Finding common ground for #MEMS standards - Electronic Products by @khlightman

Finding common ground for MEMS standards

Finding common ground for #MEMS standards - Electronic Products by @khlightman

Both electronics OEMs and their customers have conflicting feelings about standardization, in general, that have resulted in some lively dialogues over the issue. There were, for example, some interesting exchanges during the panels of the MEMS track at this year’s Sensors Expo. Those exchanges brought to mind a song from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! , namely, “The Farmer and the Cowman Should Be Friends,” in which the farmers and ranchers disparate goals are exposed. The farmers want to fence their land to protect their crops from cattle; the “cowmen,” or cattle ranchers, want their animals to have “free range” over the land. Like the farmers, MEMS suppliers typically want to protect their IP through proprietary processes, while, like the cowmen, OEMs want the openness needed to work with multiple suppliers, even competitors, to achieve economy of scale and fast time...

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