International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA) Newsletter

   (ISSN 1726-6017)

This monthly e-newsletter, written by the editors of Sensors & Transducers Magazine (ISSN 1726-5479), delivers the product and research news you asked for, and updates you on happenings in the sensor science and industry. Who should read this Newsletter ? All who are interested in the newest information and trends in sensors, transducers, MEMS and sensor instrumentation, including DAQ.

IFSA Newsletter (ISSN 1726-6017), No.4, April 2008

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In this Issue:

1.   Sensors & Transducers Magazine (e-Digest), No.4, April 2008

2.   Sensors & Transducers Journal (ISSN 1726-5479), Vol. 90, April 2008 Special Issue on Modern Sensing Technologies

3.   Sensors Web Portal Up-dates Briefs

4.   Recently Published Sensors Books

5.   MEMS-based Oscillators (Quartz and Silicon) Market Analyze

6.   Sensors Expo & Conference 2008

7.   Subscribtion

8.   Additional Information, Comments, Suggestions

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Sensors Web Portal Up-Date Briefs

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• New issue of Sensors & Transducers e-Digest, Vol.91, Issue 4, April 2008 is in the DIGEST section with products news

• Special Issue of Sensors & Transducers Journal (ISSN 1726-5479) on Modern Sensing Technologies, Vol.90, April 2008

• Fiber Optic Sensors - recently published the 2nd book edition

• MEMS and Nanotechnology-Based Sensors and Devices for Communications, Medical and Aerospace Applications - new  comprehensive book on MEMS and nanotechnology

Up-dated:

• Sensor Industry News subsection in NEWS section

• Sensor Industry News Archive section

• Sensor Industry News Syndication page (an opportunity to put latest Sensors Industry news feeds in your own blog, web site or get it on you mobile phone)

• Measuring and Control News page

• Accelerometers section

• Chemical Sensors section

• Data Acquisition Systems section

• Displacement Sensors section

• Flow Sensors section

• Humidity Sensors section

• Load Cells section

• Optical Sensors section

• Proximity Sensors section

• Temperature Sensors section

• Viscosity Sensors section

• Wireless Sensors section

• Marketplace 2 section with microsensors, MEMS, biosensors and nanosensors market analyses

• Tools section with Pressure, Temperature, Flow, & Unit Conversion Online Calculators from Flow Line Options Corp.

• Sensor Jobs section with recently opened job positions

• Training Courses with new course in the USA

• Projects section with recent calls, requests for proposals and solutions, joint research and development projects, pilot projects, tenders and calls for support

• Links Section with most detailed monthly up-dated calendar of sensors related events in 2008 - 2009

• New contents of of 'Sensors and Actuators'  A: Physical:

•     - Vol. 143, Issue 1 (2 May 2008), Micromechanics Section of Sensors and Actuators, based on contributions revised from the Technical Digest of the IEEE 20th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2007), Kobe, Japan, 21-25 January 2007

     - Vol. 143, Issue 2 (16 May 2008)

     - Vol. 144, Issue 1 (28 May 2008)

• New contents of of 'Sensors and Actuators'  B: Chemical:

•     - Vol. 130, Issue 2 (28 March 2008)

•     - Vol. 131, Issue 1 (14 April 2008),

  Selected Papers from the 12th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Noses (ISOEN 2007), St. Petersburg, Russia, 03-05 May 2007, Edited by Dr. Andrey Legin and Yuri Vlasov

• New contents of Biosensors and Bioelectronics Journal:

•     - Vol.23, Issue 10 (15 May 2008)

• New contents of Flow Measurement Journal:

•     - Vol.19, Issue 3-4 (June-August 2008), ISUD 5: The 5th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Methods for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, Edited by Y. Takeda and J. Shaik

• New contents of Measurement Journal:

•     - Vol. 41, Issue 3 (April 2008), Innovative Design and Paradigms in Instrumentation and Measurements, Edited by Janusz Mindykowski and Eleftherios Kayafas

•     - Vol. 41, Issue 4 (May 2008)

•     - Vol. 41, Issue 5 (June 2008)

• New contents and abstract of 'Sensor Letters'

•     - Vol. 6, Issue 1 (February 2008)

•     - Vol. 6, Issue 2 (April 2008)

• New contents and abstracts of 'Sensor Review' Journal:

•     - Vol. 28, Issue 1 (Special Issue: Nanosensors)

•     - Vol. 28, Issue 2 (Special Issue: Localization Systems)

• New contents and abstracts of 'Sensors and Systems' Journal:

•     - No.3, March 2008

New Published Sensors Books

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MEMS-based Oscillators (Quartz and Silicon) Market Analyze

While quartz MEMS oscillators has started to replace incumbent quartz oscillators in the high performance TCXO (Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillators) function for mobile handsets and GPS, silicon MEMS oscillators today compete with quartz in the XO (crystal oscillator) function where the specifications for temperature stability are easier to meet. The first products to incorporate silicon MEMS oscillators are digital TVs and camcorders, but also rear-view cameras use in automotive applications. “We do not believe that silicon MEMS oscillators will have penetrated the 1$ billion TCXO market by 2012,” says Jérémie Bouchaud, head of market research at WTC. “This is due to tough specifications relating to phase noise and temperature compensation. However, we do believe that the best opportunity for MEMS oscillators is with System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for the replacement of quartz crystals and (PLL) phase lock loop ICs.” MEMS can leverage both the monolithic integration available with CMOS and the possibility to fabricate multiple resonators on one die to make SoC timing chips. This translates into fewer PLLs, better jitter performance and power consumption, and lower cost.

Read more about MEMS oscillators in digital sensors, systems-on-chip (SoC) and sensor systems:

[1]. Yuish S. Y., MEMS Based System-on-Chip and System in Package: New Perspectives, Sensors & Transducers Journal, Vol. 78, Issue 4, April 2007, pp. I-IV

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