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MEMS foundry Micralyne expands executive team, outlines company strategy

The MEMS foundry marketplace has been experiencing more changes in the past few years and the competitive dynamics have been shifting.  Micralyne, which has been in the MEMS foundry business for more than 30 years, was acquired by FTC Technologies in January 2015 and has since been actively expanding its management and engineering team.  In this exclusive interview, we recently spoke with Ian Roane, who was announced as Micralyne's new President and CEO a few weeks ago.  Ian provides detailed comments about MEMS fabrication trends, Micralyne’s new strategy and service development roadmap, as well competitive pressures and latest industry developments.

MEMS and sensors: the unsung heroes of technology

As the MEMS and sensors industry is facing commoditization pressures, many device makers are having trouble differentiating their products in the marketplace.  How can companies better stand out from the competition by understanding how consumers rely on the sensors they produce?  And, from there, how can they produce sensors that are more than just a feature in the overall system or device?  To address these questions, we recently spoke with Dr. Kaigham (“Ken”) Gabriel who has a distinguished track record of success across the public and private sectors in our industry.  Dr. Gabriel was the co-founder of MEMS startup company Akustica which shipped 6 million MEMS microphones before being acquired by Bosch.  He has also held the roles of Deputy Director and Acting Director at DARPA, as well as Deputy Director of the Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) Group at Google.  He is currently the President and CEO of Draper Laboratory.