MEMSIC Obtains Single-Digit Failure Rate for the 3rd Consecutive Year.N. ANDOVER, Mass. -- MEMSIC Inc., a leading provider of CMOS-based 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. accelerometers/motion sensors, today announced it has obtained single-digit parts per million parts per million mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm. (PPM) failure rate for the third consecutive year, providing the highest quality and the most reliable accelerometers in the industry. The need for highly reliable and robust accelerometers is growing and MEMSIC is demonstrating its leadership in the industry for the third consecutive year with the highest shock rating and single digit PPM failure rate compared to the orders of magnitude higher PPM failure rate by competing technologies. Dr. Yang Zhao This article is about the Sui Dynasty crown prince. For the Tang Dynasty chancellor, see Yang Guozhong. Yang Zhao (楊昭) (579-606), formally Crown Prince Yuande , Chief Executive Officer, said, "MEMSIC has demonstrated year after year that high quality and low cost can go hand in hand with the right technology. MEMSIC's unique thermal 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. technology allows our company to produce the highest quality products with the lowest cost in the industry." The recent launch of accelerometer-based game controllers such as the Nintendo Wii and the recent patent filings by Apple to integrate an accelerometer into the iPod has further increased the demand for high quality motion sensors at the lowest cost for mobile phones, portable devices, game controllers, and for the consumer market in general. Dr. Hyuk-Jeen Suh, Senior Business Development Manager, said, "Cost and reliability will be the two driving factors for entering the high volume consumer market at the sub $1 pricing that our customers demand. MEMSIC leads the industry in both cost and reliability and therefore expects to meet this demand. We continue to create successful business relationships with our customers because we provide the lowest cost solution without sacrificing quality." MEMSIC is committed to maintaining its leadership in the market by achieving single digit failure rate for the years to come while further reducing cost to break the entry barrier into new markets. About MEMSIC, Inc. MEMSIC, Inc. is a semi-fabless IC company that specializes in Micro Electric Mechanical Systems ICs. MEMSIC has developed and brought to market a unique CMOS based An integrated circuit fabricated using CMOS technology. Most logic chips and CPU chips have been CMOS based for some time. Even mainframes, which have used ultra-fast bipolar technology in the past, have given way to CMOS-based models. See CMOS, MOSFET and Parallel Enterprise Server. accelerometer that contains no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. , is fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: on a single chip and is manufactured on a standard, sub-micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process. MEMSIC's technology turns traditionally expensive and unreliable MEMS accelerometers into highly affordable standard IC products with the highest long-term reliability and performance available today in the IC industry. For further information, please visit www.memsic.com. |
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