]> http://www.instrumentationews.com/taxonomy/term/24/0 en http://www.instrumentationews.com/silicon_mems_microphones_in_20_of_mobile_phones_in_2006_says_the_information_network Nearly 90% of shipments in 2006 were for cell phones with the remaining nearly 10% in consumer applications such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and PDAs. In 2008 a small percentage of silicon microphones will be going into headsets and hearing aids, according to TIN. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 09 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/vialogy_offers_aerospace_industry_a_highly_scaleable_platform_for_integrating_emerging_wireless_mems_and_rfid_devices ViaLogy's Pulsed Microwave Data Link (PMDL(TM)) platform combines synergistic advances in MEMS sensors, power optimized active radio-frequency (RF) scanning for embedded MEMS/RFID tag interrogation, internet protocol- enabled MEMS interoperability for wireless interconnect switches, smart summarization and weak signal processing to extract diagnostic signatures. Devices Microelectromechanical (MEMS) RFID Thu, 03 May 2007 18:36:39 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/akusticas_digital_microphone_wins_innovation_award_from_edn_magazine Akustica's digital microphone offers far-reaching benefits to PC and other consumer electronics manufacturers who typically are looking for fast time-to-market, a simple manufacturing process, and the smallest components for resource-constrained devices. At less than 4mm x 4mm, the Akustica microphone occupies only a tiny footprint on a portable device... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 02 May 2007 18:36:39 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/kebaili_corporation_new_reverse_pulse_plating_controller_for_applications_in_mems_and_nanotechnology The CPG-500 power requirement is 100-240 V AC at 50-60 Hz, is microprocessor-controlled, is fully user programmable, and is self-contained with no need to connect to a PC. The CPG-500 is very user friendly, it can be programmed for DC plating, pulse plating, or reverse pulse plating. Instruments Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Nano Sensors Tue, 01 May 2007 18:36:39 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/bright_outlook_for_mems_in_consumer_electronics_according_to_in_stat The worldwide MEMS market in consumer electronics will grow from US$727 million in 2006 to over US$1 billion by 2009, the high-tech market research firm says. MEMS will expand to a broad array of consumer applications including game consoles, portable consumer electronics devices (such as digital camcorders), and GPS devices. Sensors Devices Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:22:16 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_device_controls_human_cells To get liver cells to express specific liver functions, they needed to manipulate supporting stromal cells for 18 hours. The device would allow biologists to keep the stromal, or connective tissue, cells, close together, but would avoid physical contact over the entire 18 hours, which would harm the cells. Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:43:02 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/nanomechanical_oscillators_provide_new_way_to_read_nanoscale_vibrations The catch is that measuring their vibrations isn't easy. It is usually done by bouncing laser beams off them -- which won't work when the nanodevices become smaller than the wavelength of the light -- or with piezoelectric devices -- those bulky quartz crystals we're trying to get rid of. Devices Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Nano Sensors Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_tech_targets_main_board The company had just sealed a contract with a US-based semiconductor-related group to supply silicon microphones. The contract will bring in up to US$40mil revenue to MEMS Tech. Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/nanopipetting_on_star_line_workstations The Hamilton nanopipetting application distinguishes itself by providing the option of monitoring each pipetting step using patented Seyonic Mems flow sensors and pipetting technology to detect foam, clogs or insufficient sample liquid during aspiration. Sensors Flow Sensors Laboratory Equipment Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:04:10 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/university_of_maryland_announces_finalists_for_its_50k_business_plan_competition From Dreams and Sweat: University of Maryland Announces Finalists for Its $50K Business Plan Competition. They're solving problems: how to reduce medical errors, how to dispose of aging satellites. Devices Health Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Nano Sensors Software Wireless Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/transducer_technology_inc_and_kwj_engineering_inc_announce_merger_new_era_in_nano_mems_based_gas_detection_instrumentation Two companies in Silicon Valley announce a business merger that will accelerate the use of MEMS and Nano technologies in the gas detection industry. A joining of Nano/MEMS technology with top grade product engineering will assist in solving virtually any gas detection need. KWJ/TTI facilities include a new state of the art clean room for sensor manufacture as well as equipment for R&D, custom engineering, manufacture and calibration of complete gas detection systems. Chemical Sensors Gas Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Nano Sensors Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/dicon_fiberoptics_inc_introduces_an_ultracompact_1_ch_mems_roadm In long-term toggling tests, DiCon's MEMS chips continue to operate perfectly beyond 3 billion cycles. The 1-CH MEMS ROADM is based on proprietary thin-film coating and MEMS technologies. A MEMS mirror is combined with a customized thin-film filter to form a component that demultiplexes a fixed wavelength, provides add/drop switching, and then multiplexes that wavelength back with the rest of the channels. Devices Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:08:51 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/epson_develops_a_next_generation_inkjet_print_head Epson Develops a Next-Generation Inkjet Print Head Using an Original Thin-Film Piezo Element That Has the World’s Highest Degree of Distortion Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Actuator devices Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:04:10 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_growing_in_consumer_electronics MEMS will expand to a broad array of consumer applications including game consoles, portable consumer electronics devices (such as digital camcorders), and GPS devices. Pressure sensors have the greatest potential in consumer electronics in the short-term, followed by microphones and displays. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/soi_serves_new_semiconductor_memory_and_mems_applications "Besides being the core material for high-end microprocessors and other cutting-edge chips, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) is also found in emerging applications such as capacitor-less memory, electronics for by-wire technology, bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), radio frequency identification (RFID), and micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS)" Devices Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200