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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (27353)	4/18/1999 12:36:00 AM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Maybe I am too "conservative" but I just don't see a big market for a home, stationary Webphone. PC's are quite inexpensive these days; they have large screens; and they are good for so many other things.

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (27353)	4/18/1999 4:55:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

MEMS Message 8979831 Under discussion in Ericy thread, more grist for the CDMA mill. copy/paste: ------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm no techie myself but being heavily invested in technologies I likely share the same fascinations as most of you. A technology I first learned of through MVIS is known as Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). This technology is allowing MVIS to miniaturize their scanners making it practical to incorporate VRD into something the size of today's cellular phones. MEMS is a significant technology with a far and wide range of applications for many, many companies. Goodyear, for example, is embedding them in a new truck tire to measure air pressure without making contact with the tire. memsinc.com MEMS are devices made with new technology that expands traditional two dimensional semiconductor fabrication processes. Advances in photolithography and wafer processing have allowed three dimensional structures to be built on wafers using processes and equipment similar to that used by the semiconductor industry, but not limited to traditional semiconductor materials. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Also, the next post from Rod Dolman Message 8982158 copy/paste: ------------------------------------------------------------------ You have touched on one of my favorite topics MEMS. My interest lies on how it can and will be used in future radio communication. DARPA is the main funding Gov agency for research into MEMS projects. Their home page is web-ext2.darpa.mil from here I would suggest going to "project summaries" and selecting "current efforts" at web-ext2.darpa.mil The following sites can be called up from the location and a feel for what is going on with MEMS in the areas of communications can be obtained. Nanometer Scale Electromechanical Resonators for RF Signal Processing Applications California Institute of Technology Submicron Scale MEMS for Ultralow Power VHF/UHF Applications California Institute of Technology Ultra-High-Density Data Cache for Low-Power Communications Carnegie Mellon University Micromachined RF Switches and Tunable Capacitors for Higher Performance Secure Communications Systems Rockwell International Low Power Wireless Integrated Microsensors (LWIM) University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) MEMS for Wireless Communications University of Michigan As you can see the majority of the worked is being done by universities. How long before it moves into the real world is any bodies guess, but I figure some of you out there can answer that question can't you! With respect to Cellular and other forms of RF communication MEMS may be the way to finally achieve a "TOTAL" radio on one piece of silicon. A little research into what MEMS really is and what it can do will boggle the mind as to the future of this technology. Have fun researching this, because it will be a significant part of the future. --------------------------------------------------------------- The New Paradigm has got a LONG way to go before it fizzles out. Mqurice