Analog Devices iMEMS Gyroscope Wins EDN 2002 Innovation of the Year Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 The Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI) iMEMS(R) Gyroscope gyroscope (jī`rəskōp'), symmetrical mass, usually a wheel, mounted so that it can spin about an axis in any direction. When spinning, the gyroscope has special properties. was chosen as a winner in the Electronic Design News (EDN) magazine 2002 "Innovation of the Year" award competition. ADI's ADXRS150 won the top award for the Sensor Components category --the third time an ADI iMEMS product has received this honor. Previous ADI EDN innovation winners included the ADXL50 high-g accelerometer accelerometer Instrument that measures acceleration. Because it is difficult to measure acceleration directly, the device measures the force exerted by restraints placed on a reference mass to hold its position fixed in an accelerating body. (1993) and the ADXL202 low-g, dual axis accelerometer (1998). "It is an honor to receive this award from EDN readers," said Paul Ganci, product line director, Micromachined Products Division, Analog Devices, Inc. "Our product development teams feel a great deal of satisfaction in knowing that after 10 years, iMEMS technology continues to deliver the industry's most innovative sensors as judged by design engineers building real-world systems." As the world's leading supplier of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. inertial sensors, Analog Devices' innovative technologies combine the best signal processing engineering knowledge and proven MEMS competencies to address customers' needs for highly reliable and accurate accelerometers and gyroscopes. The ADXRS gyros This article is about the food dish. For other uses, see Gyro. Gyros or gyro (Greek: γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ] use Analog Devices' patented iMEMS (integrated Micro Electro Mechanical System) surface micromachining process --the same process that has been used to manufacture over 100 million accelerometers since 1993 with better than 1 FIT reliability levels. For more information on ADI's award winning ADXRS gyros, as well as other iMEMS products, please visit www.analog.com/iMEMS. About Analog Devices, Inc. Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. Editor's note: iMEMS is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Inc. |
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