C-MAC MicroTechnology selected as MEAD consortium partner
by QinetiQ
High-reliability microelectronics specialist contracted to provide MEMS packaging solutions to the
British defence industry
Buckinghamshire, UK, 21st February 2007 – C-MAC MicroTechnology, a world leader in high-reliability electronic systems, modules and components for the aerospace, automotive, High-reliablity Industrial, medical electronics and specialised communications markets, today announced that it has been selected as a partner in the MEMS Application for Defence (MEAD) consortium, led by QinetiQ. The MEAD consortium will develop Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology for the defence industry in a MoD-backed project, with £3.2m of Government funding over three years.
C-MAC will use its MEMS packaging expertise to provide the MEAD consortium with high reliability hermetic enclosures for the delicate MEMS devices, protecting them from environmental contamination and ensuring their integrity in the harsh environments in which they will operate. C-MAC is able to deliver robust, precision electronic modules, which are reliable under the most severe conditions experienced by electronic devices in defence applications.
The MEAD consortium will bring together world-class organizations spanning systems integration and MEMS device supply and including key groups from the world of academia and research. Initially, the MEAD consortium will roadmap the technology, explore exploitation routes and investigate novel MEMS approaches for use in key defence application areas.
Indro Mukerjee, CEO of C-MAC MicroTechnology, commented: “C-MAC has worked in the defence sector and with QinetiQ for several years and we have a thorough understanding of their stringent technical and operational requirements. MEMS technology is experiencing an exciting and progressive stage of evolution, and being invited to join the MEAD consortium is a reflection of the world-class expertise and knowledge that C-MAC engineers can deliver in this area.”
Notes for Editors:
Headed by Indro Mukerjee, C-MAC MicroTechnology is the world leader in high-reliability electronic systems, modules and components for the automotive, medical electronics, specialised communications and aerospace industries. Our head office is in Wooburn Green, UK, and we have design and manufacturing facilities in the UK, France, Belgium and Canada, with additional dedicated sales and customer support teams throughout Europe, the USA and China. We have built up an extensive intellectual property portfolio and considerable electronics design and manufacturing expertise geared to our target industries. Our products are often found in applications that operate in harsh environments, at extremes of temperature or frequency. The company is divided into two business groups.
Design & Manufacturing Services. C-MAC MicroTechnology offers unrivalled expertise in the design and manufacture of advanced high-precision microelectronics systems. Specialities at our production sites at Great Yarmouth in the UK, Sherbrooke in Canada and Ronse in Belgium include thick-film printing on ceramic and other substrates, surface-mount hybrid circuits, DC/DC power modules, direct-attach flipchip, low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC), chip-on-board (COB), multichip module (MCM) assemblies and PCB assembly. These manufacturing resources are complemented by an integrated design-to-test service encompassing ASIC design as well as analogue, digital, RF, mixed-mode and thermal simulation. Through our independently accredited test house facility, we can carry out product qualification and material evaluation to internationally recognized standards.
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