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Freescale sets up 200mm MEMS production line
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Freescale’s Oak Hill Fab in Austin, Texas has established a 200mm MEMS
production line, which, the company has said, was needed to address
market demands for MEMS-based sensors. Freescale has an existing 150mm
MEMS line in Sendai, Japan.
The shift to 200mm MEMS production means an increased capacity while offering reduced production costs. The MEMS-related technologies available to Freescale now include connectivity, embedded control and signal conditioning.
By Síle Mc Mahon