January 27, 2009: MEMS switches and varicap products are finding their way into commercial products despite the economic downturn, thanks to increased interest from cell phone companies, according to a report from the research group Yole Développement.
Yole’s report highlights the companies it says are poised to be the next leading players and which applications will drive the MEMS switch and varicap sales in the 2007-2012 period.
Six players are currently commercializing or sampling products on the market (RadantMEMS, MEW, Advantest, XCOMwireless, MEMtronics, Wispry) and more than 20 additional products development projects have been listed in the report, according to Yole.
The report also focuses on RF MEMS switches for increasingly in-demand cell phone applications.