Kionix, Inc. is a privately held firm located in Ithaca, NY. It was originally founded in 1993 based on next-generation MEMS technology developed in the ‘80s at Cornell University. Throughout the ‘90s, the company built a strong position in innovative MEMS product design, process engineering, and high-volume, high-quality manufacturing. Through its leadership in the use of deep silicon reactive ion etching (DRIE), Kionix has developed innovative products such as inertial sensors, microswitches, microfluidic systems, micromirror arrays and ultra-high density data storage devices. Kionix’s MEMS based products are being evaluated and applied in industry sectors as diverse as automotive, consumer products, data storage, and biotechnology.