Articles tagged with: Mems

MEMS Microphones Shipments to Rise to 1 Billion in 2013

Despite a slowdown in 2009, global shipments of Microelectromechanical System (mems) microphones are set to more than triple from 2008 to 2013 due to their strong acceptance in mobile handsets and other applications, according to iSuppli. more

Gyroscopes Spin up in Video Games and Cell Phones

When Nintendo wanted to enhance the sensitivity of its motion-sensitive video-game controllers, it turned to 3-axis gyroscope technology in the form of its Wii Motionplus add-on. more

Tiny 'MEMS' devices to filter, amplify electronic signals

Researchers are developing a new class of tiny mechanical devices containing vibrating, hair-thin structures that could be used to filter electronic signals in cell phones and for other more exotic applications. more

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Qualcomm and Foxlink Commence Operations at mirasol Display Fabrication Facility

Qualcomm's mems Technologies subsdiary has announced that a dedicated mirasol display fabrication plant in Taiwan has commenced operations. The Qualcomm facility is the result of a collaboration with Foxlink. more

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Accelerometers set to become leading MEMS device in 2013

When you turn your iPhone to the side and the screen automatically adjusts from portrait to landscape view, there’s an accelerometer at work. When you swing your Wii controller and bowl a virtual strike, there’s an accelerometer at work. more

Mobile services made simple

European researchers believe they have achieved what has remained an almost impossible dream in the wireless world: powerful mobile services that work simply, seamlessly and intuitively. European researchers have developed a mobile services platform that is generating a lot of excitement among fellow researchers and developers. It already works with Windows Mobile and Symbian, two leading mobile phone operating systems. more

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From the gyroscope in your PlayStation 3 game controller, to the accelerometer in your iPhone, Microelectromechanical Systems (mems) are making major inroads in the consumer- and mobile-electronics worlds, causing market revenue in this area to nearly triple from 2006 to 2012, according to iSuppli. more

iPhone Mania Boosts Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Market

The success of AppleĂ's iPhone is spurring competitors to offer products with comparable features, fueling a sales boom for Microelectromechanical Systems (mems) accelerometers used to detect motion in smart phones. more

DoCoMo Invests in Mobile Camera Developer

Siimpel Corporation, a supplier of optical micro-electrical-mechanical systems (mems) based solutions for the mobile market, announced that it has completed an investment round in support of its mems technology and product development for mobile camera applications. DoCoMo Capital, the corporate venture arm of Japan's NTT DoCoMo has joined Siimpel's existing strategic investors from the mobile market which includes the venture arms of Qualcomm, Motorola, and Micron Technology. more

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The Birth of a Mobile-Handset Powerhouse

Epcos's recent acquisition of NXP Semiconductor's Radio-Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF mems) business establishes the company as the leader in a technology that promises to expand the capabilities and cut the costs and power consumption of mobile handsets, according to iSuppli. more

Related Tags: wi-fi, semiconductor, isuppli, power-amplifiers, nxp, battery, switches, analog, chipset, Germany

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