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Bringing MEMS Design To The Mainstream

  

  

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At Coventor we are convinced that MEMS as a technology is ready to make a leap into the Mainstream.

Here is an interesting MEMS Blog by Cadence that shows what effort is being made to make this happen...

Micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) have been around for years, and have found their way into high-volume applications such as automobile air bag controllers, GPS systems, and inkjet print heads. But MEMS devices such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, RF switches and pressure sensors are not as widely used as they could be. There are three limitations to the widespread use of MEMS:

• MEMS design typically requires PhD-level experts in areas such as mechanical, optical, fluidic, and package design.
• MEMS historically requires specialized process development for each design, and is mostly confined to IDMs who have their own fabs.
• Even though most MEMS devices reside within electronic systems, the MEMS design flow has been totally separate from the EDA environment.