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Recently, HP Laboratories Senior Researcher Peter Hartwell called on engineers to rethink MEMS sensor design for the masses and adopt a nano-based approach that could allow development of a MEMS-based inertial measurement unit suitable for consumer electronics. Despite improvements in cost, sizes and power use, today's MEMS-based inertial sensors still haven't seen real improvement in noise floor and stability — both critical for navigation. Are there alternative approaches to nano-based design? With consumer electronics the largest MEMS market, will there be more of an emphasis on streamlining MEMS sensors design?
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