MEMSIC Scheduled to Report First Quarter 2010 Results on May 11, 2010

ANDOVER, Mass., Apr 19, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- MEMSIC, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!mems/quotes/nls/mems (MEMS 3.49, +0.06, +1.75%) , a leading MEMS solution provider, today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter 2010 after the market closes on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Management will hold a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET that day to review and discuss the Company's results. More info...

Analog Devices Introduces High-Performance MEMS Microphones

NORWOOD, Mass., Apr 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Many of today's portable electronic devices are on the cusp of an audio revolution. While in recent years designers have focused on the development of exciting new functions, such as wireless Internet access and mobile TV reception, advancement of audio functions has lagged behind. Analog Devices, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!adi/quotes/nls/adi (ADI 30.67, +0.25, +0.82%) , well known for delivering superior high-performance audio signal processing technology, has created two new 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 suppression, and TIA-920-compliance for VoIP applications. More info

Coventor to Provide Overview of "MEMS for the Mainstream" Strategy at Globalpress Electronics Summit

CARY, NC, Apr 19, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Coventor, Inc., (http://www.coventor.com/) the leading supplier of solutions for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), will discuss its strategy for integrating MEMS-based design approaches with traditional IC design flows at the upcoming Globalpress Electronics Summit, April 27 in Santa Cruz, California. Coventor president and CEO Mike Jamiolkowski will be part of a panel discussion entitled "MEMS is Hot" that will include leading MEMS device and infrastructure suppliers such as Analog Devices, Applied Materials, Bosch Sensortec and Kionix. MEMS Industry Group, the trade association representing the MEMS industry, collaborated with Globalpress to bring this elite panel together. Moreinfo..

MEMS for Tilt Measurement and Headlight Leveling

High-intensity discharge (HID) headlights improve the safety of night driving by projecting light further down the road and increasing the time available for reaction to problems. Typical HID systems project up to 3,500 lumens, while older halogen systems produce a maximum of 2,100 lumens.

Although HID headlights improve the safety of night driving for users, they can cause glare and can (briefly) blind the driver of an oncoming vehicle on any two-lane road. This makes it more difficult for approaching drivers to identify pedestrians and other road hazards. For example, four percent of respondents to a survey cited glare as contributing to their accident; the problem can often be worse for older people or anyone with a vision impairment. More info...

iPhone, Palm Pre, BlackBerry Boost Popularity of Accelerometer Technology

Expect accelerometers to be in one-third of mobile phones by 2010 and to reach sales of $1.6 billion in 2013, says iSuppli. The popularity of this screen-orienting feature has been encouraged by the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm, to name just a few of the devices they're now inside. More info ...

Energy harvesting at Holst Research Centre

Vibrational energy harvesting

Both piezoelectric and electrostatic energy harvesters are developed using micromachining with complete MEMS microgenerators a focus and at least 100 microwatts/cm2 an objective. Both PZT and AlN materials are used and two concepts of electrostatic generator are being explored. Electrostatic, otherwise known as capacitive harvesting becomes attractive at micro scale where the most attractive bulk forms of harvesting - photovoltaics and electrodynamics, cease to be scalable. Already a world record for power output has been achieved. More info...

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