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MEMS foundry Rogue Valley Microdevices to open fabrication facility in Florida
Rogue Valley Microdevices, an Oregon-based MEMS foundry , announced this week its acquisition of a 50,000-square-foot commercial building in Palm Bay, Florida to serve as its second microfabrication facility. Targeting an overall MEMS market expected to reach $22.3 billion by 2027 , according to Yole Intelligence,…
Science Corporation acquires MEMSCAP's North Carolina MEMS fabrication facility
MEMSCAP announced this week it has fully executed its FABLITE Program through the sale of its MEMS fab in North Carolina , as well as the conclusion of a strategic supply agreement for its optical communications products. MEMSCAP entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Science Corporation , a…
MEMSCAP launches restructuring of US operations, explores fab-lite plan
MEMSCAP ( http://www.memscap.com ; NYSE Euronext: MEMS), a leading provider of innovative MEMS based solutions , has retained Microtech Ventures as its M&A advisor to assist with finding an acquirer for MEMSCAP’s MEMS fabrication facility in North Carolina . This potential transaction is part of MEMSCAP’s…
MEMS and IC foundry SilTerra to invest $150 million to increase fabrication capacity
SilTerra, Malaysia's largest semiconductor wafer foundry, is investing $150 million in an expansion plan that will increase its annual capacity by 20% . The investment, sourced from both capital injections by shareholders and internally generated funds, will increase SilTerra's annual capacity from 8.3 million to…
MEMS foundry Silex Microsystems acquires 200mm wafer fab from Elmos Semiconductor
The companies this week signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) to transfer the Elmos wafer fabrication at the Dortmund location to Silex. Elmos will sell its wafer fabrication activities in Dortmund for a net purchase price of 85 million Euro . The purchase incorporates a supply agreement under which Silex will…
Glass fabrication solutions for MEMS and RF applications
Mosaic Microsystems, located in Rochester, New York, was founded in 2016 to provide a manufacturing solution for inserting glass as a substrate into advanced packaging for next generation products. The core technology is a temporary bond technique that was developed and licensed from Corning , and enables handling…
Micro 3D printing for emerging MEMS and microfluidics applications
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) is a leader in microscale 3D printing systems aimed towards short-run industrial production of micro-sized devices. The newest printer in BMF’s line enables larger build volumes , faster printing speeds, and supports the use of industrial-grade materials. BMF’s 3D printers provide…
MEMS manufacturing: Mosaic Microsystems, Axus Technology collaborating on thin glass wafer processing solutions
Axus Technology, a provider of CMP, wafer thinning, and wafer surface processing solutions for semiconductor applications, is working with Mosaic Microsystems to build the supply chain for thin glass and through-glass via (TGV) processing and heterogeneous microelectronic packaging. Overcoming the challenges of…
Microtech Ventures advises Inspectrology in acquisition by Onto Innovation
Inspectrology, LLC, a leading supplier of overlay metrology for controlling lithography and etch processes in the compound semiconductor and MEMS market , was acquired by Onto Innovation Inc. on December 31, 2020. The transaction is expected to provide revenue synergies by leveraging Onto Innovation’s broader…
MEMS foundry X-FAB invests $25 million to expand silicon-based microfluidics offering
X-FAB Silicon Foundries announced this week that it has taken steps to simplify the integration of microfluidic elements with CMOS and SOI die . As part of the company's MEMS-oriented technology offering, X-FAB is now able to provide a larger variety of process capabilities for silicon based microfluidic systems .…
Mosaic Microsystems secures $2 million seed round from BlueSky Capital and Corning
Mosaic Microsystems is focused on providing thin glass substrates and through glass vias ( TGVs ) for RF communications devices, particularly for 5G, as well as MEMS and sensors for the internet of things (IoT) and has reported a significant investment into the business. The company recently raised $2 million in a…
SilTerra offers monolithic PMUT process option on CMOS for emerging ultrasonic sensing applications
SilTerra, a Malaysian-based global semiconductor and MEMS foundry , announced this week the availability of the piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) process option on CMOS platform. Customers can now design their transducers for ultrasonic sensing applications using the monolithic PMUT process…
