12/05/2006  Yole Développement's market research report, "Status of the MEMS Industry," examines markets, fiscal forecasts, and geographical considerations for MEMS through 2010. Yole studies various business models in the sector as well as emerging MEMS activities in India and China. Analysis of the packaging and test business linked to MEMS manufacturing is also supplied. Yole expects MEMS to reach $10B by 2010, and defines reasons for growth.

12/04/2006  J. P. Sercel Associates (JPSA) announced a new integrated Z-theta motorized stage that it says offers high precision operation for wafer processing and positioning.

10/31/2006  Silicon Microstructures Inc. (SMI), a Milpitas, Calif., silicon sensor designer and manufacturer, announced it has achieved ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification for its new six-inch MEMS production line.

10/11/2006  October 11, 2006 - Silicon Microstructures, Inc. (SMI), a developer of silicon pressure sensors, says it has ramped to 40,000 sensors/day on a new 150mm MEMS manufacturing line.

10/10/2006  Silicon Microstructures Inc. (SMI) of Milpitas, Calif., announced production levels of more than 40,000 pressure sensors per day on its recently installed six-inch wafer MEMS manufacturing line.

10/05/2006  Block MEMS LLC of Marlborough, Mass., announced it was recently awarded a $4.5 million contract by the U. S. Army Research Office.

09/19/2006  Synova, a developer of water jet-guided laser technology, announced it has received a follow-on order from Vishay Intertechnology, one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive components, for its Laser Dicing System (LDS) 200.

08/15/2006  Synova announced that it received financing for $8.1 million, or 10 million Swiss francs (CHF), to develop micromachining centers (MMCs) in several international locations. Swiss banks will fund Synova's worldwide MMC growth strategy. The company plans to construct localized support networks, build application labs offering on-site product demonstrations, and promote laser MicroJet technology applications.

06/13/2006  June 13, 2006 - Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. has agreed to acquire Dimatix Inc., a developer and manufacturer of industrial inkjet printheads, precision micropumps, and specialized print systems, for an undisclosed amount. The company develops systems for jetting fluids such as nanoparticle-based metallic and organic materials in applications such as microelectronic packaging substrates.

06/06/2006  The IX-200 ChromaDice DPSS version is a high-precision wafer dicing system suitable for wafer trimming and scribing applications.

06/06/2006  Dear Editor, Your editorial on the term "nanotechnology" did not go as far as it could in highlighting the ambiguity of the current usage of the "nano" prefix. I have always grudgingly accepted the definition containing features in the 1-100-nm scale as a useful first step in describing what it is we do to a layman. I am surprised to find that the U.S. Nanotechnology Initiative has used this infantile definition in setting out guidelines for what constitutes nanotechnology.

05/05/2006  By Shang-Chou Chang, Shen Chi Hsieh, Kun Shan U., Taiwan; Tsung Chieh Cheng , Bau Tong Dai, National Nano Device Laboratories, Taiwan

OVERVIEW There is increasing interest in the thick, positive, epoxy-based photoresist made of the material AZ P4620 because of its wide applications in micro-fluidic devices and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The optimization of polymerization for this material under near ultraviolet (UV) lithography...

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09/09/2005  Burbank, Calif. — Microfabrica and MOSIS have launched the EFAB Access Design Competition for microdevices. Offered by MOSIS, EFAB Access, a low-cost prototyping service for MEMS and microdevice development, is the first multi-project run service to offer Microfabrica's EFAB 3-D micromanufacturing technology. The three winning microdevice designs will be built free of charge through the EFAB Access program.