Unlocking Accurate Chemical Sensing on the Go
Air pollution is one of the grand challenges facing the entire planet — from the wealthiest nations to the least developed. The World Health Organization reports that nine out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, and that...
EDA and Foundry Collaboration Speeds MEMS Sensor Design
New MEMS-based products are constantly emerging, fueled by the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous driving, smart manufacturing and healthcare applications. The MEMS pressure sensor market is no exception to this trend1. Its growth has been driven...
Enabling IoT Design with Integrated MEMS/IC Co-Design and Verification
Creating a custom Internet of Things (IoT) IC is challenging because it involves multiple design domains (digital, analog and RF). Creating a sensor-based IC that combines electronics that use the traditional CMOS IC design flow with a MEMS sensor...
Battle of the User Interface
Have you ever wondered if you could “feel” what it’s like to revisit your favorite vacation spot while sitting on a couch in your living room? How about walk through a restaurant overlooking the water’s edge as you enjoy a savory dish, while still...
3D Optical Sensing Ready for Prime Time
The 3D optical sensing market is once again surging – and it’s all thanks to Apple. What will we see in the next wave of end products enhanced by this technology, how will other market segments approach – and eventually use – 3D optical sensing, and...
Brave New MEMS Sensors World – AI + IoT and Beyond
For nearly two decades, Sean Ding, CTO and chief scientist of Alibaba Cloud IoT, has worked in software and algorithm architectures, sensing, semiconductors, systems and cloud computing – all areas that have contributed to the rise of the Internet...
A Field of Sensor Dreams
At the SEMI FLEX 2019 and MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress (MSTC) (MSTC) February 18-21 in Monterey, California, I had the pleasure of meeting many old friends and colleagues as well as making some great new acquaintances. With MEMS and sensors...
Sensor Accuracy: Critical Metric in Automotive, Industrial, Consumer Markets
As group vice president of the Analog & MEMS Group and general manager of the MEMS Sensor division at STMicroelectronics, Andrea Onetti brings nearly three decades of experience in MEMS, sensors and audio systems to his leadership role at one of the...
Skin-Like Biocompatible Devices Come to Market – and to FLEX/MSTC
Photo on left: My Skin Track pH by L'Oréal Group’s La Roche-Posay – the first wearable sensor and companion app to easily measure personal skin pH levels – leverages two decades of microfluidic and soft materials research in Professor John Rogers’...
Emerging MEMS and Sensor Technologies to Watch – 2019 and Beyond
When developing industry forecasts, market analysts gather data from hundreds of companies to provide actionable insights on established technologies and to identify near-term business opportunities. As a developer of new MEMS and sensor...