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News Release from: Applied Microengineering
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2000
AML takes on design role in MST sector
AML is now realigning itself to act more as a Design House focusing on design, and has solved the manufacturing problem by linking into established Microsystem Technology (MST) foundries.
Before we all "throw in the towel" AML offers the UK a last chance to catch up the rest of the world and manufacture electronic products based on small, strategic, key, Microsystem Technology (MST) components AML is now realigning itself to act more as a Design House focusing on design, and has solved the manufacturing problem by linking into established Microsystem Technology (MST) foundries
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Mar 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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AML is now an authorised Design House for the following foundries: Bosch (D), SensoNor (N), Tronics (F) and Onstream (NL).
Two more foundries (one from the USA) will be added next year.
CAD files will be submitted by AML to the foundries and the small but strategically important MST chips will in turn be delivered to AML.
Most of the foundries offer a MPW (Multi-Project-Wafer) run which means that industry can obtain a few chips for evaluation at low cost.
The same technology route is provided by the foundries for very high volumes, hence removing a traditional barrier to MST product development, namely the transfer from R and D to production.
AML was one of the first companies in the world specifically formed in 1992 solely to address MST technology.
It is now one of the most experienced in its field.
AML is a private company and is based in Oxfordshire, England.
Historically it has designed, developed and manufactured (low volume) MST devices "in-house" but due to maturing of the MST infrastructure AML has now been able to take this leap forward to meet customer needs.
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