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Articles tagged with: Mems and Microelectromechanical
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
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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
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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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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
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Popular Consumer and Mobile Products Fuel MEMS Boom
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
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