MENU

U.S. foundry agrees to help expand China’s MEMS ecosystem

U.S. foundry agrees to help expand China’s MEMS ecosystem

Business news |
By eeNews Europe



Under the MoU the two organizations have agreed to a long-term partnership that will enable companies affiliated to CIT-China to design and develop MEMS devices and carry out volume production using IMT’s production expertise and capacity.

CIT-China is a joint effort between the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province, and Wuxi Municipal People’s Government that was formed after Chinese Premier Jiabao Wen’s call for "Sensing China" in 2009. It’s objective is to promote Chinese emerging industry development through innovation and it acts as a hub for companies by offering expertise and technology platforms.

These platforms include a MEMS technology platform, design and test of system chips, EDA tools, support for IoT software development, intellectual property rights, and system-in-package support.

It remains unclear whether that partnership between IMT and CIT-China could eventually include the transfer of manufacturing capacity to China.

IMT has identified the China market as strategic for the long-term growth of the company and it already has several customers that are based in China. The collaboration with CIT-China will provide added presence in the market and local domain expertise that IMT needs to establish a recognized presence in the region, the company said.


"The China MEMS market is very large and still growing at a fast rate. It is critical for IMT to establish a strong partner to help facilitate the connection between IMT MEMS capabilities and Chinese customers," said Craig Ensley, president and CEO of IMT, in statement. "CIT-China has a strong presence in the China MEMS market and is a key contributor to the growth now and in the future. We are pleased to have partnered with such a strong team and expect to see an immediate impact in terms of reaching new customers in China."

"Under the 12th China national economic plan, CIT-China has devoted tremendous effort to build and promote whole IoT industrial ecosystem in China, which included setting up a common platform for MEMS development in Wuxi. With the contribution of IMT’s global leading MEMS open foundry service as a strategic partner of CIT-China, we can greatly enhance commercialization of local MEMS designs, that will be especially helpful and beneficial to local fabless MEMS companies," said Professor. Dapeng Chen, deputy director of CIT-China, in the same statement.

Related links and articles:

www.imtmems.com

News articles:

Slideshow: Twelve shakers and movers in MEMS

Rohm opens MEMS foundry operation

MEMS imitates logic

If you enjoyed this article, you will like the following ones: don't miss them by subscribing to :    eeNews on Google News

Share:

Linked Articles
10s