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Monday 14 September 2009
InvenSense unveils digital dual-axis gyroscope for camera phones and DSCs
Sunnyvale, Calif., September 8, 2009 - InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MEMS-based motion processing products for consumer electronics, today announced the new IDG-2000 dual-axis...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Taiwan LED equipment maker develops US$1,500 MEMS micro-spectrometers
Taiwan-based LED manufacturing and testing equipment maker Chang-Yu Technology (CYT), which specializes in automated LED chip sorting machines, recently released prototype MEMS-based...
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Bosch-Akustica acquisition a win-win strategy: Q&A with Akustica founder Michael E Elchik
MEMS microphone supplier Akustica was officially acquired by automotive MEMS IDM Robert Bosch North America in August 2009. Michael E Elchik, Akustica's founder and VP of sales, recently...
Friday 4 September 2009
TSMC to speed up MEMS equipment procurement
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will place orders to MEMS equipment makers soon for capacity expansion in order to win more MEMS OEM orders in 2010, according to...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
MEMS IDMs pressured by low-priced China electronic sensors
China's white-box handset makers have turned to use electronic sensors made by local companies instead of first-tier IDMs' MEMS sensors for their new products due to cost concern...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
MediaTek reportedly plans to acquire MEMS technology for Android handset chips
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-Kai has reportedly been in discussions with InvenSense CEO Steve Nasiri for future cooperation, according to market sources.
Thursday 27 August 2009
Gyroscopes spin up in video games and handsets, says iSuppli
The global market for gyroscopes used in consumer electronics and handsets will expand to US$347.2 million in 2013, up from US$152.9 million in 2008, according to iSuppli.
Monday 24 August 2009
Domintech to introduce accelerometers
Domintech, a subsidiary of Unimicron Technology, plans to introduce its first own-branded accelerometers (g-sensors) by the end of 2009, according to the company.
Friday 21 August 2009
TSMC to introduce CMOS MEMS process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will soon announce a new technology that enables the manufacturing of MEMS devices via its CMOS process alone, according to market...
Friday 21 August 2009
Bosch to acquire Akustica
Automotive MEMS IDM Robert Bosch North America has announced to acquire MEMS microphone supplier Akustica, while terms of the agreement will not be disclosed.
Wednesday 19 August 2009
G-sensor pricing to drop by 10-20%
Quotes of 3-axis accelerometers (g-sensors) are expected to drop by US$0.1-0.2 later in the third quarter of 2009, down from about US$1 at present, since the capacity expansion of...
Tuesday 18 August 2009
SPP buys Aviza assets for MEMS expansion
California-based semiconductor equipment supplier Aviza Technology, which in June filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has inked a deal to sell assets to Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP)...
Friday 14 August 2009
KYEC develops motion module to lower MEMS testing costs
Taiwan-based testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has developed and volume-shipped low-g testing motion modules for MEMS accelerometers. The new module is expected to...
Friday 7 August 2009
Strong growth set for pico projectors in handsets, says iSuppli
Because of their capability to overcome screen-size limitations in mobile electronics devices, tiny pico projectors embedded into products such as smart phones are set for a staggering...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
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