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10 MEMS: A Technology from Lilliput

Table 1.4 List of a Few Government and Nongovernment Organizations with Useful On-line Resources
Organization Address Description Web Site
MEMSnet Reston, VA U.S. information www.memsnet.org
clearinghouse
MEMS Exchange Reston, VA Intermediary broker for www.mems-exchange.org
foundry services
MEMS Industry Group Pittsburgh, PA Industrial consortium www.memsindustrygroup.org
NIST Gaithersburg, MD Sponsored U.S. www.atp.nist.gov
government projects
DARPA Arlington, VA Sponsored U.S. www.darpa.mil
government projects
IDA Alexandria, VA Insertion in military mems.ida.org
applications
NEXUS Grenoble, France European MST network www.nexus-mems.com
VDI/VDE – IT Teltow, Germany Association of German www.mstonline.de
Engineers
AIST – MITI Tokyo, Japan The “Micromachine Project” www.aist.go.jp
in Japan
ATIP Albuquerque, NM Asian Technology www.atip.org
Information Project

• Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM): a peer-
reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Physics of Bristol,
United Kingdom.
• Sensors Magazine: a trade journal with emphasis on practical and commercial
applications. It is published by Helmers Publishing, Inc., of Peterborough,
New Hampshire.
• MST News: a newsletter on microsystems and MEMS. It is published by
VDI/VDE Technologiezentrum Informationstechnik GmbH of Teltow, Ger-
many, and is available on-line.
• Micro/Nano Newsletter: a publication companion to “R&D Magazine”
with news and updates on micromachined devices and nanoscale-level
technologies. It is published by Reed Business Information of Morris Plains,
New Jersey.
• Small Times Magazine: a trade journal reporting on MEMS, MST, and nano-
technology. It is published by Small Times Media, LLC, a subsidiary company
of Ardesta, LLC, of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

List of Conferences and Meetings
Several conferences cover advances in MEMS or incorporate program sessions on
micromachined sensors and actuators. The following list gives a few examples:

• International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers):
held in odd years and rotates sequentially between North America, Asia, and
Europe.
• Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop (Hilton-Head): held in even years
in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and sponsored by the Transducers
Research Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio.