Tango Systems Joins Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) Consortium, Continues With 10th Electronic Packaging Research Consortium
UCLA gets 5.5Million $ to develop new rotating microscale motors
MEMS oscillators cracking mass market
Adding a keen ability to sense motion, MEMS have started moving into cell phones, the largest single product category in consumer electronics in terms of unit sales. The MEMS market "boomed" with the entry into cell phones, Strauss said.
Nasiri says the MPU-3000 will add "touch anywhere" and other features to cell phones. Users will be able to turn on and off smart phone applications with a touch, and "zoom in and out just by moving your wrist," he said.
MPU-3000 MEMS will address another problem faced by makers of smart phones and tablet computers. More info...
MEMS Putting Smart Phones Into Motion
Ever wonder how a car's air bag deploys, or how those wireless game controllers work, or what keeps your digital camera stable as you snap a photo?
The answer is electronic gizmos that are being used in more and more products: MEMS, micro-electromechanical systems, which combine circuitry with tiny, nano-scale gears on a sliver of silicon. They usually act as a sensor.
MEMS are being used more often because they use less space, cost less and work better than the alternative — separate chips and mechanical parts. More info ...
MEMS device generates power from body heat
The entire generator consists of a chip with a size of 1 x 1 cm2, which holds more than 30,000 thermocouples. The thermocouples, when arranged in groups called thermopiles, detect a temperature difference between the hot and cold junctions and produce a voltage. With a temperature difference of 5K, the device can generate a voltage of 16.7 volts and a power output of 1.3 microwatts. For more info ...
ANALOG DEVICES’ LOW-POWER MEMS ACCELEROMETER RECEIVES DESIGN NEWS MAGAZINE GOLDEN MOUSETRAP AWARD
MEMS for real: high-fidelity microphones - ELEKTOR.com
Analog Devices has created two MEMS microphones that enable advanced audio functions for portable electronics. These functions include high-fidelity audio/video playback, hands free communication, and voice recognition with built-in wind noise sup
The ADMP 404 and ADMP405 iMEMS microphones offer SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 62 dB A-weighted and PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) of 70 dBV with integrated high-pass filtering. The devices are available in a 3.35 mm × 2.50 mm × 0.88 mm surface-mount package for more info...