Records of the First Canadian Workshop on Micromachining

The first Canadian Workshop on Micromachining took place on the 20th and 21st
of February in Bromont, Quebec where the IC fabrication plant, Mitel, is
located. The records for the workshop, compiled by Christopher Raum, can be
found in the ISI MEMS Clearinghous Archive ("mems.isi.edu"). The file name is "
/mems/Announcements/canadian_mems.txt".

The second workshop will be held this August 13-15 at the University of Alberta
in Edmonton, Alberta. The mailing list in Canada for MEMS activity is
mems@cmc.ca.

MEMS for Automobile Applications in the News

The 25 July '94 issue of "Electronic Design" (page 27) contains a short report
on the Analog Devices ADX50 micro-accelerometer. The report says that these
devices will be used in 1994 models of the Saab 9000. The report also mentions
the "test chips" that were developed for different applications and the new
Federal Technology Reinvestment Project that was awarded to Analog Devices for
"development of next-generation Micro Electro Mechanical Systems." For more
information see the issue of "Electronic Design" magazine.