Use the electric character with unique silicon and outstanding metallic character, the integrated circuit that contains MEMS is bringing a gigantic revolution to semiconductor industry. Although the electric character of silicon is the industrial base that semiconductor industry expands 449 years, but the physical characteristic that digs silicon is opposite for still be a newer phenomenon, smaller than hair diameter of the person MEMS gyroscope is a sophisticated technology.
New gyroscope product is yuan of parts of an apparatus that is used at measuring angular velocity, their two axes that come out to have farther perfect ST and accelerometer of 3 axes MEMS, provide a whole inertial sensor platform for the client. Small size, gao Lingmin is spent, low power comsumption, the MEMS gyroscope of ST will be the consumptive electron such as player of mobile phone, portable apparatus, MP3/MP4, PDA, game and navigational aid to apply a domain to develop new use. ST predicts before 2008 half an year begins gyroscope of mass production MEMS.
Gyroscope market appears the trend that high speed grows in domain of a lot of application. Outside stabilizing system and GPS receiver except car electron, industry analyst thinks MEMS gyroscope will grow in occurrence high speed of consumptive electron market, for example, the carry of portable communication equipment employs the image stabilizer of an interface and camera and digital camera. Analyst predicts 5 years the total efficient market of MEMS gyroscope will rise 3 henceforth times, from the 400 million dollar 2006 growth arrives 2012 1.2 billion dollar.
In November 2006, meaning law semiconductor builds a the most advanced 200mm (8 in Milanese Agrate area inch) semiconductor brilliant round product line, this product line is used technically at making MEMS parts of an apparatus or appliance. The linear accelerometer that still trying to produce and check medium ST to generation gyroscope will come and be had at present is common this product line.
Except what have 4, 5, outside 6 inches of product line, contest this right recently equipment made upgrade in the PageWafer product line of the company headquarters of Lainate, make its can machine 8 inches brilliant circle. Contest this round product line of 8 inches of brilliant runs at full load beginning by 2006, the round product line of 8 inches of brilliant that is ST offers form a complete set to serve.
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