Medical Micro-electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Uses Concepts of Microelectronics and Biology to Improve Patient Monitoring

Medical micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) are chips that are made in a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant (FAB) that combine mechanical actions and electronic functions. In the microelectronics industry, FAB is a factory where integrated circuits and discrete electronic devices such as transistors and diodes are manufactured. The label MEMS is used to describe both a category of micro-mechatronic devices and the processes used to manufacture them. Some medical micro-electro mechanical systems convert a measured mechanical signal into an optical or electrical signal, and thus, may also be referred to as transducers.

Medical micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) constitute new technology of miniature electronic devices, specifically those having dynamic active components. They integrate in the nano-electronics to form nanotechnology and nanotechnologies. These techniques are used to create devices and assemblies with characteristics that can be built using nanotechnology. This also enables the use of nanotechnology in a more focused manner to create devices. Micro-electro mechanical systems are used to manufacture both mechanical and electro-mechanical devices that can be employed in medical devices through micro-fabrication techniques.

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sensors, actuators, and miniaturized structures, among others are some basic elements of medical micro-electro mechanical systems. The MEMS technology uses concepts of microelectronics and biology to improve patient monitoring, as well as helps in fast, accurate diagnosis. MEMS technology is now experiencing strong growth, due to wide-scale application of MEMS in the healthcare sector. Most of them are designed to make these devices smaller, lighter, more powerful, versatile, and efficient. Thus, pharmaceutical companies are focusing on developing novel, fast, and accurate MEMS technology to improve patient monitoring.

In May 2019, Silicon Sensing Systems planned to expand its MEMS foundry in Japan to meet significantly increased demand for MEMS inertial sensors and sputtered thin film PZT MEMS device wafers. MEMS are also referred to as micro-machines in some parts of the Asia Pacific (APAC), such as Japan, and microsystem technology in Europe.