SOI in Action

All of VTI Technologies’ MEMS products are based on SOI wafers. The company’s CMA 3000 multi-axis accelerometer is the “stride sensor chip” in the miCoach real-time training system launched by adidas and Samsung last year.  (Courtesy: VTI Technologies, adidas and Samsung)

Feature : SOI MEMS – A Winning Combination

END-USER APPS

• Manufactured by ST, Debiotech's tiny pump holds big promise for diabetes treatment.

• SiTime's line of ultra-small resonators target portable electronics.

• Gefran's pressure sensors take the heat for plastics manufacturing systems.

FROM THE FOUNDRY

For pure-play MEMS leader Silex, SOI offers clear advantages.

PROFESSOR'S PERSPECTIVE

UCL's Jean-Pierre Raskin explains how CMOS & sensors can be integrated on the same device with thin-film SOI.

ANALYST'S PERSPECTIVE

Yole says '09 will be a great year for new product introductions.

In & Around Our Industry

IEDM HIGHLIGHTS

• IEDM is the industry’s applied research showcase. Here's a roundup of key breakthroughs from some of the most important SOI-based papers.

• Dr. Nobuyuki Sugii describes advances in Hitachi's thin-BOX work for high-speed, low-power SOCs.

• Dr. Olivier Faynot explains the source of V_th variation in FDSOI, as discovered by Leti, ST & Soitec.

• The Basics: Why is controlling V_th variability so important? Here's an explanation for the layman.

PEOPLE

• The IEEE bestows the Cledo Brunetti award on Michel Bruel for his invention of Smart Cut™ technology, enabling widespread SOI adoption.

• Thomas Piliszczuk joins Soitec as VP of worldwide sales.

Advanced Substrate Corners

ON THE CIRCUIT

With Smart Stacking™ technology, an entire layer of processed circuits can be transferred to the best substrate for the application.

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