Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) offer designers the potential to make the optical network of the future possible, but some things need to change before the ideal becomes a reality. Although ...

New platform combines genetic algorithms with freeform geometry to design resilient, high-performance MEMS accelerometers tolerant to fabrication flaws. (Nanowerk News) Traditionally, ...

The design and fabrication of the proposed MEMS accelerometer. a Schematic diagram of the accelerometer with two-layered proof mass. The upper layer has flexures, stiffness tuning electrodes, and ...

Researchers have used a specialized form of additive manufacturing to create MEMS sensors that can be fabricated as custom, single-quantity units. Why custom-made sensors using additive manufacturing ...

MEMS are primarily transducer systems that can control or sense chemical, optical, or physical quantities, such as fluids, acceleration, or radiation. A MEMS device/transducer possesses an electrical ...

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to talk about future developments and challenges for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with Gerold Schropfer, director of MEMS products and European operations ...