Publications

Articles

Letting Process Drive MEMS Design: EE Journal, Nov 2012; Bryon Moyer writes about RocketMEMS™
Emerging MEMS Technologies to Watch: Report, June 2012; Noteworthy and commercially relevant developments in MEMS research presented at the Hilton Head 2012 Workshop
How to Dice Fragile MEMS Devices: Chip Scale Review, Nov/Dec 2011; Stealth dicing technology eliminates a problematic and yield killing step for many types of MEMS devices.
Predicting the Failure Probability of Device Features in MEMS: IEEExplore, Sept 2011; We detail and validate pragmatic FE-based MEMS analysis capabilities.

New Foundry Friends: MICROmanufacturing, Sept/Oct 2011; The fabless model continues to flourish in the MEMS industry, despite challenges.
Planning for Successful MEMS Product Development: Commercial Micro Manufacturing, July 2011; Executing a successful MEMS product development effort depends on managing three things: the supplier ecosystem, time and budget.
MEMS Makers: Machinists Who Work In Silicon: MICROmanufacturing, Jan/Feb 2011; The MEMS industry - despite its use of silicon wafers - has far more in common with producers of custom-machined metal parts.
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A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates Selects Silex Microsystems' SmartBlocks™ for Rapid Development of Semi-Custom MEMS Sensors: Nov 2012; A new model for designer-foundry collaboration will provide faster MEMS solutions to OEMs.
Silex Microsystems and A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates Reduce MEMS Development Time by 50%: Nov 2011; Multi-year collaboration enables fast commercialization of MEMS designs through the Silex Sil-Via® platform.
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AMFitzgerald Company Overview
MEMS Sensor Technology: Design News Five-Part Webinar (audio archive), April 2012
How to Successfully Transfer MEMS to a Commercial Foundry: BSAC Seminar, May 2012, Berkeley, CA
Planning for MEMS Product Development: Sensors Expo, June 2011, Rosemont, IL
MEMS for Medical Applications: IEEE-EMBS Meeting, Nov 2010, Stanford, CA
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