MCC Completes In-Depth Assessment of MEMS CAD Tools; October Workshop Focuses on Findings.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (body) Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation - (MCC) One of the first, and now one of the largest, US computer industry research and development consortia. (MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. ), an R&D consortium focused on advanced electronics and information technologies, announced today that it has completed an in-depth assessment of CAD tools available for design of microelectromechanical systems See MEMS. (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. ). The assessment is a comprehensive, independent evaluation of the latest tools on the market (including beta versions in some cases) and the applications for which they are best suited. It provides a non-biased view of the tools based on actual user experience with a number of MEMS device designs, including sensors, RF switches, RF resonators and microfluidic devices for potential applications in telecommunications, navigation and lab-on-a-chip. Bob Miracky, vice president, electronic systems research for MCC, charactering the wrong bet," said Miracky. "For example, Corp.), MEMCAD (Microcosm mi·cro·cosm n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. Technologies Inc.), nses and discussion from the vendors evaluated.search Project. Miracky noted that MCC assessme "Our members believe the findings of our asseson industry." Companies interested in purctions and industrial control applications. Whiley impede the transition of MEMS devices and sysrange of R&D services, mapping pre-competitive for multidisciplinary research and development, electronics. |
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