12/19/2009 9:59:11 AM
MEMS Industry Group Ends Year on High Note
The MEMS industry ends 2009 as one of the bright lights in the electronics industry. According to MEMS Industry Group, the trade association representing the MEMS and microstructures industries, OEMs are increasingly using tiny microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, to make mobile handsets and other portable devices more ‘touch-aware,’ video games more motion-sensitive, and automobiles both safer and more energy-efficient. What’s more, MEMS is gaining ground in bio/medical systems and is emergent in greentech/cleantech technologies, positioning the industry for a rosier 2010.
“We have every reason to be optimistic,” commented Karen Lightman, managing director of MEMS Industry Group. “Our industry fared better than many in 2009, even seeing positive growth in markets such as consumer electronics and smartphones. And rather than reduce activity this year, we actually increased our programs and events considerably.”
MIG’s 2009 highlights include:
- Hosting the first MEMS Industry Panel at Globalpress Electronics Summit, an annual event attended by over 80 international media.
- METRIC, MIG’s annual members-only technical meeting, focused on key short- and long-term growth opportunities for MEMS in a changing economy.
- A full slate of activities at SEMICON West: co-sponsoring the premiere of MEMS: Making Micro Machines, a new Silicon Run documentary on MEMS design, fabrication, testing and packaging; offering a MEMS Education Series™ short course on MEMS business and management; hosting MIG’s annual cocktail party reception for members.
- Delivering a keynote address on the state of the U.S. MEMS market to an international audience at Exhibition Micromachines/MEMS 2009 in Tokyo, the world’s largest exhibition on MEMS and nanotechnologies.
- Launching several new programs benefiting members: MEMS Marketplace™, a publicly available online ‘matchmaking’ portal for MEMS suppliers and business partners; MEMS Best Known Practices white paper series; MEMSblog; MEMS Glossary; and a MIG presence on several popular social media sites: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
- Setting an attendance record at MEMS Executive Congress, the only annual conference specifically dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information among companies both making, and using, MEMS. Held November 4-6 in Sonoma, CA.
- Addition of new members: AEPI Grenoble-Isere France Economic Development Agency; Applied Materials; Applied Microstructures; ARRI; Boschman Technologies B.V.; Brewer Science; ChemGroup LLC; DALSA Semiconductor; DHarris Group; Fab Owners Association; Fraunhofer IPMS; Gavin Ho Consulting; IMEC; Intellisense Software; InvenSense; LETI; MEMSCAP; MicroGen Systems; Proteus Biomedical and Semiconductor Support Services.
MIG’s 2010 featured activities to include:
- Managing Director Karen Lightman as featured speaker at several upcoming conferences:
- MicroNanoTec/HANNOVER MESSE 2010’s Innovations for Industry Forum, April 19-23, as a guest of IVAM; and
- Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS 2010 in Tokyo, July 28-30, as a guest of Micromachine Center Japan.
- METRIC 2010 annual meeting, Optimizing MEMS Fabrication, in San Jose, CA, May 18-19—for the first time strategically co-located with MEPTEC’s MEMS Symposium.
- Co-hosting the panel, MEMS is HOT—How MEMS is Fueling Growth in the Post-recession Economy, at the Globalpress Electronics Summit 2010 in Santa Cruz, CA, April 27.
- Expansion of MEMS Education Series™:
- Spotlight on BioMEMS and NanoMedicine—a one-day executive workshop for MIG members at the Department of NanoMedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME) in Houston on March 18; and
- MEMS Reliability short course—offered on the eve of SEMICON West, July 12, 2009.
- Members-only annual cocktail party at SEMICON West, July 14
- MEMS Executive Congress—Scottsdale, AZ, November 3-4.
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 commercialization of MEMS and MEMS-enabled devices. Nearly 80 companies comprise MIG, including Analog Devices, Applied Microstructures, Bosch, Freescale, GE, Honeywell, Intel, InvenSense, OMRON, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments. For more information, contact MIG via phone: 412/390-1644, email: info@memsindustrygroup.org or visit http://www.memsindustrygroup.org.
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