The Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology (APCOT) provides interaction between attendees, presenters and exhibitors in the fields of sensors, MEMS, as well as micro and nano photonics. The biannual APCOT meeting is a premier event with a history of 4 successful conferences. The 1
st APCOT was held in Xiamen, China in 2002, the 2
nd in Sapporo, Japan in 2004, the 3
rd in Singapore in 2006, and the 4
th in Tainan, Taiwan in 2008. Since 2002 the number of participants has increased from 300 to over 500.
APCOT is devoted to all aspects of solid-state sensors, microactuators, microsystems enabled by MEMS and Nano technologies.
APCOT2010 will be held on the campus of The University Western Australia. The venue for the conference plenary morning sessions will be the Octagon Theatre followed by parallel technical sessions taking place in the lecture theatres of the Faculty of Arts complex in proximity to the University Club.
The following topics will be addressed during APCOT2010:
- Theory, Design, Analysis of MEMS and NEMS
- Nano Devices and Nanotechnology
- Materials and Device Characterization - New materials, materials characterization, interaction of materials, and coatings.
- Fabrication Technologies - Technology oriented: deposition, coating techniques, etching processes, ion-beam processing, FIB, e-beam techniques, micromachining techniques, and EDM
- Packaging and Assembly Technology - Coatings for protection, harsh environment techniques, wafer bonding, wafer-level packaging, parallel assembly processes, selfassembly processes, and hermetic sealing.
- Mechanical and Physical Sensors - Pressure sensors, accelerometers, flow sensors, temperature sensors, proximity sensors, inclinometers, gyroscope, inertial device, position, velocity, and magnetic sensors.
- Chemical Sensors and Microsystems - Electro-chemical sensors, potentiometry, amperometry, voltammetry, conductometric, enzyme-based sensors, and gas sensors.
- Bio Microsystems and Fluidic Systems - Lab-on-chip, microTAS, DNA systems, biomolecular devices, PCR, cell handling, and fluidic devices.
- Actuators - Micromotors, electrostatic actuators, piezoelectric actuators, pumps, valves, nozzles, and active microchannels.
- Optical MEMS and Nano-optics - Mirrors, diffraction gratings, switches, and optical communication subsystems.
- RF MEMS/NEMS - Micro/Nano components and subsystems for RF communications, filters and switches, and RF power sensors.
- Sensing Systems, Algorithms and Sensor Networks - New approaches to sensor data fusion, ultralow-power sensor and materials characterization, interaction of materials, and coatings. Communication design, telemetry systems and implantable monitoring systems, power scavengers, inductive powering for sensor and actuator systems, innovative sensor interface circuits.
