The development and market introduction of a micro gas-chromatograph

The complete path from the development of a new technology to integrate chips in a micro fluidic or gas system, up to market introduction of a micro gas-chromatograph is described. The main goal of the technology is to integrate chips in a modular way to enable gas/fluidic canals and electrical connections at the lowest possible price. 'Fluidic Multi Chip Module' technology (FMCM) creates this opportunity. Economical and market oriented aspects as well as technical information are presented. The main microGC device properties are measurement time (seconds!), size and low power consumption (battery).