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MEMS based optical engine platforms: market and technology overview

With applications such as pico-projectors, head-up displays (HUDs), and gesture sensing, MEMS based optical engine platforms are quickly emerging to become the next “killer app” in the MEMS and microsystems component market.  We spoke with Matan Naftali, the CEO of an Israeli startup company Maradin that is active in the optical MEMS technology sector.  In this comprehensive interview, Matan outlines the competitive landscape and supply chain, discusses the ongoing trends with component prices, explains existing technology challenges, and provides an extensive list of applications.

Si-Ware Systems licenses its MEMS spectrometer technology to Hamamatsu Photonics

Si-Ware Systems (SWS), a provider of MEMS and IC solutions for industrial and consumer applications, has licensed its MEMS FT-IR spectrometer technology to Hamamatsu Photonics of Japan.  Hamamatsu is the world leading supplier of optoelectronics components.  The company announced its new FT-IR spectrometer last month.  According to SWS, the MEMS based spectrometer is the world's first single-chip spectrometer.  All of the optical components of the spectrometer are monolithically integrated on one chip using SWS's proprietary MEMS technology.