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Systems</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS"><b>What is MEMS?</b></font></p> <p><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"> <font size="2"> MEMS stands for Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems. MEMS techniques allow both electronic circuits and mechanical devices to be manufactured on a silicon chip, similar to the process used for integrated circuits. This allows the construction of items such as sensor chips with built-in electronics that are a fraction of the size that was previously possible.  </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Trebuchet MS"><b> MEMS Products</b></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> Four devices using MEMS technology have been commercially successful for several years. </font></span></p> <ul> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">MEMS <a target="_blank" href="http://www.silicondesigns.com/tech.html">accelerometer chips</a> used to trigger airbags </span></font></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">MEMS <a target=_blank href="http://focus.ti.com/download/dlpdmd/115_Digital_Light_Processing_MEMS_Timely_Convergence.pdf"> mirror chips</a> for use in projection screen TVs</span></font></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">MEMS <a target=_blank href="http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/tech_news/tnl0302single.pdf"> inkjet nozzles</a> used in printers</span></font></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Verdana">MEMS <a target=_blank href="http://www.devicelink.com/mem/archive/96/01/003.html">pressure sensors</a> for medical applications</span></font></p> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Trebuchet MS"><b> MEMS Products under Development</b></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> Several interesting new products and applications are being developed using MEMS.</font></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><a target="_blank" href="mems-vibrational-generator.html">MEMS - piezoelectric generator</a> being developed for self contained wireless sensors</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> <font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.analog.com/en/press-release/May_09_2006_ADI_Nintendo_Collaboration/press.html">Computer game controller</a></font></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> using MEMS accelerometer.</font></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font size="2"> <a href="https://www.siliconsensing.com/technology/mems-gyroscopes/" target="_blank"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> MEMS gyroscope</span></a></font><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> with features that significantly lower the cost of integrating the gyroscope into industrial equipment.</font></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> <font size="2"> <a href="https://www.edn.com/design/analog/4430264/Basic-principles-of-MEMS-microphones-" target="_blank">MEMS microphones</a></font></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> that are smaller and more resistant to heat than conventional microphones.</font></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <a target=_blank href="http://my.ece.ucsb.edu/yorklab/Projects/MEMS/qualify.pdf"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> <font size="2">MEMS RF switches</font></span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> to reduce power losses in microwave applications.</font></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.edtv.gatech.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=1583&NewsID=73"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> <font size="2"> <a href="https://www.news.gatech.edu/2006/02/03/new-cardiomems-device-helps-aneurysm-patients" target="_blank">MEMS blood pressure sensor</a></font></span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> with wireless data transfer that can be implanted in patients.</font></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="MsoNormal"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800417924_480500_9e9076f4200605.HTM"> <span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: underline; language: en-US"> <font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193400779">MEMS oscillators</a></font></span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> that are smaller and more integrated with electronics circuits than current quartz oscillators.</font></span></p> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Trebuchet MS"><b> MEMS Company Directory</b></font></p> <table border="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td>Company</td> <td>MEMS Products</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.microgensystems.com/">MicroGen Systems</a></td> <td>Piezoelectric generator that transforms vibrational energy into electricity</td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a target=_blank href="http://www.analog.com/en/cat/0,2878,764,00.html"> Analog Devices</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accelerometers and gyroscopes</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana" size="2"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.st.com/stonline/products/technologies/mems/mems.htm"> STMicroelectronics</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Accelerometer based motion sensors</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a target=_blank href="http://www.memscap.com/en_societe.html">MEMSCAP</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Custom products as well as blood pressure sensors for the medical field and air pressure sensors for the aircraft industry</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana" size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.silexmicrosystems.com/pages">Silex Microsystems</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Custom products including mirror arrays for fiber optic switching, pressure and flow sensors for medical applications</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a target=_blank href="http://www.tronics-mst.com/apps/apps.html">Tronics Microsystems</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Custom products including accelerometers, pressure sensors, scanning mirror, and  RF switches</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.sitime.com/products/products.php">SiTime</a></font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Oscillators</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.debiotech.com/page/index.php?page=product_01&id=1&id_prod=0#type=Features" target="_blank">Debiotech</a></td> <td>Insulin pump</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://baolab.com/">Baolab</a></td> <td>MEMS produced with CMOS production methods</td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Trebuchet MS"><b>MEMS Resources</b></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.mems.sandia.gov/"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2">MEMS at Sandia National Laboratory</font></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%"><font size="2"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"> <a target=_blank href="http://www.memsindustrygroup.org/">MEMS Industry Group</a>; a trade association for MEMS industries</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%"> <a target=_blank href="http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2">National Science Foundation Research Center for Microsensors and Microactuators</font></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%"> <a target=_blank href="http://cmmt.gatech.edu/"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2">Center for MEMS and Micosystems Technology</font></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; language: en-US"><font size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://limmshp.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page">Laboratory for Integrated Micro Mechatronic Systems (LIMMS)</a></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%">  </p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="row" style="text-align:center;" > <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <p><a href="about_us.html" class="auto-style1">About Us</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="contact_us.html" class="auto-style1">Contact Us</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="link.html" class="auto-style1">Link to Us</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="advertising.html" class="auto-style1">Advertise</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="terms-of-use.html" class="auto-style1">Terms of Use</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="privacy.html" class="auto-style1">Privacy Policy</a><span class="auto-style1">     </span> <a href="sitemap.html" class="auto-style1">Site Map</a></p> </div></div>  <footer class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <p><small>Copyright ©2007 - 2023 Hawk's Perch Technical Writing, LLC - All Rights Reserved</small></p> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <script async src="un/js/respond.js"></script> <script src="jquery-latest.min.js"></script> <script src="un/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </body>  </html>

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