MarketWatch With John C. Dvorak - 09.11.06
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From Dow Jones

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A Silicon Valley revolution is coming

The recent publicity for Hewlett-Packard and its new MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) accelerometer sent a message to Silicon Valley.

The message was that MEMS technologies have indeed taken root and may be the target of the next generation of high tech venture investments after we're done with "green."

H-P has long since been in the MEMS business since inkjet printheads are a MEMS device. Another famous MEMS device is the DLP (digital light processor) developed by Texas Instruments (TXN 24.03, -0.01, -0.04%) around 1987 by Larry Hornbeck. It was originally called a DMD, meaning digital micromirrors, the DLP now powers everything from TV sets to digital movie projectors. The device itself is a piece of silicon with thousands of tiny mirrors that can move at high speeds and be the source for a projected image.

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