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Nanusens Leverages MEMS-Within-CMOS to Unlock 5G and 6G Bands

Nanusens Leverages MEMS-Within-CMOS to Unlock 5G and 6G Bands

MEMS technologist Nanusens is putting its RF digitally tunable capacitors (DTCs) to new use in RF front ends to help 5G and 6G take off.


News Jul 24, 2024 by Jake Hertz
My Favorites From Sensors Converge 2024

My Favorites From Sensors Converge 2024

A short recap of some of the most interesting technologies I was able to see while walking the show floor this year.


News Jun 28, 2024 by Dale Wilson
TDK Launches Sensor Partner Program and MEMS Microphone

TDK Launches Sensor Partner Program and MEMS Microphone

TDK is building a collaborative ecosystem around its InvenSense MEMS sensors for IoT, wearable, hearable, AR/VR, and robotics applications.


News Jun 28, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Key Concepts of Magnetic Materials

Key Concepts of Magnetic Materials

This article discusses the following basic concepts related to magnetic materials: the magnetic dipole moment, magnetization vectors, susceptibility, and permeability.


State of the Industry: Semiconductor Insiders Discuss the Ambitions and Realities of the CHIPS Act

State of the Industry: Semiconductor Insiders Discuss the Ambitions and Realities of the CHIPS Act

The goal of the CHIPS Act is to invigorate US semiconductor manufacturing. Three leaders in the US semiconductor industry with unique perspectives join us to discuss: Will it work? Is it enough? And where should future investments go?


Melexis Releases ‘Revolutionary’ MEMS Pressure Sensor for EV Cooling

Melexis Releases ‘Revolutionary’ MEMS Pressure Sensor for EV Cooling

Melexis is debuting its Triphibian technology in a new MEMS pressure sensor that measures both gas and liquid—and is robust enough to survive a frozen state.


News Jan 29, 2024 by Duane Benson
Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
How To Perform Fault Classification With an AI-Based Vibration Sensor Node

How To Perform Fault Classification With an AI-Based Vibration Sensor Node

Learn how to use edge AI technology to do predictive maintenance, leveraging machine learning, vibration sensors, and wireless connectivity.


SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

This ruggedized version of SiTime's Epoch platform acts as a holdover when GPS signals drop because of inclement weather, spoofing, jamming, or other disruptions. 


News Dec 13, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

Armed with specifications well suited to data center and network infrastructure needs, these new MEMS-based oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs) ensure robust precision timing.


News Sep 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
ESA Demos MEMs Rocket Thruster That’s as Small as a Coin

ESA Demos MEMs Rocket Thruster That’s as Small as a Coin

Miniature satellite thruster rocket engine with 1 mm combustion chamber requires MEMs fabrication techniques to manufacture. Uses only ice and electricity to create power.


News Sep 18, 2023 by Duane Benson
Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

Nanusens Reimagines MEMS Fabrication—With Major Capacitance Payoffs

By modifying CMOS processing techniques, Nanusens claims to have made a breakthrough in MEMS sensor fabrication.


News Jul 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Marveling at MEMS: The New Superheroes of The Silicon World

Marveling at MEMS: The New Superheroes of The Silicon World

Fari Assaderaghi and SiTime are aiming to disrupt the 70-year-old quartz timing industry by replacing crystals with silicon MEMS. After nearly two decades of following “Moore’s Law for timing improvements,” their time may have finally arrived.


Pickering Teams Up With Menlo Micro for MEMS-Based RF Multiplexers

Pickering Teams Up With Menlo Micro for MEMS-Based RF Multiplexers

The collaboration will deliver test systems with 300x longer operational life and 60x test system throughput, according to the companies.


News Jun 23, 2023 by Jake Hertz
xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

xMEMS’ All-silicon, Solid-state Fidelity Micro Speakers Now Available

These speakers are said to offer higher performance in a smaller size, bringing high-fidelity audio to new applications.


News Apr 25, 2023 by Aaron Carman
SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

With car designs getting ever more advanced, timing ICs are playing a big role. SiTime’s new devices aim to meet the special challenges of automotive timing.


News Apr 22, 2023 by Jeff Child
Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.


News Feb 13, 2023 by Jeff Child
Memtransistor-based Collision Detection Scheme is Inspired by Insects

Memtransistor-based Collision Detection Scheme is Inspired by Insects

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University created an ultra-low power collision detection system inspired by insects such as the locust, which can detect potential crashes, even at night.


News Jan 25, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Menlo Micro Supports Low–power MEMS With High-voltage Driver IC

Created for MEMS applications where high voltages are needed, the company’s new driver IC features an embedded charge pump.


News Jan 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Aimed at Power Distribution, Menlo Micro Debuts “Highest” Power MEMS Switch

Aimed at Power Distribution, Menlo Micro Debuts “Highest” Power MEMS Switch

Putting its Ideal Switch technology back into action, Menlo Micro has unveiled what it says is the industry highest power MEMS switch device.


News Dec 01, 2022 by Jeff Child