Title :
Product innovation enabled by MEMS
Author :
de Rooij, Nico F.
Author_Institution :
STI, Inst. of. Microeng., EPFL, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
An overview will be given of current R&D activities at EPFL´s SAMLAB and at CSEM focusing on product innovation exploiting MEMS as the key technology. In particular examples will be presented from a variety of applications dealing with life sciences, communication technology, advanced instrumentation, space, environmental monitoring and luxury goods. It will be demonstrated that MEMS has allowed successful product innovations.
Keywords :
innovation management; micromechanical devices; product development; research and development; CSEM; EPFL SAMLAB; MEMS; R&D activity; advanced instrumentation; communication technology; environmental monitoring; life sciences; luxury goods; product innovation; space; Electronic mail; Focusing; Instruments; Micromechanical devices; Space technology; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Electronics (ICSE), 2012 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2395-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2394-9
DOI :
10.1109/SMElec.2012.6417074
