June 10, 2008 Meeting

TOPIC:     "MEMS in Consumer Electronics”

DATE:      Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
                  Lunch/Chapter business:  11:15 AM - 11:45 P.M.
                  Program:  11:45 - 12:45 P.M.

COST:       Buffet lunch: $5.00 for IEEE members and $10.00 for non-members
 
LOCATION:   Holiday Inn Select, Richardson
                     1655 N. Central Expressway (US 75),
                     (Southbound frontage road, south of Campbell)
                     Richardson, TX 75080

SPEAKER:  Arun Gupta, Texas Instruments Inc.

DOOR PRIZES

Abstract:

Over the past decade, there has been much hype, disillusionment, and wonder regarding MEMS technology.   Short for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS is a broad category of miniature devices that are manufactured using micromachining processes derived from traditional semiconductor processing technology.  These devices hold much promise for the future of consumer electronics, potentially enabling such applications as lab-on-a-chip for home-based health care and radio-on-a-chip for fingernail-sized cellular phones.  However, MEMS chips have already been a commercial success in several consumer electronics applications today, including Texas Instruments DLP® Display Technology as well as micro accelerometers in automotive air-bag deployment and more recently in Nintendo Wii® remote controls.  This talk will explain the basics behind MEMS technology as well as its present and future applications in consumer electronics.
 

Biography:

Arun Gupta received B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees from the University of Michigan in the fields of MEMS, circuits, and microsystems. There he gained experience with a variety of biomedical sensors, including implantable blood glucose monitors.  In June of 2007 Arun joined TI as a member of the DMD design team in DLP® products.
 

For additional information, please contact Sue Hui at (214)567-5017, shui@ti.com
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