10/01/2002  It’s been a long time coming, but this week Analog Devices delivered what product engineers have anticipated for years: an affordable self-contained MEMS gyroscope. Analog spent six years developing the product, a gyro that will sell for as little as $10 and lead to a host of new market uses.

09/26/2002  The U.S. is spending millions of dollars to develop MEMS-based artillery shells and even more for a MEMS-based guidance unit for everything from shells to smart bombs. The goal is to produce an inertial guidance system small enough to fit in an artillery shell, tough enough to be shot from guns and cheap enough to buy by the hundreds of thousands.

09/24/2002  MicroStrain Inc. said it has launched a new product line of wireless triaxial sensors, according to a news release.

09/23/2002  GE Industrial Systems, a division of General Electric Co., announced the completion of its acquisition of MEMS sensor developer NovaSensor Inc. from TRW Inc.

09/23/2002  Microlab Inc. said PHS MEMS will produce its line of radio frequency (RF) MEMS switches, according to a news release

09/10/2002  Teravicta Technologies said it's seeking to ramp up production of its radio-frequency MEMS switches through a partnership with a California-based supplier of magnetic recording heads.

09/10/2002  It may always be Motown. But the region named for its ties to the auto industry offers a lot of potential as the next Microtown, Michigan Gov. John Engler told an audience of small tech leaders Monday. Michigan provides the critical educational, industrial and governmental support to help turn small tech innovations into products, he said.

09/09/2002  More than 300 small tech executives, researchers, investors and analysts from around the world are expected to attend the 2002 International Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems Conference (COMS) in Ypsilanti, Mich., this week.

09/06/2002  The market for radio frequency (RF) MEMS will exceed $1 billion by 2007, according to a report being released this month, as manufacturers of wireless communication devices incorporate the devices into mobile phones, GPS components and computer networking products.

09/03/2002  Canada's National Research Council (NRC) awarded nearly (U.S.) $175,000 to Simpler Networks for a MEMS-based research project, according to a company news release.

09/03/2002  Analog Devices, the semiconductor giant that helped introduce MEMS technology to the world 15 years ago, said today that it has sold its 100 millionth MEMS device.

08/15/2002  Agere Systems Inc., one of only a few makers of MEMS-based switches, said it would cut 4,000 jobs and either sell off or shut down its optical components business by June 30, 2003. Analysts said Agere’s decision is bleak news for small tech research and development projects within the company.

08/05/2002  When Alcatel Optronics announced the management buyout of its Dutch division, the new company decided on a name that describes what it does: C2V – "Concept to Volume." The company uses a process it calls Seamless Microsystem Engineering, which incorporates MEMS design for manufacturing, packaging and assembly.

08/02/2002  In the second major MEMS deal announced this week, General Electric Co.'s Industrial Systems business said it agreed to acquire MEMS sensor developer NovaSensor Inc. from auto and aerospace provider TRW Inc.

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07/25/2002  The small tech industry in India is poised to take a step forward this October, with the launch of the new CranesSci MEMS Lab, a collaboration between the Indian Institute of Science and Cranes Software International Ltd. The MEMS industry in India is still in its infancy, but given the interest some companies are showing, it is expected to grow very quickly.

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07/22/2002  PHS MEMS is one of the few French companies that specialize in MEMS. Created in 1998, the Grenoble-based firm is focused on the communication market. But what really drives the company is "MEMS' foreseable market growth," as CEO Thierry Touchais, puts it. "We believe that the addressable market for MEMS in the mobile communications market is $2 to $3 per handset in 2006."

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