MEMS Industry Group Conference Japan Closing Thoughts Karen Lightman, Executive Director MEMS Industry Group April 24, 2014 Join MEMS Industry Group • Access the entire MEMS supply chain throughout the year Top Issues • Sony is clearly a leader in mobile communications – looking into several new applications with MEMS • Sony’s innovation is mainly through its partnership with supply chain • Largest (40%) of OMRON’s business is industrial automation; MEMS & sensors enabled • Wireless Sensor Networks will be enabled by energy harvesting (OMRON) Top Issues, cont. • Bouchaud: “There’s good news and bad news in MEMS; thankfully more good than bad.” – – – – Microphones – good news for MEMS suppliers BAW Filters and microbolometers surprise! Wearables are HOT for MEMS and non-MEMS Bad news: • Motion sensors mkt in CE & mobile saturated; combo sensor growing at expense of discrete motion sensors • Emerging MEMS not as hot as expected • IoT is not just an opportunity for MEMS – it’s sensors as well (trying to quantify; will have info for us by Shanghai) Top Issues, cont. • Leo Beer: – Big challenges: multiple application coverage with higher integrated functionality and power with fast product cycles (very hard work!) – MEMS supply chain relationship is like marriage – need compromise; reduce complexity thru technical measures- integrated solutions and increased flexibility • Babak Taheri – – – – Freescale @2B units by 5/2014and soon #1 in TPMS Car will be ultimate smart mobile device by 2025 New: inertial & pressure side crash satellite What’s coming up: IoX (internet of anything) Top Issues, cont. • Liang Shi – MEMS supply chain starts with Silicon (value adding material) – Partnership is critical with customers • Denise Kaske – Fraunhofer’s microelectronic group is focused on applications – unique is contracted research – Innovation is built into their research model Top Issues, cont. • Director Wang – China rep’s almost 60% of worlds semiconductor market; and manufactures world’s electronics – Majority of MEMS supply chain companies concentrated in Shanghai/Yangtze River Delta area – SIMIT has generated numerous startups – Working on various MEMS devices for numerous applications (even supercomputing) MIG Champions MEMS in Established and Emerging Markets Sponsors Thank you Contact MIG www.memsindustrygroup.org Karen Lightman, Executive Director 1620 Murray Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA PH: +1 412.390.1644 Twitter: @MEMSGroup, @khlightman
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