[book] MEMS Product Development

Fitzgerald, Alissa M., Chung, Charles C.

MEMS Product Development: From Concept to Commercialization

ISBN 978-3-030-61709-7

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.

Table of contents (20 chapters)

1. The Opportunities and Challenges of MEMS Product Development, pp. 3-8
2. Economics of Semiconductor Device Manufacturing and Impacts on MEMS Product Development, pp. 9-16
3. Stages of MEMS Product Development, pp. 17-28
4. What Is the Product? Requirements Analysis, pp. 31-45
5. Is There a Business Opportunity? Product Unit Cost Modeling, pp. 47-57
6. What Is the Budget for Development?, pp. 59-70
7. Leveraging Third-Party Intellectual Property to Accelerate Product Development, pp. 71-79
8. Organization Planning for Successful Development, pp. 81-92
9. The MEMS Product: Functional Partitioning and Integration, pp. 95-110
10. Starting a New MEMS Device Design, pp. 111-127
11. Design for Manufacturing: Process Integration and Photomask Layout, pp. 129-148
12. Design for Back-end-of-Line Processes, pp. 149-156
13. Strategies for Codevelopment of the Electronics and Package, pp. 157-166
14. Planning a Development Test Program, pp. 167-183
15. Risk Mitigation Strategies for Prototype Fabrication, pp. 185-195
16. Documenting MEMS Product Technology for Transfer to Manufacturing, pp. 197-211
17. Determining Readiness for Volume Production, pp. 215-222
18. Selecting a Foundry Partner, pp. 223-239
19. Transferring Technology for Production, pp. 241-252
20. Manufacturing Test: Opportunity, Cost, and Managing Risk, pp. 253-268