Mikroteknologi

Mikroteknologi is technology with features near one micrometer size scale.

In 1960, scientists find out that compile a large number of microscopic transistors on a chip, microelectronics circuits can be constructed and dramatically improve performance, functionality, and ability, as well as reduce costs and increase production volume. This development sparked the information revolution.

Most recently, scientists have discovered that not only electronic devices, but also a mechanical device, can be marked miniaturist's and fabrication, gives hope to the world of mechanics, as the integrated circuit technology to the electronic world. While providing an electronic 'brain' for the latest products and systems, tools can provide mikromekanik sensors and actuators - the eyes and ears, hands and feet.

Currently, there are tools that mikromekanik key component of the product innovations such as airbags, ink-jet printers, monitors blood pressure, and so on. Seen that the device will easily spread mikromekanik as electronics.

Micro-electromechanical systems

Micro-electromechanical systems or MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System), was first called in 1980 to explain the new mechanical systems and advanced on-chip, such as motor microelectronic, resonator, gears, and so on. Currently, the term MEMS is used to refer to devices with mokroskopik mechanical function that can be mass produced (as an example, the composition of microscopic gears mounted on said microchip as MEMS, but not a mini laser generator). In Europe, the term MST (Micro System technology) more often used, and MEMS in Japan called "micro machine". Terms the difference is very small.


Although MEMS processes are generally classified into several categories, such as machinery, in fact there are thousands of different MEMS processes. Some simple geometry processing, while others do the 3-D geometry are complex with many changes. A manufacturer of airbag accelerometer to design and will require a very different process than the making accelerometers for internal navigation. Changes from the accelerometer to other inertial devices such as a gyroscope requires a change in the design and process more complicated, as well as assembly facility and engineering team


MEMS technology has produced something amazing-related functions in the broad field of applications that are quite important when even MEMS can not demonstrate performance and capability standards. However, in an age when everything has to be smaller, faster, and cheaper, MEMS provide urgent solutions. MEMS has a profound enough impact on specific applications such as automotive sensors and ink jet printers. MEMS industry is growing multi billion-dollar market. Is expected to grow rapidly and will become the main industry in the 21st century. Biotechnological sometimes assembled using Photolithography.