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Tuesday 17 February 2009
IDMs cut MEMS prices targeting China white-box handset market
International IDMs, including Freescale Semiconductor, Analog Devices (ADI) and STMicroelectronics, have lowered prices for their accelerometers (g-sensors) to compete with China-based...
Monday 16 February 2009
MEMS makers diversifying g-sensor development
Accelerometer (g-sensor) makers are changing their strategies, developing different g-sensors to meet the specific of needs of different market segments, according to industry sour...
Thursday 5 February 2009
China foundry FMIC seeking MEMS orders from Taiwan designers
China-based foundry Founder Microelectronics International (FMIC), a member of the Founder Group, has recently visited a number of Taiwan IC design companies aiming to secure MEMS...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Memsmart begins CMOS MEMS mass production
Memsmart Semiconductor, a Taiwan-based fabless IC design company, has begun mass production of CMOS-MEMS accelerometers (g-sensors), according to company president Eason Chiu. The...
Monday 2 February 2009
Popular consumer and mobile products fuel MEMS boom, says iSuppli
From the gyroscope in game controllers to the accelerometer in handsets, MEMS applications are making major inroads in the consumer and mobile electronics worlds, causing market revenues...
Thursday 15 January 2009
MEMS foundries transforming into 'foundry IP companies'
Taiwan MEMS foundries have come up with an idea of turning themselves into so-called "foundry IP companies" that can be differentiated from the MEMS business operated by...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Memsic, VTI, and ITRI entering MEMS LBS market
Memsic and Finnish VTI Technologies have recently unveiled MEMS-based solutions for the location-based service (LBS) market. Meanwhile, Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute...
Friday 9 January 2009
Taiwan MEMS design companies develop MEMS modules to compete with IDMs
IMU Solutions (IMUS) has introduced MEMS modules combining accelerometers (g-sensors) and other IC chips, while Apm Communication (Apmcomm) has also developed wireless products integrating...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Testing equipment maker Chroma Ate eyes MEMS
Taiwan-based Chroma Ate, which specializes in automatic testing equipment, is reportedly looking to develop its expertise for the MEMS (micro electronic-mechanical system) manufacturing...
Tuesday 6 January 2009
APM subsidiary to mass produce digital g-sensors in 1Q09
Apm Communication (Apmcomm), a subsidiary of Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) invested by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has begun mass production of analog MEMS accelerometers...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Asustek to showcase MEMS e-sticks for notebook games next year
Asustek Computer will showcase gyroscope e-sticks and gaming software for notebooks during Computex Taipei next year as the company explores the business opportunities of MEMS in...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Second-generation PS3 features cost reduction, says iSuppli
Sony's new-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3) features a cost-reduced design due to integration and some key changes in components from the previous-generation model, according to a teardown...
Friday 26 December 2008
TSMC expands workforce in MEMS department
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is taking the advantage of low foundry utilization by transferring more engineers to its MEMS department, according to the industry...
Friday 26 December 2008
Nintendo increases orders to InvenSense
Nintendo has placed extra orders with its component supplier InvenSense and has already forwarded part of the payment in advance, which is an indication of strong growth for the Japanese...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
MEMS to bring in NT$50 billion, says president of Cadence Asia Lung Chu
MEMS is expected to bring in sales worth NT$50 billion (US$1.5 billion) as long as MEMS components can be produced on a large scale, according to Lung Chu, president of Asia Pacific...
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