Fraunhofer and Standard MEMS Join Forces
The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT), part of Germany's largest applied science and technology organization in Itzehoe, Germany, will team-up with Standard MEMS Inc., a US-based developer and manufacturer of MEMS technology. The partnership is intended to broaden the use of and development of MEMS technology in such applications as telecommunications, medical and biomedical and the general sensor market.
Under the partnership, Standard MEMS will have the exclusive right to commercialize Fraunhofer's accumulated silicon and MEMS intellectual property and know-how, as well as, full access to Fraunhofer's development facilities and personnel.
Published: September 2000