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Mr. Chris Lumb, President & CEO, Micralyne |
This issue contains a guest column from Jean-Christophe Eloy, founder of Yole Développement, a MEMS industry analyst. Yole suggests that the MEMS industry will continue to grow at a healthy pace for the next 10 years, and at Micralyne we concur with this assessment.
Yole also poses the question of whether a fab 'gorilla' will emerge. If this is to happen, a major manufacturer could have more than 50% of the outsourced manufacturing market, and generate over $1B in revenue. ::Continued...
- Chris Lumb, President & CEO, Micralyne -
Comparison of the IC foundry business structure with the evolution of the MEMS foundry business
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Mr. Jean-Christophe Eloy, Managing Director & Founder, Yole Développement |
According to the Taiwanese Institute for Economic Research, the integrated IC foundry business represented approximately 10% of the total IC market in 2006.
The four main players (TSMC, UMC, Chartered Semiconductor and SMIC) together had a market share of 84% and TSMC alone dominated the industry with more than 50% of the business in 2006. The picture is quite different for the MEMS foundry business. ::Continued...
- By JC Eloy, YOLE Développement -
Adamant-Micralyne Manufacturing Alliance
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Mr. Ryuichi Furuichi, President of Adamant, with Mr. Chris Lumb |
In 2003, Micralyne determined that a major growth opportunity would be an expansion into the Japanese market.
At that time, Japanese companies were investigating the use of MEMS in their product lines and we saw ourselves as the logical manufacturing partner for these firms. One obstacle that stood in the way was the major cultural differences between Canada and Japan. ::Continued...
MEMS Tip List - Choosing a Substrate Material
The following MEMS tips focus on how to choose the appropriate substrate materials for MEMS development and manufacturing.
Written by the Micralyne engineering team, these tips cover a variety of topics ranging from quality issues and silicon doping to handling and thickness implications.
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MEMS News, Events & Resources
Micralyne and Polychromix Announce Manufacturing Partnership
Micralyne has announced a partnership with Polychromix, a leading developer of innovative inspection and analysis tools, to manufacture MEMS near-infrared (NIR) devices for the revolutionary Polychromix Phazir™ product line.
::Read Full Release
Micralyne Shortlisted for MNS Innovation Award
The EuroAsia IC Industry Awards celebrate innovation and best practice in an industry where technical achievement is expected. Visit the EuroAsia Awards website to view the nominee profiles. Remember to cast your vote!
::EuroAsia Awards
Yole's New MEMS Foundry Ranking reveals dramatic growth, key differences
The highly respected French market research firm Yole Développement reports that global MEMS foundry and contract manufacturing grew at a rate of 35% in 2006 - and the firm predicts similar growth for the next 3 years.
::Read Full Release
Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS
Visit the Adamant-Micralyne booth at the Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS in Tokyo, Japan from July 25-27, 2007.
::Exhibition Micromachine/MEMS
Contact Information: Micralyne Inc.
1911-94 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6N 1E6
Phone: 1.780.431.4400 Fax: 1.780.431.4422
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