Title MEMS product development : from concept to commercialization / Alissa M. Fitzgerald, Carolyn D. White, Charles C. Chung

Published Cham : Springer, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Microsystems and Nanosystems Microsystems and nanosystems. Contents 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 Summary "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 executing hundreds of MEMS development projects, the authors present the first practical guide to navigating the technical and business challenges of MEMS product development, from the initial concept stage all the way to commercialization. The strategies and tactics presented, when practiced diligently, can shorten development timelines, help avoid common pitfalls, and improve the odds of success, especially when resources are limited. MEMS Product Development illuminates what it really takes to develop a novel MEMS product so that innovators, designers, entrepreneurs, product managers, investors, and executives may properly prepare their companies to succeed. How to define a MEMS product and create cost models to inform fundraising or budgeting; Implement technical best practices for successful MEMS prototype and product development; Prepare for and successfully execute the transfer of a MEMS prototype to a foundry for volume manufacturing Notes Includes index Subject Microelectromechanical systems. Nanotechnology. Manufactures. Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems Manufactured Materials Nanotechnology Manufactures Microelectromechanical systems Nanotechnology Genre/Form Electronic books Form Electronic book Author White, Carolyn D., author Chung, Charles C., author ISBN 9783030617097 3030617092 9783030617103 3030617106 9783030617110 3030617114

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