Jan. 31, 2006 — The MEMS Industry Group, a trade association based in Pittsburgh that represents the MEMS and microstructures industries, has released its Industry Report — Focus on Technical and Scientific Challenges to Successful MEMS Commercialization. The report discusses the industry’s success factors, including the increased availability of materials and characterization data, modeling software and improved reliability and performance of MEMS devices. It also covers remaining challenges such as wafer-level packaging and system integration. The report is based on findings at the association’s two annual conferences, the MEMS Executive Congress and its technical conference, METRIC 2005.