BAE Systems Teams With Micromem To Develop Nano-Sensor Technology

Tag : Magnetic Sensor

Nashua, NH -- BAE Systems, under an agreement with Micromem AppliedSensor Technologies Inc., will co-produce nano-sensor technologythat will leverage both companies' expertise for use in military,commercial, and homeland security applications.
As a foundry and business development partner with Micromem AppliedSensor Technologies, BAE Systems' Microelectronics Center inNashua, New Hampshire, will further develop Micromem designs andmanufacturability for advanced magnetic random-access memory (MRAM)products. The goal is to bring the designs to maturity and beginproduction of gallium arsenide-based nano-sensors that offerfeatures such as very high-speed and low-power capability,radiation-hardness, and overall robustness.
"Foundry facilities are very expensive, and development work on newproducts is highly capital-intensive," said Gino Manzo, foundrydirector at BAE Systems in Nashua. "This arrangement will advancetechnology and design maturity for products developed by Micromemby giving both companies the means to produce devices for a widerange of commercial and military uses."
Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies' patented submicronnano-sensor, based on MRAM technology, also can be designed for usein highly accurate magnetometers