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"Essential tools for MEMS + IC Systems" seminar (May 17-18, 2010)

  
  
  
  

1-Day Free Seminar followed by a 1-day workshop 

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Speakers from: ST Microelectronics, Schlumberger, Cadence Design Systems, LNE, University professors from ESIEE, UMPC and Coventor.

Topics: Consumer Electronics, Oil Field drilling, Energy Harvesting, Standards and MEMS System Design. 

Location: Coventor Paris Office, France

Date: May 17 - 18, 2010 

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From traditional applications (automotive, military...), the MEMS market is now expanding o high volume applications such as consumer electronics (gaming, mobile phone...). The MEMS ecosystem is evolving at the same time: fabless design houses and pure MEMS foundries are emerging. In this changing environment MEMS+IC co-design via System Level Simulation and data exchange between engineering designers is becoming highly critical.

Coventor, the leading provider of MEMS design-automation software, is organizing a 1-day seminar followed by a 1-day workshop to further explore this topic. During the seminar, leading MEMS experts will give their vision on challenges given by MEMS+IC and system simulation. A second day will provide a free-of-charge workshop on a new design platform called MEMS+TM. MEMS+ allows MEMS+IC co-design within existing widely used simulation tools, allowing true understanding of the device and control electronics performance.

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1-Day Seminar: Speakers and Topics Include (May 17, 2010)

  • MEMS for Oilfield Applications: Sensor & System Design, Olivier Vancauwenberghe (MEMS Design Engineer, Schlumberger)
  • Micro-systems design and integration, Fabrice Casset (MEMS Design Engineer, ST-Microelectronics)
  • Novel EDA-compatible methodology for design of MEMS+IC, Chris Welham (Worldwide Application Engineering Manager, Coventor)
  • MEMS - IC co-optimization using ADE-GXL, Frederic Negny (Account Manager of Technology, Cadence Design Systems)
  • MEMS energy harvesters based on electrostatic transduction, related conditioning electronics and modelization, Philippe Basset ( Associate professor, ESIEE Paris ) & Dimitri Galayko (Associate professor, UMPC
  • 3D Process Modeling - A Novel and Efficient Tool for MEMS Foundry Design Support, Gerold Schropfer (Director European operations, Coventor in collaboration with X-Fab
  • Voltage standards based on MEMS technology, Alexandre BOUNOUH (Micro-Nanosystems Projects Manager, LNE)

Day 2: Agenda (May 18, 2010), MEMS+ Workshop

 09:00 Welcome and Agenda 
 09:15 - 10:00

Getting Started with MEMS+
Entering design data, linear and non-linear component models, coordinate
systems, reference frames, exposing variables. Mirroring, arraying,
perforations, Boolean operations Electrical & mechanical, connectors. 

 10:00 - 10:45Discover MEMS+: Accelerometer Classroom Exercise I
Enter materials & process data. Specify variables for creating parameterized
sensor design
 10:45 - 11:00Break
 11:00 - 13:00

Discover MEMS+: Accelerometer Classroom Exercise II

Create parameterized sensor design, define mechanical and electrical
connections 

 13:00 - 14:00Lunch
 14:00 - 16:00Classroom II Cadence and MEMS+ Accelerometer Demo Exercise II
Import MEMS+ schematic into Cadence, add circuitry and perform MEMS+IC
small signal, transient simulation, vary analysis. View results in Scene3D. Review umerical settings and scaling variables
 16:00 - 16:15Break
 16:15 - 16:45MEMS+ and Matlab
 16:45 - 17:00Feedback and Review 
 17:00End