Dainippon Screen Acquires Cypress's Silicon Light Machines
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (DNS) of Kyoto, Japan  announced that DNS has acquired Silicon Light Machines (SLM), a Cypress subsidiary.

Knutti and Allen Launch MEMS Provider Acuity Inc.
MEMS industry veterans Jim Knutti and Henry Allen today announced Acuity, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company bringing to market a line of high performance, MEMS-based pressure sensors. The company already has a production agreement with the MEMS foundry Semefab, where fab evaluation and qualification runs are complete and first product wafers are in process.

MEMS Create 3-D Inspection Challenges
 The diversity of MEMS devices presents vendors and users of inspection system with sizeable challenges

SUSS Automated Bond Cluster Selected for MEMS Foundry in Korea
SUSS MicroTec announced today that u-ITC, Korea, has selected the advanced wafer bonding equipment of SUSS for its MEMS foundry.

Commodity-Level Prices Slowing MEMS Growth
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "2008 MEMS Forecast" to their offering.

EV Group to Expand Presence in Korea
EV Group (EVG) announced that it will open a new subsidiary in Seoul, Korea.

Discera MEMS Oscillators Can Replace Quartz Oscillators
 Discera, Inc.'s pure silicon MEMS resonators are a scalable silicon alternative to quartz oscillators.

STMicroelectronics Ships High-Performance Motion Sensors
STMicroelectronics has added two new accelerometers to its ultra-compact portfolio of devices.

MEMS Accelerometers Have Multiple Personalities
MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) accelerometers have hit the limelight in the past year, although most consumers are probably quite unaware that they make the Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing remote control and the Apple iPhone's self-orienting display possible.

MEMS manufacturer Tronics Microsystems Reports Solid Profit
Tronics Microsystems SA announced today that it achieved a 56% increase in annual revenue, to 10.5 million Euros ($15.4 million) in its fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2007, and posted a net profit of 1.3 million Euros ($1.9 million).

Tegal Has Etch System Order From Penn State
Tegal Corp. announced that it has received an order for a Tegal 6540 plasma etch tool from the Pennsylvania State University. The Tegal 6540 system will be installed in the Penn State Nanofabrication Laboratory.

Researchers Building MEMS-based Computers
In the 19th century, British mathematician Charles Babbage invented the "difference engine," a mechanical computer that had an enormously complex arrangement of levers, ratchets and gears. Now, mechanical computers are back.

Purdue Leads Center To Simulate MEMS Systems
The National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded a $17 million cooperative agreement for a research center at Purdue University's Discovery Park to develop advanced simulations for commercial and defense applications.

Europractice IC Service Expands to MEMS Prototyping
Tronics Microsystems SA, a leading global manufacturer of custom MEMS components, and IMEC, representing Europractice IC Service, announced today their collaboration to enable Europractice IC Service to add MEMS to its Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) programs.

EV Group Secures Order From Colibrys for MEMS Production
EV Group (EVG) announced that it has received a multiple system order from Colibrys, a supplier of standard and custom MEMS-based motion sensors.

STS Receives Pegasus DRIE Tool Order From Georgia Tech
Surface Technology Systems plc (STS), a leader in plasma process technologies required in the manufacturing and packaging of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and advanced electronic devices, today announced that they have sold a Pegasus Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE) tool to the Georgia Institute of Technology.

SEMI Publishes Eight New Technical Standards
SEMI has published eight new technical standards applicable to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and MEMS manufacturing industries.

Inventor Develops Monolithic Ink-Jet Printhead Manufacturing
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for manufacturing an ink-jet printhead by coating a first photosensitive photoresist on the substrate."

STS Receives DRIE Order From Institut fur Mikroelektronik Stuttgart
Surface Technology Systems announced that it has sold a "Pegasus" deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) tool to the Institut fur Mikroelektronik Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS).

Denso Develops Package for Automotive Sensors
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for manufacturing an acceleration sensor device, a lid for covering an opening of a package body is prepared by stamping."