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New Scale
partners with EPCOS for next-generation piezoelectric
micro motor development
Dec. 15, 2008 - Companies combine EPCOS' excellence
in piezo ceramic manufacturing with New Scale's
innovation in micro motor and motion system design and
production.
SQUIGGLE micro
motor lifetime spec increased to >1 million cycles
Nov. 18, 2008 - New Scale Technologies has increased the
lifetime specification for its SQL-1.8 SQUIGGLE motor to greater
than 1 million cycles following extensive product life testing.
New miniature encoder
boasts smallest size, highest resolution in a robust,
cost-effective package
Nov. 11, 2008 - TRACKER™ position sensor is a smaller, more
robust alternative to miniature optical encoders for imaging
systems, consumer electronics, precision biomedical devices,
instrumentation, automation, and automotive applications.
New Scale launches dual
piezo motor driver ASIC and development suite for SQUIGGLE micro motor
Oct. 8, 2008 - New NSD-1102 ASIC matches SQL series ultrasonic
motor for small size; gives product designers a complete micro
motor solution for integration into miniature OEM products.
New Scale
named to Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies
Aug. 22, 2008 - New Scale ranked at number 650 in Inc.’s annual
listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the
United States and number 18 among the list’s top 100 computer
and electronics companies.
New Scale
licenses SQUIGGLE motor technology to Alps
July 31, 2008 - Tokyo-based Alps, a $6 billion global
manufacturer of electromechanical components for mobile devices,
consumer electronics and automotive systems, dramatically
expands New Scale's motor manufacturing capacity and ability to
penetrate high-volume consumer and automotive electronics
markets.
New Scale expands
global sales network with austriamicrosystems
June 30, 2008 - austriamicrosystems’ global sales network adds
New Scale's SQUIGGLE motors and motion systems to its product
lineup.
New Scale named "cool vendor"
by leading analyst firm
June 25, 2008 - Report by Gartner, Inc.
identifies "innovations that promise to revolutionize electronic systems."
New Scale awarded
4th U.S. patent
June 4, 2008 - Patent covers a thinner SQUIGGLE motor and
co-axial moving optics module used to create low-profile micro
cameras.
New Scale adds two to board of directors
April 2, 2008 - Silicon microphone inventor Dr. Peter Loeppert and
Harvard Business School Professor Dr. Stefan Thomke bring expertise
in development and commercialization of technology products.
New Scale expands SQUIGGLE motor license agreement with
Japan’s Tamron Co.
March 24, 2008 - New Scale has expanded its SQUIGGLE
motor license agreement with Tamron Co., Ltd., a leading global
manufacturer of high-precision optics and optical assemblies.
The new multimillion dollar agreement extends and expands
Tamron’s license to use New Scale’s patented piezoelectric
SQUIGGLE motor – the world’s smallest linear motor.
SQUIGGLE motor takes “Product of the Year” honors from Elektronik
March 24, 2008 - New Scale Technologies’ patented piezoelectric SQUIGGLE
motor was selected as one of the most outstanding products of the year by
the readers and editors of Elektronik, Germany’s leading electronics design
magazine.
New Scale's latest micro-actuator module offers longer
life, further reductions in size and power use
February 19, 2008 - SQL-M-1.8 SQUIGGLE module is smaller,
lower-power alternative to solenoids and DC or stepper motors;
targets lock modules and other applications.
New Scale awarded third U.S. patent for SQUIGGLE® motor technology
and applications
February 4, 2008 - Patent covers the latest micro motor improvements
related to electrical interconnections, low-power drive electronics and
integration in mobile phone cameras.
austriamicrosystems completes equity investment in New
Scale Technologies
January 17, 2008 - Partnership with leading analog IC
provider enables New Scale to produce complete closed-loop micro
motion systems incorporating tiny drivers and position sensors.
Starter kit simplifies evaluation of "world's smallest linear motor" for miniature OEM products
January 7, 2008 - Kit includes tiny SQL Series SQUIGGLE micro-motor, pre-mounted for easy evaluation, along
with closed-loop controller and software.
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