The First Computers: Electro-Mechanical Computing The first computers were built using electro-mechanical components, unlike today’s modern electronic systems. Alain Turing’s cryptanalysis multiplier and Konrad Zuse’s Z2 were invented and built […]
Introduction Genetic algorithms belong to a family of algorithms called “stochastic algorithms”. These algorithms are used to find the optimal solution to a mathematically difficult real-world problem, such as the […]
What is 3D Solid Modeling? You’ve certainly heard of “3D Solid Modeling”. The term first originated in the verification engineering community and has now become nearly ubiquitous. Mainstream industries like […]
In any given year, we expect about 16 major earthquakes worldwide, 15 of which are in the magnitude 7 range and one in the magnitude 8.0 range or greater [1]. […]
A digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world item, and includes software objects or models that represents these real-world items. In MEMS product development, digital twins (or software […]
In a previous blog post published in September 2020, I stated that MEMS microphone demand is being driven by customer-requested audio features such as stereo sound, voice recognition, sound directivity, […]
We are very pleased to announce the release of our latest MEMS design software, CoventorMP® 2.0! With the new release, automated parametric design variation for simulation in both MEMS+® and […]
Transducers 2021 is a prestigious international conference that reviews advances in Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. At this year’s conference, there were 391 papers presented from 29 different countries with […]
In 2003, Benedetto Vigna mused that a key to successful MEMS design was “lateral thinking of ‘Leonardo-like’ MEMS engineers … who have a breadth of skills and knowledge in technological […]
There are a wide range of promising applications for RF MEMS switches, including use in tunable filters, antennas, tactile radio, and RF ID [1]. Why it is so difficult to […]