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Growth: MEMS trounces entire semiconductor industry

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The MEMS Industry Group's 'MEMS Executive Congress US 2013' indicated that MEMS is growing twice as fast as the total semiconductor industry

The MEMS Industry Group (MIG)'s 'MEMS Executive Congress' held from November 7th to 8th, 2013 in Napa, California, showed why the MEMS industry is outpacing the semiconductor industry, in both growth and innovation.

With a ten percent increase in attendance over 2012 and market analysts such as IHS Inc.'s Jérémie Bouchaud predicting that the MEMS industry will grow twice as fast as the semiconductor industry - MEMS Executive Congress highlighted innovation through presentations, panels and awards.

Gregg Bartlett, chief technology officer, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, captured the buoyant mood during the opening keynote presentation. "MEMS is an innovation race, not an arms race. If you can dream it, it can be built," said Bartlett. "That's the beauty of MEMS. It is limited only by someone's ability to conceive it."

From market analysts such as Yole Développement's Laurent Robin, who described a wider variety of MEMS in the smartphone of 2018, to HTC America's Gary Yao, who predicted that watches, glasses and wearable patches will join smartphones in our connected world of 2020, event speakers cited the critical role of consumer and mobile markets in the growth of MEMS.

The Winners: MEMS Innovation Awards and MEMS Technology Showcase

MEMS Executive Congress also celebrated innovation through MIG's first MEMS Innovation Awards. "We are delighted to recognise STMicroelectronics as a multiple award-winner in our MEMS Innovation Awards," said Karen Lightman, executive director, MEMS Industry Group. "ST won 'Device of the Year' for its 2x2 eCompass and 'MEMS Company of the Year's well as 'MEMS Executive of the Year' for Benedetto Vigna."

"We are also thrilled to announce that SPTS Technologies earned 'MEMS Supplier of the Year', Samsung won 'MEMS Integrator of the Year', and Maxim Integrated's Demetre Kondylis was recognised for a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' ".

MEMS Executive Congress attendees also had the chance to vote for the best live demo given during MIG's third annual 'MEMS Technology Showcase'. For the first time in its history, there was a tie: DigitalOptics' mems|cam product and MicroGen's BOLT Power Cell both shared the crown.

More Recognition: MIG's Hall of Fame

MIG also used the forum to induct two new MIG members into its annual Hall of Fame: Alissa M. Fitzgerald, founder and managing member, A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, and Michael Gaitan, group leader, NIST.

MEMS Executive Congress Sponsors

Premier sponsors of the 'MEMS Executive Congress US 2013' were Platinum Sponsor EV Group; Gold Sponsor SPTS Technologies; Silver Sponsors Analog Devices, Freescale Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics and SUSS MicroTec; and Bronze Sponsor Applied Materials.

There were also many event sponsors, who are listed on the MIG website.

Upcoming Events

MIG's featured upcoming events include a MEMS conference track and MotionTech show-floor exposition at the 2014 International CES (January 7th to 10th, 2014, Las Vegas) and MEMS Executive Congress EU (March 11th, 2014, Munich, Germany).


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