As electronics become more and more advanced, they have become smaller and smaller.  We have engineers working on designing the tiniest building blocks possible for modern circuitry in our nanofab (nanofabrication lab).  We have machines that can create structures only nanometers in length.  The engineers wear “bunny” suits and other protective gear while working in a special clean room to keep dust and other particulates from contaminating their materials.

 Solid state devices encompasses the science of making electronic components and circuitry on semiconductor materials, like silicon wafers.

MEMS stands for micro-electro-mechanical systems and our MEMS engineers are building micro-sensors, micro-actuators, and micro-systems on silicon wafers.