Smart dust

Abstract

Microchip is committed to continuous improvement of our environmental performance through a proactive approach that integrates environmental protection with business goals. Smart dust is a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect, for example, light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. They are usually operated on a computer network wirelessly and are distributed over some area to perform tasks, usually sensing through radio-frequency identification. Without an antenna of much greater size the range of tiny smart dust communication devices is measured in a few millimetres and they may be vulnerable to electromagnetic disablement and destruction by microwave exposure. A safe and healthful environment is vital to the attainment of Microchip and no undertaking should be considered so important that it be pursued in an unsafe manner.