MEMS product development : from concept to commercialization /
"In this incredibly useful book, the mysteries of MEMS development and manufacturing are spelled out in a clear and thorough and incredibly detailed manner ... I wish I had access to this book during several of my own companies."--Kurt Petersen Drawing on their experiences in successfully...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021.
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| Schriftenreihe: | Microsystems and Nanosystems
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| ISBN: | 9783030617097, 3030617092, 9783030617103, 3030617106, 9783030617110, 3030617114 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Part I: Context and Overview
- Chapter 1: The Opportunities and Challenges of MEMS Product Development
- Why Are MEMS So Challenging?
- Three-Dimensional Features Impede Process Flow Standardization
- Complex Processes and Microscale Physics Impair Precise Simulation
- MEMS Foundries Must Qualify each New Process Flow
- Planning for Successful MEMS Product Development
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 2: Economics of Semiconductor Device Manufacturing and Impacts on MEMS Product Development
- Economics of Silicon Wafer Manufacturing
- Parallel Fabrication Enables Economy of Scale
- Large Product Volumes Defray the Huge Capital Cost of Wafer Fabs
- Captive Fabs, Foundries, and the Fabless Model
- How MEMS Production Differs from Semiconductor Production
- MEMS Devices Are Physically Different from Electronic Semiconductor Devices
- MEMS Lack Standard Processes
- MEMS Products Have Lower Wafer Volumes per Process
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: Stages of MEMS Product Development
- The Five Stages to Commercialize a MEMS Product
- Proof-of-Concept Prototype
- Advanced Prototypes
- Foundry Feasibility
- Foundry Pilot Production Stage
- Foundry Production
- Funding and Schedule for the Five Stages
- Typical Budget and Timeline for Stages of Development
- Secure Continuous Funding for Efficient Product Development
- Summary
- References
- Part II: Business Requirements for a Viable Product
- Chapter 4: What Is the Product? Requirements Analysis
- Understanding the Market
- Market Perspective Frames Product Requirements Analysis
- Technology Push
- Market Pull
- Which Parties Dictate the Product Requirements?
- Understanding Technical Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Interface and Package Requirements
- Calibration Requirements
- Quality and Regulatory Requirements
- Understanding Business Requirements
- Unit Price Requirements
- Overcoming Existing Barriers to Entry
- Satisfying Intermediary Integrators
- Arranging Security of Supply
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 5: Is There a Business Opportunity? Product Unit Cost Modeling
- Rough Order of Magnitude Unit Cost
- Step 1: Calculate Number of Wafers Needed to Fabricate the Number of Units to be Sold in a Year
- Step 2: Calculate ROM MEMS Die Unit Cost
- Gain Insights from Parameter Sensitivity Analyses
- Detailed Unit Cost Model
- Step 1: Identify all Operations or Components of the Finished MEMS Product and Expected Yield for each
- Step 2: Gather Cost Data for each Manufacturing Operation
- Step 3: Assemble Model and Perform Parameter Sensitivity Analyses

