Info 4: Micro Structure Workshop and Bulletin
Colibri has been active in stimulating the development and industrial use of MEMS on a national level. Colibri's initiatives included a workshop and a newsletter dedicated to spreading the knowledge and at stimulating contacts.
MSW − Micro Structure Workshop
The purpose of the biennial two-day workshop MSW is to be a creative catalyzer and a forum where industrial people, researchers, financiers and national organizations can meet on equal terms. MSW is intended for those working actively in the area as well as for those in both industry and academy that have a general interest in MEMS. MSW highlights the industrial use of MEMS and therefore complements scientific conferences. A key factor is its informal atmosphere which has contributed to the formation of several successful industrial projects and contacts.
MSW was initiated by Colibri's CEO Jan Söderkvist in 1994. The first three workshops were organized by Colibri, followed by three with local organizers in collaboration with Colibri. MSW grew and Colibri thereafter handed over MSW to others. VINNOVA, SSF and KK-stiftelsen/minST has given MSW their support.
A reprint from Elektronik i Norden 7/2002 that was written following MSW '02: Read reprint.
The workshop programs for the first six MSWs:
| MSW '94 | MSW '96 | MSW '98 |
| MSW '02 | MSW '04 | MSW 2006 |
MSB − Micro Structure Bulletin
MSB was a quarterly newsletter published by Colibri. Its purpose was to promote the industrial use of MEMS and components based thereon and to serve as an informal link between people in industry and academics actively working in this field. Recurring topics included applications, facilities, toolbox, and industrial and academic development activities. MSB targeted both newcomers and experienced readers. The paper version was printed in 2000 copies and distributed free of charge within the Nordic region and primarily electronically to far-away readers.
A complication was that MSB was run on a non-profit basis and relied on a single person that had limited available time. The search for a better long-term solution that could guarantee an unbiased high-quality development of Colibri's national MEMS stimulating activities failed and it was decided in 1999 to discontinue MSB.
Below you can download MSB's existing 25 issues (click on the images).
MSB volume 7 (1999)
 MSB 99:1 Etching (µEquip3) Automotive applications Pressure sensors Radiation sensors |
 MSB 99:2 Production: From lab to fab Packaging issues Protective coatings Printhead |
 MSB 99:3 Transducers '99 Simulation, X-ray Stacking, Antireflection Self-testable pressure sensor |
 MSB 99:4-00:2 Nordic country reports Past and future General MST Replication |
MSB volume 6 (1998)
 MSB 98:1 MST in Finland and USA Silicon wafers CO2 and pressure sensors MST@VTT Electronics |
 MSB 98:2 MOEMS (µBas11) Optics-based sensors MSW '98 and MEMS '98 MST@VTI Hamlin |
 MSB 98:3 Medical applications (µApp2) Cleanroom (µEquip1) Polyimide joints MST for hearing and space |
 MSB 98:4 Metal (µEquip2) Market analysis Packaging challenges Radiation detectors |
MSB volume 5 (1997)
 MSB 97:1 CD-based MST-replication Passive alignment IR gas sensing MST@Pharmacia |
 MSB 97:2 Is size important? (µBas9) Gas flow in micro-channels The Ångström Laboratory MST@Lund Univ. |
 MSB 97:3 Transducers '97 Angular rate sensor Coulter particle counter Word Micromachine Summit |
 MSB 97:4 Surface µ-mech (µBas10) Densitometer in MecMOS Microcar MST@CKD and NMC |
MSB volume 4 (1996)
 MSB 96:1 Excitation methods (µBas7) Photoacoustic gas sensor SUMMIT MST@CKD and IMC |
 MSB 96:2 Quartz (µBas8) Gyroscope and biosensors MSW '96 MST@Quartz Pro |
 MSB 96:3 MST in Denmark III-V compounds Diffractive optics MST@MIC |
 MSB 96:4 Silicon Mechanical characterization Deep anisotropic etching MST@AME |
MSB volume 3 (1995)
 MSB 95:1 Bonding (µBas6) 3-axis accelerometer Interference sensors MST@Chalmers and NEXUS |
 MSB 95:2 Electrophoresis (µApp1) Catalytic gas sensors Density sensor MST@Linköping Univ. |
 MSB 95:3 Transducers '95 Accelerometer workshop MAXIMA Polymeric folding structures |
 MSB 95:4 MST goes human Sensors for patient diagnosis Actuator for therapy A physician's perspective |
MSB volume 2 (1994)
 MSB 94:1 Crystal structure of Si (µBas1) Silicon wet etching (µBas2) Monolithic accelerometer MST@Bofors |
 MSB 94:2 Detection methods (µBas3) Gas flow sensor MSW '94 MST@KTH |
 MSB 94:3 Optics in MST (µBas4) MST for telecom Swedish MST history MST@IOF |
 MSB 94:4 Simulations (µBas5) MST in Norway Accelerometers MST@SensoNor and SINTEF |
MSB volume 1 (1993)
 MSB 93:1 Introduction to MST Blood pressure sensor MST@Uppsala Univ. |