MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Invites OEMs to Get Personal with MEMS and Sensors at CES 2017
January 5, 2017 conference track explores MEMS/sensors' connection to unique user experiences with consumer products
(firmenpresse) - PITTSBURGH, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/08/16 -- (MSIG''s) conference track at CES 2017®, "," will help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and embedded systems integrators to get more creative with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors in personalizing smartphones, wearables, virtual reality (VR) headsets and smart home devices.
"MEMS and sensors give manufacturers and integrators the essential enabling technology to add context and cognition to electronic devices, endowing consumers with more natural and personal experiences," said Karen Lightman, executive director, MEMS & Sensors Industry Group. "A wearable that makes you feel safer, a smart home hub that turns down the lights and turns up the temperature, a VR headset that doesn''t make you feel nauseous, and perception systems that augment your reality -- all show the personalizing power of MEMS and sensors. During our CES 2017 conference track, MSIG''s speakers will share compelling advancements in MEMS and sensors, giving consumer-products makers the information they need to succeed in a fiercely competitive marketplace."
Cognitive Technologies -- Machines Thinking Like People -- Jeff Gehlhaar, vice president of technology, Qualcomm
Virtual Reality Head Tracking Sans Motion Sickness -- Jack McCauley, founder, McCauley Labs
Real Solutions for IoT and Smart Cities -- Alex Mateo, sales and operations planning & industry manager for smart cities, Libelium
Personal Health Monitoring -- Dr. Steven LeBouef, CEO, Valencell
The Future Is Bright for MEMS-based Displays in Consumer Electronics -- Kent Novak, senior vice president and general manager, DLP Products at Texas Instruments
Looking Good and Staying Safe with Wearables -- Dr. Jerry Wilmink, CEO and founder, WiseWear
Living the Marketing Dream: Knowing Everything -- Josh Knauer, CEO, Rhiza
Panel: Where are Consumer Electronics Taking the Sensors Industry? -- Moderated by Jon Melnick, principal researcher, LUX Research, with panelists:
Behrooz Abdi, CEO, InvenSense
Alexis Bernard, CTO, Knowles
Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO, Bosch Sensortec
Brian Faith, CEO, Quicklogic
Benedetto Vigna, executive vice president, STMicroelectronics
Reducing Workplace Injury & Increasing Productivity -- Cleopatra Cabuz, PhD, vice president of engineering, Honeywell Industrial Safety
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group will host a Member Pavilion on the show floor, featuring Flex Tech Alliance, IDT, Interlink Electronics, InvenSense and mCube.
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group''s booth and the MSIG Member Pavilion are located in Booth #40736, Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2, Halls A-D and will be open January 5-8, 2017 during CES 2017 exhibition hours.
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group''s full-day conference, "," will take place January 5, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Venetian Level 4, Marcello 4501 in Las Vegas, NV. Register via:
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group members receive a discount. Please contact: for more information.
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG), a ® Strategic Association Partner as of January 1, 2017, advocates for near-term commercialization of MEMS/sensors-based products through a wide range of activities, such as conferences, technical working groups and education. Through its TSensors™ (Trillion Sensors) initiative, MSIG also increases worldwide awareness of emerging MEMS/sensors-based applications with huge commercialization potential in the next decade and beyond. For more information, visit: and follow MSIG on and (use (at)MEMSGroup).
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group logo and TSensors are trademarks of MEMS & Sensors Industry Group. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Ellen Saksen
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group
Phone: +1 412/390-1644
Email: esaksen[at]memsindustrygroup.org
Maria Vetrano
Vetrano Communications
Phone: +1 617/876-2770
Email: maria[at]vetrano.com
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 08.12.2016 - 10:41 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1474654
Anzahl Zeichen: 3634
contact information:
Contact person:
Town:
PITTSBURGH, PA
Phone:
Kategorie:
Hardware
Typ of Press Release:
type of sending:
Date of sending:
Anmerkungen:
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 354 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Invites OEMs to Get Personal with MEMS and Sensors at CES 2017
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
