Talk at MicroFab Summit 21

At the start of November, Lia was invited to speak at MicroFab Summit 2021 which showcases fabrication techniques for sensors and MEMS devices and brings together the community to discuss emerging and innovative process technologies such as new materials, 3D micro and nano printing, new types of substrates, plastic and paper processes, and flexible hybrid assembly techniques. Special emphasis will be made on the fabrication of “More than Moore” (MtM) devices.

Organised by Microtech Ventures, MicroFab Summit 2021 comes at a timely point as there is evidence that the sensors, MEMS, and MtM device market will reach an “inflection point” in 2022-2023 which will change the economics of production to dramatically reduce costs and, therefore, significantly increase utilization. MicroTech Ventures believes the market could grow to $100 billion, with 1 trillion micro devices per year, by 2025.

During Lia’s talk she introduced Zero Point Motion’s optical readout of MEMS motion and presented the long term challenge of monolithic fabrication of both photonics and MEMS on a common wafer. Bringing together the two supply chains could ultimately produce more robust hybrid systems for LIDAR, optical comms, optical sensors and other devices where motion and photonics is required at the chipscale.

It was great to be amongst a rich diversity of participating companies and organisations including Tier 1 suppliers, research institutes, SMEs and academics.

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