MEMS the word, and the auto world had better listen

 MEMS, pioneered by Analog, is a technology where mechanical components are integrated on a silicon chip. The technology has been evolving globally and has applications in the automotive sector especially in anti-theft devices and air-bags.

 The device that actually helps in setting off alarms in anti-theft devices and in air-bags is called an accelerometer which uses MEMS.

 Ashok Kamath, managing director, Analog Devices lndia, said,