Meggitt Sensing Systems recently unveiled its Endevco® model 25A as the world’s smallest ISOTRON® (IEPE-type) piezoelectric accelerometer. Designed to support high-reliability vibration measurement requirements on very small structures and objects, the accelerometer weighs 0.2 g.

Nov. 4, 2011—Micrel Inc., San Jose, Calif., opened the doors to a new MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) manufacturing facility at its San Jose-based wafer and foundry operations.

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