10/02/2012 

Sand 9 is partnering with GlobalFoundries for high-volume manufacturing of its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) timing technology, which incorporates silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and through-silicon vias (TSV).

09/27/2012 

A device that measures very thin quantities of liquid, such as the synovial fluid in knee joints, and a device that measures change in mass when a microdevice adsorbs small amounts of material, earned top honors in Sandia National Labs' annual student MEMS design contest.

09/26/2012 

X-Fab Silicon Foundries says it will invest more than $50M over the next three years in its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) operations, aiming to grow the business to become among the top MEMS foundries worldwide.

09/21/2012 

Demand for chip tools fell again in August and is off by -30% from its peak in early summer, fulfilling fears that the second half of 2012 will be sluggish for chipmaking investments, according to the latest data from SEMI.

09/20/2012 

CrossFiber, a San Diego, CA maker of photonic switches that incorporate microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology, has acquired substantially all the assets of 2D MEMS switch firm OMM.

09/19/2012 

X-Fab Silicon Foundries has debuted an open-platform MEMS 3D inertial sensor process, what it claims is the first to be made available directly from a high-volume pure-play foundry.

09/18/2012 

At IEDM, IBM researchers will demonstrate high-performance state-of-the-art CMOS circuits —including SRAM memory and ring oscillators—on a flexible plastic substrate.

09/17/2012 

CrossFiber, a San Diego, CA maker of photonic switches that incorporate MEMS technology, says it has completed the final tranche of a Series D round of funding, which closes totaling $13.4 million.

09/17/2012 

The 58th annual IEDM will take place December 10-12, 2012 at the San Francisco Hilton Union Square, preceded by a full day of Short Courses on Sunday, Dec. 9 and by a program of 90-minute afternoon tutorial sessions on Saturday, Dec. 8.

09/04/2012 

Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and MOSIS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to offer a multiple-project wafer service targeting silicon integrated photonics.

08/23/2012 

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), a technology licensing company, will undergo a restructuring and related cost saving measures to cut its expenses by$30-35 million annually.

08/23/2012 

The MEMS & NANO free 2-day conference, presented by JEMI, Nanotechnology KTN, and MANCEF, will cover advances in MEMS and nanoscale processes for electronics, industrial and biomedical applications.

08/21/2012 

Heptagon, wafer-level optics maker, ordered an advanced DWL 2000 maskless lithography system from Heidelberg Instruments. The tool has sophisticated Gray Scale Exposure capability.

08/20/2012 

The second annual SensorsCon 2013, the conference for Sensors Technology, Design and Applications, March 6, 2013, Techmart Center, Santa Clara, CA, is accepting applications for exhibitors, sponsors and speakers.

08/20/2012 

SEMICON Taiwan 2012, held September 5-7, will feature both Taiwan MEMS suppliers and global MEMS elites -- including Asia Pacific Microsystems, Freescale, InvenSense, and STMicroelectronics -- who will discuss innovation in MEMS design, manufacture, packaging, testing and equipment.

08/16/2012 

Tessera appointed Rick Neely, Jr. as EVP and CFO, responsible for the company

08/13/2012 

MEMS Executive Congress 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ, will host keynotes from Ajith Amerasekera, TI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, in Texas Instruments’ Kilby Labs, who will discuss how immersive intelligent systems will change the management of our cities, buildings, personal life, health, transportation, safety and security; and Robert Brunner, founder, creative director and partner, Ammunition, who will explore the critical connection between brand identity and connection to consumers.

08/10/2012 

Laser nanofabrication can now meet the needs of submicron and nanoscale feature size manufacturing, and can operate in air, vacuum, or liquid processes. Sister publication Industrial Laser Solutions recently published Laser nanofabrication: A route toward next-generation mass production.

08/08/2012 

Standardized testing and measurement methods, NIST argues, will enable MEMS lab-on-chip manufacturers to accurately determine important physical characteristics of LOC devices such as dimensions, electrical surface properties, and fluid flow rates and temperatures. These must be calculable at all stages of production, from processing of raw materials to final rollout of products.

08/02/2012 

Vectron International and Knowles Electronics entered into a strategic partnership with SiTime Corporation, aiming to grow MEMS timing components in the frequency control products market.