India Picks Coventor MEMS Software

CARY, N.C. -— The National Program for Smart Materials (NPSM) in India has announced the selection of the CoventorWare suite of software products for its MEMS Initiative Program. NPSM consists of a consortium of labs such as the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), currently developing MEMS devices.

Through its partnership with Coventor, NPSM will install CoventorWare MEMS design software at its IIT locations in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kharagapur. The software will assist these institutions in developing MEMS design centers for post-graduate and other research in the areas of magnetic, electromechanical and optical sensors and microfluidic applications.

The NPSM states that the selection of Coventor MEMS software and the establishment of the MEMS design centers is to meet the India’s future government requirements in the aerospace and defense industries. It will also serve to promote the technology in commercial sectors such as automobile, chemical, processing and medicine.

CoventorWare will be distributed throughout India by Future Techno Designs Pvt Ltd. The organization will also assist with training and support for CoventorWare users.

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