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SAN JOSE –
University of California-Berkeley professor Dr. Luke P. Lee will
unveil the future of medical innovations through functional BioPOETIC (Biologically-inspired
Photonics-Optofluidics-Electronics Technology-based IC) devices and packaging
when he keynotes the MEMS Packaging Symposium this month.
The symposium is sponsored by the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council (Meptec), which announced the final program is in place. MEMS Market Evolution: From Technology Push to Market Pull takes place May 22, in San Jose.
Other presentations include sessions on consumer and automotive applications:
- Karen Lightman, managing director, MEMS Industry Group, on findings and recommendations from METRIC 2008, the annual meeting for members of MEMS Industry Group.
- Moshe Gat, R&D section manager, Wireless Semiconductor Division, Avago Technologies, Size Reduction and Integration of RF filters in Cellular Phones.
- Ken Yang, Ph.D., advanced MEMS development manager, Analog Devices, Three-Axis Motion Sensor Development and Production for Consumer Electronics Market.
- Aaron Partridge, chief science officer, SiTime, MEMS Timing – More Function in a Smaller Package.
- Janusz Bryzek, LV Sensors, Inc. / Joseph R. Mallon, Jr., Exept/Stanford University, Green Killer Application: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring.
- Jonathan Rheaume, Research Specialist, UC Berkeley, Micro-Printed Solid State Electrochemical Sensor for Monitoring Lean Direct Injection Engines.
- Venkataraman Chandrasekaran, senior design engineer, Sensata Technologies, Sensors at Sensata: Recent and Emerging Applications in Powertrain and Safety Systems.
Other sessions cover wafer-level packaging and 3D ICs and MEMS and Biomedicine.
For information: meptec.org.
JASPER, IN – Kimball International today reported a fiscal third-quarter net loss from continuing operations of $900,000 on net sales of $332.1 million. For the quarter ended March 31, sales were up 7%, but earnings fell 120%.
TORONTO – SMTC Corp. reported March quarter revenue of $55.1 million and net income of $400,000 For its first quarter ended March 30, sales were down 20.3% and profits were off 86% versus last year. However, net income for the first quarter of 2007 included a $1.8 million tax recovery and related interest.
