Standard MEMS, Inc. and the Center for Automation Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announce Strategic Partnership
4 December 2000
Standard MEMS, Inc. and the Center for Automation Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announce Strategic Partnership
BURLINGTON, Mass.--Dec. 4, 2000--Standard MEMS Inc. and the Center for Automation Technologies (CAT) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have joined forces to create a joint micropackaging research and development program. This strategic alliance between the largest independent high-volume manufacturer of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) and the leading North American university based, industry driven automation R&D center will focus on the development and prototyping of state-of-the-art micromanufacturing technologies giving customers leading-edge packaging solutions."I look forward to establishing the leading MEMS packaging research and development center in the world", says Nicholas E. Ortyl III, President & CEO of Standard MEMS.
The explosive growth in the market demand for MEMS devices has created significant needs for advanced micropackaging processes that combine high throughput, low cost and high reliability. The initial emphasis will be on microphotonic and microfluidic systems, because of their key role in the surging growth of the telecommunications and biotechnology industries.
The economic impact promises to be enormous as the technical focus is on a very unique niche that addresses immediate market needs in established sectors such as automotive, defense, and aerospace and also in the rapid and hottest technology growth areas of information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
"This very close alliance sets a new standard for industry - university collaboration in the new economy", says Harry E. Stephanou, Director of the Center for Automation Technologies.
With a few other synergistic partners expected to join in the near future, this strategic alliance is well poised to lead the way into the next industrial revolution.
About Standard MEMS, Inc.
Standard MEMS, Inc. is a fully integrated, high volume MEMS supplier to the general commercial market of Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems for high technology markets. The company offers concurrent engineering and technology solutions in all areas of MEMS production, from design through production. The company has supplied MEMS devices and MEMS-based packaged products and sensor solutions to leading companies in various markets segments, including Telecommunications, Medical and Biomedical, Industrial & Automotive and Information Peripherals.
About the Center for Automation Technologies
Since its first designation by New York State in 1988, the CAT at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has achieved national leadership in the conduct of interdisciplinary, industry-driven research in advanced automation. Successful R&D projects have been completed in close collaboration with over one hundred corporate clients representing a broad spectrum of industrial sectors. Building on its core competencies in motion control, process control, robotics, mechatronics, and distributed software architectures, the CAT has recently initiated a major new research thrust in micromanufacturing. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's first technological university. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of research centers that are characterized by strong industry partnerships. The Institute is especially well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.