27-28 August 2025
Suwon
14:20 – 14:40
Beyond the Sensor: How Driver ASICs Unlock Next-Gen MEMS Performance in HMI Applications
Sensors are the cornerstone of modern HMI interfaces—from touch controls to gesture recognition. Yet their full potential hinges on a critical, often overlooked component: high-performance driver ASICs. In this session, GlobalFoundries explores how advanced analog/mixed-signal and BCD process technologies solve key MEMS challenges: signal integrity, power efficiency, system integration, and reliability. Discover how optimized ASIC-MEMS co-design enables smaller form factors, lower latency, and enhanced functionality in automotive, industrial, and consumer HMI systems. We’ll showcase real-world applications and outline a collaborative framework for MEMS designers to leverage GF’s silicon leadership—proving that the right interface is just as vital as the sensor itself.
Ruby Yan
GlobalFoundries
Ruby Yan is a seasoned Business Line Director at GlobalFoundries, where she oversees the Sensing & Display, ID & Security business lines. With over a decade of experience in the company, she has held various roles and responsibilities including technology development and product management.
Ruby is not only a Master Inventor with more than 20 patents and over 70 peer-reviewed publications to her name but also a fervent advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech world. She earned her Ph.D. in Microelectronic Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Cork, and an EMBA from ESCP Business School.
GlobalFoundries
Company Profile
GF is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers and the only one with a truly global footprint. We are redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. As a steadfast partner, with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services, GF works collaboratively alongside our customers to bring a broad range of innovative products to market. With a global customer base, a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GF is delivering a new era of more.