Tronics Microsystems Forms US-based MEMS Co.

Tronics Microsystems, specializing in MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) components and microsystems, has formed Tronics MEMS Inc., a US company that will focus on providing prototyping, qualification and volume-production services for MEMS components for the North American market. Tronics MEMS Inc. joins MedTech Development in the US and Tronics Microsystems in Europe to position the multinational Tronics group of companies to best serve customers in North America, Europe and Asia. Operating out of a 140,000-sq-ft facility in Richardson, Texas, Tronics MEMS offers customized MEMS process and production solutions to customers for medical, mobile media, automotive, printer, aerospace and consumer applications. Tronics MEMS will focus on custom MEMS process development and volume manufacturing. Tronics Microsystems, based in Crolles, France, will remain focused in producing highly differentiated custom MEMS and microsystems for customers in the medical, life sciences, instrumentation, transportation and other industries.