STMicroelectronics and University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science Cooperate to Soar with Birds - Seite 2

About STMicroelectronics

ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.

In 2012, the Company's net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.

About University of Amsterdam
The bird tracking system is developed in a close collaboration of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and the Technology Centre (TC) both of the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. TC supports scientific groups of the faculty in the areas of mechanical construction, electronics and software, thus stimulating innovative research. The Faculty of Science is a leading centre of academic research and education with a broad range of strong research groups.

About MEMS
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology exploits the mechanical as well as the electrical properties of silicon. In conventional silicon chips, electrons move within the static silicon. However, silicon also has several important mechanical properties e.g. it is stronger than steel yet has high elasticity. The techniques that are used to build silicon transistors can also be adapted to build microscopic silicon structures such as cantilevers, springs and even gears that are capable of physical movement, allowing the manufacture of highly miniaturized sensors and activators.

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[1] IHS iSuppli: MEMS Competitive Analysis 2012

ST and UvA Cooperate to Soar with Birds
MEMS Tracking Device Soars with Birds

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