Accelerometers

Accelerometers were traditionally based on capacitive or piezoresistive technology that measures the movement of a micro-mechanical mass structure. Such technology possesses inherent issues such as surface adhesion, known as “stiction”, hysteresis, electromagnetic interference (EMI), expensive custom fabrication process, and other challenges associated with micro-mechanical moving structures. In order to resolve these issues, MEMSIC has developed unique technology that addresses the challenges typically associated with traditional MEMS based accelerometers. Based on a patented unique thermal technology, MEMSIC is the world's first company to offer thermally based MEMS inertial sensor on a single chip using standard CMOS process with no moving parts.