and devices that have a system-in-package. The TSVs that are used for this process ...
today AZoNano.com - MEMS business
STMicroelectronics first to use tsv for high volume MEMS production
STMicroelectronics claims to be the world's first manufacturer to have implemented through silicon via technology (tsv) in high volume MEMS production. TSV replaces traditional wiring with short interconnects with short vertical interconnects in ST's ...
yesterday New Electronics - MEMS business
Si2 Announces Sponsorship of "3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration ...
Within the past year alone, there have been several major announcements regarding new 2.5-D, 3-D and TSV manufacturing efforts. Certainly there are obstacles remaining, but the alternatives available to the industry are comparatively far more ...
today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Small defects mean big problems for industrial solar cells
Nanoscale clustering of metal impurities at intragranular dislocations within industrial mc-Si solar cells have been observed by users from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) X-Ray Microscopy ...
today PhysOrg.com - Nanotechnology
thumbnailEngineering Hope: Using Nanotechnology To Beat Cancer Side Effects
KERA's Bill Zeeble reports on nanotechnology research at TCU aimed at new drug delivery methods that eliminate side effects. Valerie Oxford has been a Social Worker at Fort Worth's Moncrief Cancer Institute for18 years. She offers hope to patients ...
today KERA - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNanomaterials help in early diagnosis of Meningitis
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanotechnology is an enabling technology that deals with nanometer-sized objects. A decade ago, nanoparticles were studied because of their size-dependent physical and chemical properties ("Synthesis and Characterization of ...
today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

MEMS Executive Congress 2011
In its seventh year, MEMS Executive Congress is the executive conference that connects the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users. Through keynotes, panel discussions, and numerous networking opportunities, MEMS Executive Congress creates an intimate forum for decision-makers to grow the global MEMS market. Hosted by MEMS Industry Group (MIG). Register Now!

Event Calendar

Modeling and Simulation of Nano/Microsystems Contest
2011-08-29 - 2011-10-31
University of Michigan
GSA Silicon Series
2011-10-20
Boston, MA
Investing in Motion: MEMS Inertial Sensors
MEMS Testing and Reliability Conference
2011-10-20
Santa Clara CA
Increase yields, decrease waste and increase profitability for your company
Technology Platform for Various MEMS Scanner Products
2011-10-20
Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
An Approach to Overcome MEMS Law
MEMS Executive Congress 2011
2011-11-02 - 2011-11-03
Monterey, CA
Connecting the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users
Visit MNX at this event.
American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011
2011-11-07 - 2011-11-08
Chicago IL
Network with 150 + senior level manufacturing professionals from many disciplines.
3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging
2011-12-12 - 2011-12-14
Burlingame, California
Today's Manufacturing Advances, Tomorrow's Impact and Opportunity
2012 Consumer Electronics Association - MEMS TechZone
2012-01-10 - 2012-01-13
Las Vegas NV
MEMS has an official home at CES
SPIE Photonics West 2012
2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26
San Francisco CA
The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference
IEEE MEMS 2012
2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02
Paris, France
Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
MEMS Executive Congress 2012
2012-03-20
Zurich, Switzerland
MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing
2012-03-28 - 2012-03-29
Boston, MA
The Power of Connecting. Your Next Customer is Here!
Hilton Head Workshop 2012
2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07
Hilton Head Island, SC
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
Sensors Expo & Conference 2012
2012-06-06 - 2012-06-07
Rosemont (Chicago) IL
Providing over 25 Years of Technical Innovation & Thought Leadership

Terms of use     Comment on this mailing     Unsubscribe

MEMS & Nanotechnology Exchange     About Us