Figure 1: Installed capacity and MEMS and sensors fab counts MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Total worldwide installed capacity for MEMS and sensors fabs is forecast to grow 25 percent ...

Omnitron Sensors, which makes MEMS sensor chips, has raised $13 million to create inexpensive sensors for self-driving cars. If it works, we could say goodbye to those big spinning domes atop ...

Over the past year, sensor manufacturers have focused on developing new features that can deliver lower power consumption while shrinking package size and easing implementation into new designs. This ...

ST enters into agreement for acquisition of NXP’s MEMS sensor business for a purchase price of up to US$950 million in cash, including US$900 million upfront and US$50 million subject to the ...

MEMS are helping to advance biomedical devices by leaps and bounds, but technical and business challenges remain. Charles Chung, Ph.D. Shown are different pressure sensor designs—each tailored to ...

Fast Lane: Delphi ENgineer Bruce Natvig led the team that developed an earpiece sensor that measures dynamic forces impacting a race car driver's head when a crash occurs. The data will help engineers ...

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are microscopic devices comprised of electronics and mechanical parts. Many recent sensor designs leverage MEMS technology for their high precision and ...

MEMS devices can be optically characterized using several different measurement techniques. This follows the various ...

Rapid advances in intelligent automotive systems were showcased during the first European edition of the MEMS Executive Congress. Such systems can tell whether a child is in the street and enable the ...

As the leading cause of adult disability, spinal conditions are widespread. An estimated 26 million people per year in the United States report suffering from back pain severe enough to cause them to ...

STMicroeletronics (NYSE:STM) has entered into an agreement to buy NXP Semiconductor's (NASDAQ:NXPI) MEMS sensor business for $950M. NXP’s MEMS business generated revenue of $300M last year. It is ...

Some of the biggest advances revealed at Sensors Expo 2008, held June 9-11 in Rosemont, Ill., involved some of the smallest technology. A host of companies was on hand and eager to display their ...