While the mainstay applications of the MEMS segment continue to be strong performers, 2016 saw a big push toward lots of new and potentially high-volume MEMS devices. This presents many exciting opportunities, but the challenges are plenty.
Applied Materials hosted an Open Innovation Workshop in Shanghai where company experts joined industry and academic leaders to explore how materials engineering can help transform sectors of the global economy.
Applied Materials will be presenting in five sessions at PRiME 2016, one of the largest international research conferences, being held October 2-7 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
New materials offer competitive benefits over silicon in a growing number of power device applications, but cost and technology challenges remain daunting.