How China Can Successfully Compete in the MEMS Race
As trade tensions continue to flare between China and the United States, China is ramping up investment in its own …
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How to Navigate MEMS Manufacturing for the Next Decade
Experts are predicting continued growth for MEMS devices for the next decade, driven by consumer applications such as smartphones, voice-activated …
Part 3: Vapour Phase Etching: A User’s Guide
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device fabrication presents unique challenges for process engineers and their choice of equipment. This is largely due …
Part 2: Material Issues in MEMS Etching Processes
MEMS device fabrication requires a broad range of reactions and chemistries to create the structures and functions of these complicated …
Part 1: Getting a Handle on MEMS Process Variables
Fabricating MEMS devices presents unique challenges because of the three-dimensional (3D) and mechanical nature of the products. Specific mechanical structures …
memsstar Recognized by Texas Instruments with 2017 Supplier Excellence Award
memsstar Ltd., a leading provider of etch and deposition equipment to manufacturers of semiconductors and micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), has …
Single Wafer vs Batch Wafer Processing
In both semiconductor device and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing, wafer processes are generally divided into single wafer and batch processing. …
memsstar Supports University of Edinburgh MEMS Researchers
memsstar’s close collaboration with the University of Edinburgh has resulted in the first in a series of published MEMS research …
Heterogeneous Integration Versus Dimensional Scaling; One Year In (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, I covered the perspectives of dimensional scaling vs. heterogeneous integration based on discussions …
SEMICON West 2016: Update from the Semiconductor Suppliers
Every year at SEMICON West, in addition to taking in keynotes and technology sessions, I like to catch up with …
