MEMS driver wins inaugural award

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Dec 9, 2005

Tegam's Model 9070 MEMS engine driver system has been selected as a winner of the first annual Nano 50 Awards.

Tegam's Model 9070 MEMS engine driver system has been selected as a winner of the first annual Nano 50 Awards.

The Nano 50, presented by Nanotech Briefs magazine, recognise the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted, or are expected to impact, the state of the art in nanotechnology.

The Model 9070 fulfills the need for characterisation, dynamic performance evaluation, and all phases of reliability assessment for orthogonal comb drives, cantilevered beams, and other electrostatically controlled MEMS devices and actuators.

The system provides a unique combination of specialised wave creation software, precise signal generators, and high voltage amplifiers that produce synchronised, phase-shifted, and amplitude-varied control signals.

The flexibility and accuracy of the 9070 is unmatched by any other solution in the field.

Variations on the basic 9070 system can be attained by upgrading or changing its modular components, making the 9070 a tremendously versatile tool for scientists involved in MEMS testing.

Such variations have been used in other MEMS applications, including optical mirror positioning, micro robotics, micro valves, accelerometers, ink jet printer heads, pressure sensors, and more.

"The 9070 system represents exceptional value for the researcher looking to manipulate and characterise MEMS/NEMS machines", comments Adam Fleder, President of Tegam.

"We are honoured that the industry recognises the potential of a product like the 9070 in the future of micro and nanotechnology".