Google Glass Needed Better Vision
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group Alas, poor Google Glass, I never really got to know you. I wanted to, really. I was there when Google unveiled you at its Google I/O lovefest...
View ArticleNXP and Freescale Merging
By Tony Massimini, Semico Research Corp. The semiconductor industry continues to consolidate. Some mergers are stronger than others. On March 1, 2015 it was announced that NXP and Freescale plan to...
View ArticleMEMS Executive Congress Europe 2015 in Copenhagen – Happiest Place on Earth?
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group MEMS Industry Group hosted its fourth annual MEMS Executive Congress Europe in Copenhagen this year and I was told several times over that...
View ArticleKaren’s Hamburg MEMS Roadtrip – A Great Gig
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group My favorite kind of business travel is when I can combine it with either a visit with friends/family or a site visit to a MEMS Industry Group...
View ArticleIoT Gets Real
I just Googled “IoT” and 31.7 million search results popped up in a third of a second. With such staggering search results, it is no surprise that the term “IoT” brings a share of skepticism whenever...
View ArticleWhat is Sensor Data Analytics?
Guest Blog by Freescale Semiconductor Data analytics (DA) is the science of examining raw data with the purpose of uncovering insights and drawing conclusions. Businesses have applied data analytics to...
View ArticleEnabling Smart Systems Through Sensor Fusion – Preview of MEMS Industry Group...
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group I was recently in a meeting with industry leaders in MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems). We were discussing how in the 1990’s the...
View ArticleThe Age of Voice is Here
By Matt Crowley, CEO, Vesper According to MIG Member Matt Crowley, CEO of Vesper, the voice user interface (VUI) is poised to replace touch as the primary user interface in smartphones, smartwatches...
View ArticleAnyone for sharing garbage?
By Steve Whalley, Chief Strategy Officer, MEMS Industry Group At Sensors Expo June 9-11, it was encouraging to see many first timers at the pre-conference MEMS track hosted by MEMS Industry Group as...
View ArticleMEMS in Medical Devices: Hockey-stick Growth, Standards, and the Internet of...
Karen Lightman Ravi Subramaniam The current, rapidly increasing use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), the advent of an Internet of Things...
View ArticleMEMS Technology Transfer and the Fable of the ‘Golden Wafer’
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group You’ve probably heard Aesop’s fable of the goose that laid the golden eggs. In MEMS technology transfer, there is a similar fable — one of the...
View ArticleMoore and More than Moore as a foundation for Even More.
Stephen Whalley, Chief Strategy Officer, MEMS Industry Group Having spent 30+ years in various aspects of the mainstream semiconductor industry, it was certainly an interesting change when I delved...
View ArticleCheck out the finalists for MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase at MEMS...
By Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group Back in 2001 when I was a young mother with a baby in diapers, I dreamed of a MEMS-enabled gizmo (perhaps on her diaper?) that would remotely...
View ArticleA Taste of TSensors
For the next three weeks we’ll be showcasing blogs from some of the best speakers at TSensors Summit 2015! With so much interesting content and so many visionary speakers, seats are going fast! Join...
View ArticleTSensors Summit: An Abundant Vision for the Future
Orlando hosting an international conference happens regularly. Orlando hosting the TSensors Summit in December is news. Very big news. This conference, Dec. 9-10 at the Florida Hospital Nicholson...
View ArticleAnother Taste of TSensors
For the next three weeks we’ll be showcasing blogs from some of the best speakers at TSensors Summit 2015. With so much interesting content and so many visionary speakers, seats are going fast. Join...
View ArticleThe Evolution of MEMS
Making MEMS and sensors accessible to broader audiences is one of MIG’s commitments – and that’s what comes across in MIG Executive Director Karen Lightman’s interview with Product Design &...
View ArticleGenomics Revolution will transform Healthcare, Food Production & Energy
A genomic revolution is currently underway that will have transformative influence on almost all aspects of our lives. It will impact us in ways that we cannot yet fully conceive, much like the changes...
View ArticleNext-Gen Sensors Make Golf Clubs, Tennis Rackets, and Baseball Bats Smarter...
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View ArticleMy Quest for the Ultimate Wearable
by Karen Lightman Executive Director, MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Click here to view this blog on the Design News website! Way back in 2013, I shared with you my quest for a fuel-efficient family...
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