asic for mems objectives people research links ASIC for MEMS (Application Specific Integrated Circuit for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) Imagine a machine so small that it is imperceptible to the human eye. Imagine working machines with gears no bigger than a grain of pollen. Imagine electronic circuits being integrated to control the machines. Imagine these machines and their belonging electronics being batch fabricated tens of thousands at a time, at a cost of only a few pennies each. Imagine a realm where the world of design is turned upside down, and the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes easy -- a place where gravity and inertia are no longer important, but the effects of atomic forces and surface science dominate. Welcome to the microdomain, a world now occupied by an explosive new technology known as MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) or, more simply, micromachines. The pictures used are the property of Sensonor ASA, Copyright 2001.