-- Silex Microsystems (Booth 8819) -- recently announced additional
funding from existing and new investors. Silex is dedicating this new
investment toward capacity increases and installation of a new 8-inch MEMS
line. This expansion will enable Silex to meet capacity demand for current
as well as new customers. It will also facilitate Silex's advancing ongoing
programs on CMOS-MEMS integration such as direct bonding, zero cross talk
and Via technologies as well as Wafer Level Packaging (WLP).
-- SVTC Technologies (Booths 5516 and 8716) -- will announce July 14 the
expansion of its next-generation MEMS processing capabilities. SVTC has
added equipment from fellow MIG members Lam Research Corp. and SUSS
MicroTec to provide deep silicon etch, wafer bonding, proximity alignment
and additional microlithography capabilities at SVTC's facilities.
-- Tegal Corporation (Booth 1921) -- will soon announce its new Compact
360™ Nano-Layer Deposition (NLD) system, which improves film quality and
system throughput for manufacturers of MEMS, nanotechnology, optoelectronic
and advanced semiconductor components.
MIG Member News Recap
-- Acuity, Inc. -- announced its company launch on June 10. Founded by
MEMS pioneers Jim Knutti and Henry Allen, Acuity is a fabless semiconductor
company bringing to market a line of high-performance MEMS-based pressure
sensors. The company also announced a production agreement with the MEMS
foundry Semefab.
-- ACUTRONIC USA -- will announce July 14 the release of the AC-217 two-
axis motion table, a new product aimed at providing manufacturers of
inertial MEMS devices and inertial MEMS-based products a cost-effective
solution for product testing.
-- Chipworks -- will soon release ICInside Surveyor, a new software tool
that puts a virtual SEM microscope on the desktop, allowing companies to
view, measure and annotate their competition's device layouts in detail
using high-magnification image mosaics of thousands of SEM images.
-- Freescale -- announced Q2 2008 advancements in its MEMS-based sensors
for in-vehicle networking. Freescale's MEMS-based sensors -- working with
the company's FlexRay™ technology -- provide a smoother driving
experience for the new BMW-X5 series. In June, Freescale announced the
newest version of Red Octane's Guitar Hero® for the Xbox 360™ gaming
system -- which uses Freescale's 3-axis accelerometer for the advanced tilt-
motion sensing that gives gamers that 'rock star' experience.
-- MEI, LLC -- announced July 7 the introduction of its next-generation
"Revolution" Automated, Multi-step Wet Processing System. The new
"Revolution" System combines ease of process control with a rotary robot
design and precision engineering to create a powerful, flexible tool with a
minimal fab footprint. The system features easily managed IDX automation
software, which provides increased control and programmability. In
addition, the system's robotics handle, in a very small footprint, 300mm
wafer carriers through multiple process steps.
-- STMicroelectronics -- announced June 23 with Debiotech the first
prototype of its miniaturized insulin-delivery pump. The company also made
some significant new product announcements in Q2 2008, including a new
surface-mount MEMS single-axis yaw gyroscope for angular rate sensing in
game controllers and navigation systems, and a new 3D orientation sensor,
the company's first product in a new family of MEMS functional sensors.
MEMS Emerging Markets Presentations at TechXPOT
On Tuesday, July 15th, MEMS industry innovators will offer presentations on
recent developments in the MEMS/microstructures (MST) market. All
presentations will take place in the Emerging Markets TechXPOT Pavilion in
Moscone West Hall, Level 2. The following MIG member companies are
presenting:
-- 10:30-10:50 a.m. "Real Consumer Volume: MEMS Devices are Entering High-
Growth Applications" by Jean-Christophe Eloy, director general and general
manager, Yole Développement (Booth 8714)
-- 11:10-11:30 a.m. "iMEMS Everywhere: User Experiences for Hand Held
Devices" by Rob O'Reilly, Director of Test, MEMS Division, Analog Devices
-- 11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. "Silicon MEMS Solutions For Enabling High-End
Camera Quality on Mobile Phones" by Shawn Maloney, VP, Marketing, Sales and
Business Development, Siimpel Corporation
-- 12:10-12:30 p.m. "Microvision's MEMS: New Technologies Ramping up to
New Products" by Jason Tauscher, manager, MEMS Development, Microvision,
Inc.
-- 12:30-12:50 p.m. "New possibilities from MEMS displays" by Brian
Gally, director of engineering, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies
-- 3:00-3:20 p.m. "Deep Silicon Etch for MEMS: A High-Volume
Manufacturing Report" by Steve Lassig, senior program manager, 3D
Integration and MEMS Etch Group, Lam Research Corporation (Booth 1116 and
Esplanade)
-- 3:20-3:40 p.m. "A Unified Approach to High Productivity MEMS Release
Processing" by Alan Atherton, senior technologist, Memsstar Technology
(Booth 8712)
-- 4:20-4:40 p.m. "Wafer Prober-Platforms for Comprehensive Wafer-level
MEMS Tests" by Joshua M. Preston, Marketing Group Manager, SUSS MicroTec
Test Systems (Booths 5639 and 7311)
Other MIG members exhibiting at SEMICON West include: Abbie Gregg, Inc.
(Booth 5168); Brewer Science, Inc. (Booths 6156 and 8729); EV Group,
Inc. (Booth 5429); MEMStaff (Booth 8815); National Institute of
Standards & Technology (Booth 236); OMRON (Booth 6557); PRIMAXX, Inc.
(Booth 2047); and Surface Technology Systems (Booths 2047 and 8443).
About SEMICON West
SEMICON West, North America's largest event dedicated to the global
semiconductor, PV and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains, takes
place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, July 15-17, 2008.
For more information, please visit: www.semiconwest.org.
Visit MIG's SEMICON West Booth at West Hall, #8811 to test drive "MEMS in
the Machine" and to experience the MEMS-enabled Guitar Hero, as well as
enter for a chance to win Red Octane's Guitar Hero.
About MEMS Industry Group
MEMS Industry Group is the trade association representing the MEMS and
microstructures industries. The Association enables the exchange of
non-proprietary information among members; provides reliable industry data
that furthers the development of technology; and works toward the greater
commercial development and use of MEMS and MEMS-enabled devices. More than
80 companies comprise MIG, including Analog Devices, Asia Pacific
Microsystems, Bosch, Draper Laboratory, Freescale Semiconductor, GE Global
Research and GE Sensing, Honeywell, IBM, IDT, Intel, Okmetic, OMRON,
Proteus Biomedical, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics, Taiwan Solutions Systems
Corporation, Texas Instruments and Virtus Advanced Sensors. For more
information, please contact MIG via phone: 412/390-1644, email:
info@memsindustrygroup.org or visit www.memsindustrygroup.org.
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