press releases

Microstaq Inc. Secures $12.5 Million in Series B Financing

Funding led by Good Energies with continued backing from existing investors Yaletown Venture Partners and Polygon Group.

Microstaq Unveils Revolutionary Silicon Expansion Valve at Demo 2008

Microstaq’s newest product has potential to reduce global energy consumption by more than 1.2B barrels of oil per year.

Freescale and Microstaq Join Forces on Smart Superheat Control System for HVAC and Refrigeration Efficiency

Tiny electronic MEMS valve and superheat control module designed for accurate flow control for growing AC and refrigeration markets.

Nanotechnology Partnerships, Connections Spur Innovation for Fluid Control Industries

Bringing together people with expertise in microtechnology, automotive application engineering, MEMS flow control research and development, and venture capital, Microstaq is on target to succeed in several flow-control industries with its microvalve.

Microstaq Mastering Electronic Controls for Fluid-Control Industry

Microstaq's revolutionary MEMS valve technology holds great promise for the miniaturization of flow control systems across a number of automotive, biomedical, refrigeration, aeronautical and other flow control opportunities. The company's silicon chip-based flow control technology leverages proven silicon wafer processing techniques to create a single-structure, ‘'solid state' valve capable of controlling a range of fluids in today's high-pressure, high-flow rate control environments.

Tiny Silicon Chip Developed by Microstaq Will Revolutionize Car Technology

Microstaq's MEMS valve technology will miniaturize automotive flow control systems and has the potential to revolutionize the entire world of flow control in the same way the transistor changed the electronic world.