MEMS foundry Micralyne increases production capability with new SPTS tool
Micralyne announced this week the purchase of a cluster system from SPTS Technologies , a KLA company. Micralyne will use the new Versalis fxP tool equipped with a Rapier™ plasma etch module to increase production capacity in order to meet growing customer demand for its production of MEMS devices for biomedical,…
MEMS foundry Micralyne appoints new President and CEO
The company has named John Harley , PhD, as President and CEO. Dr. Harley joined Micralyne in 2016 as Vice President of Technical Marketing and Business Development. His leadership and expertise in MEMS product development , technology transfer, business development, and strategic marketing have enabled Micralyne…
Self-assembled monolayers: adapting the functionality of MEMS devices in future technologies
by Tony McKie CEO, memsstar Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are a material that has come to the fore in a number of applications, such as biological and consumer electronics , as they have a wide usage scope. This article reviews SAM materials, their deposition methods, and the potential applications of these…
MEMS wafer maker Plan Optik launches new brand for stock products
In order to serve the high demand of wafer s with fixed specifications more quickly, MEMS and semiconductor wafer maker Plan Optik has founded a new brand called Wafer Universe ( https://waferuniverse.com ) , to provide off the shelf products. In addition to Plan Optik's main business of customized wafers, Wafer…
MEMS foundry SilTerra receives automotive certification
SilTerra, a leading CMOS and MEMS pure-play wafer foundry in Malaysia announced this week that it has received the IATF 16949:2016 automotive certification from SGS (Societe Generale de Surveillance), a world leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company with headquarters located in Geneva,…
SilTerra expands MEMS-on-CMOS platform for new applications
As the largest foundry in Malaysia , SilTerra has been developing its MEMS-on-CMOS platform and expanding it into new applications such as PMUTs for medical and fingerprint sensors , SAWs for timing devices, and BAWs for short range wireless RF transceivers. The company works with clients on basic proof of…
MEMS foundry IMT receives majority investment from Cerium Technology
Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) announced this week a majority equity financing led by Cerium Technology , an investment firm focused on innovation in the IoT market . IMT is a well-established player in the design and manufacture of MEMS devices. MEMS technology leverages the precision and scale of semiconductor…
Printed sensors and electronics: development challenges and emerging applications
As new sensor technologies continue to proliferate in existing and emerging applications, one especially promising area is printed-electronic sensors . We recently spoke with Dan Brewer , Executive Director of Marketing and Intellectual Property at Brewer Science , an active participant and one of the early…
MEMS foundry SilTerra unveils monolithic PMUT on CMOS platform
SilTerra, a Malaysian CMOS and MEMS foundry services provider, this week unveiled a piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducer (PMUT) on CMOS platform for fingerprint sensing and medical imaging applications . According to the company, this unique process platform offers a monolithic solution and integrates…
MEMS foundry Micralyne introduces standardized microfluidic process technology
Micralyne, a manufacturer of biomedical MEMS and sensors , announced this week the launch MicraFluidics , a set of standardized microfluidic process technologies, to support demand from the biomedical and life-sciences industry for rapid design and deployment of integrated microfluidic based products. MicraFluidics…
Lam Research acquires MEMS software company Coventor for $137.6 million
In August of 2017, Lam Research completed the acquisition of Coventor , a MEMS modeling and simulation software company, for a total purchase consideration of $137.6 million . When asked about how Coventor fits into Lam’s portfolio, the company’s Executive VP and CFO Douglas Bettinger said that, potentially, there…
MEMS foundry Novati acquired by Skorpios Technologies
Skorpios Technologies , a system on chip (SoC) specialist, announced this week that it has acquired Novati Technologies , a semiconductor and MEMS integration company whose fab is located in Austin, Texas. The acquisition closed this week for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition gives Skorpios the ability to…