• DocumentCode
    1231474
  • Title

    Integrating nonelectronic components into electronic microsystems

  • Author

    Murari, Bruno

  • Author_Institution
    STMicroelectronics, Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    Microelectromechanical systems will soon usher in a new technological renaissance. Just as ICs brought the pocket calculator, PC, and video games, MEMS will provide a new set of products and markets. The author presents the state of the art, from inertial sensors to microfluidic devices.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; microfluidics; micromechanical devices; microsensors; CMOS; MEMS; electronic microsystems; inertial sensors; microelectromechanical systems; microfluidic devices; nonelectronic components; Actuators; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Consumer electronics; Energy management; Micromachining; Micromechanical devices; Power system management; Radio frequency; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MM.2003.1209465
  • Filename
    1209465