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Industrial IoT applications drive demand for MEMS devices

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving demand growth for MEMS devices in application areas such as asset tracking systems, smart grid and building automation.  Worldwide market revenue for MEMS devices directly used in industrial IoT equipment applications will rise to $120 million in 2018, up from $16 million in 2013, according to the market research firm IHS.  Additional MEMS devices also will be used to support the deployment of the IoT, such as components employed in data centers.  This indirect market for industrial IoT MEMS will increase to $214 million in 2018, from $43 million in 2013.

MEMS foundry Tronics seizes sub-micron MEMS opportunities

Tronics has been manufacturing MEMS devices for 15 years with an emphasis on SOI and WLP, and has focused on specialized MEMS fabrication processes.  As such, the company said recently that it is capitalizing on the growing number of sub-micron MEMS devices opportunities to expand its equipment and process base.  According to Tronics, over the past two years the company has been acquiring advanced equipment and allocated significant resources to the development of sub-micron MEMS processes, which combine traditional MEMS structures and advanced nanotechnology parts.  There are a growing number of opportunities for sub-micron MEMS devices in optical, and also in inertial and microfluidics applications.