MEMSIC awarded 2007 Excellence in Technology Award by Frost & Sullivan
Andover, MA – MEMSIC, the industry's only MEMS solution provider to combine proprietary thermal-based technology with advanced mixed signal processing circuitry onto a single chip using standard CMOS IC process, has been recognized with the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Technology. The award was presented to MEMSIC in recognition of its innovative thermally based accelerometer design that has done away with a number of drawbacks associated with capacitive- or piezoresistive-based MEMS accelerometers.
"MEMSIC takes a considerably different approach," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Prithvi Raj. "It has pioneered unique thermal-based MEMS motion sensors that boast of high reliability and low cost, thus making them ideal for high-volume applications typically found in the automotive and consumer electronic industries"
"MEMSIC's sensors measure internal changes in heat transfer caused by acceleration and this is what makes it fundamentally different from all competing technologies available today," says Raj. "By eliminating the need for a solid proof-mass structure MEMSIC accelerometers sidestep conventional issues present in other MEMS inertial sensors." MEMSIC's technology also allows for perfect integration into standard CMOS integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. This helps to keep costs down and scale up production to meet rising demand. As a result, MEMSIC has a competitive edge over other MEMS inertial sensor manufacturers in terms of performance vs. price.
MEMSIC has a proven track record and provides some of the most reliable accelerometers aimed primarily at automotive and consumer sectors. Its accelerometers have the lowest failure rate for any device in its class. Their reliability coupled with low cost open up new applications especially in the coveted consumer electronic sector.
About MEMSIC, Inc.
Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, MEMSIC, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets CMOS Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) IC products that have on-chip mixed signal processing. MEMSIC is the first and the only company that integrates a MEMS inertial sensor with mixed signal processing circuitry onto a single chip using a standard CMOS IC process. This combination of technology has successfully yielded highly affordable standard IC products with the highest long-term reliability and performance available today in the MEMS IC industry. This technological advantage forms the basis of Memsic's approach towards more sophisticated integrated sensor solutions used in many consumer and automotive applications. For further information, please visit www.memsic.com.
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