Q2Micro and Smart System Technology
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Q.2. What is Microsystem? [2]
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A microsystem (or MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) is a miniaturized device or system, typically with feature sizes ranging from micrometers to a few millimeters, that integrates mechanical elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a common silicon or other substrate using microfabrication technology derived from integrated-circuit manufacturing techniques, enabling batch-fabricated, low-cost, compact devices that combine sensing, actuation, signal processing, and control in a single miniature package.