Articles tagged with: Mems and Semiconductor

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

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Job-related stress: Fatigue effects in silicon

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a mechanical fatigue process that eventually leads to cracks and breakdown in bulk silicon crystals - a phenomenon that's particularly interesting because it long has been thought not to exist. Their recently published results have important implications for the design of new silicon-based micro-electromechanical system (mems) devices which are increasingly used in application such as optical zooms on camera phones.  more

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