Integration is the next key step to increasing the performance and lowering the cost of MEMS sensor solutions, to grow the market to new applications and greater penetration of existing applications. And companies from MEMS makers to mixed signal IC and software companies are introducing solutions.

Multi-sensor MEMS modules, integrated with the software and processors to convert their output into useful functions, have great potential to improve performance and reduce costs— and to extend usage to a wider range of applications.
Not only MEMS makers but also semiconductor, software, and subsystems specialists aiming to capture more of this value-add are introducing integrated modules and subsystems for easier designin into end systems, ranging from audio processing with multiple MEMS mics to inertial measurement units from consumer to tactical grade.

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