With more than 150 million TPMS sensors sold worldwide, Infineon Technologies is one of the leaders on the TPMS market. The latest generation of Infineon's TPMS, the SP37, is a highly integrated TPMS sensor which embeds measurement of pressure and radial acceleration (2 DoF) with a low-power microcontroller, a LF receiver and an RF transmitter in a system in package integrating only two dies. This high integration of functions allows to build a complete system with few external components and thus enable system cost savings.
The SP37 sensors inherits its MEMS technology from the acquisition of the Norwegian Sensonor in 2003. Therefore, highly reliable measurements in harsh environments are possible by the use of the mature and low-cost triple stack hermetic wafer bonding technology in combination with buried piezoresistors and conductors.
The SP37 sensors is assembled in a Small Outline 14-pin package and operates under a temperature range of -40 to +125°C.
This report will provide a complete teardown of the MEMS pressure sensor, the accelerometer and the ASIC (microcontroller & RF transmitter) of the SP37 TPMS with: - Detailed photos - Material analysis - Schematic assembly description - Manufacturing Process Flow - In-depth manufacturing cost analysis - Supply chain evaluation - Selling price estimation
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Infineon-SP37-Tire-Pressure-Monitoring-Sensor/1/420/
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– 3.2 ASIC Die 27– View, Dimensions & Marking– Delayering– Main Blocks– Cross-Section– Process Characteristics
– 3.3 MEMS Die 44– View & Dimensions– Marking– Bond Pad Opening & Bond Pad– Cap Removed– Sensing Area– Cross-Section:
– Bond Pad Opening Cross-Section– Accelerometer Cross-Section– Pressure Sensor Cross-Section
– Process Characteristics
4. Manufacturing Process Flow 77– Global Overview– ASIC Front-End Process– ASIC Wafer Fabrication Unit– MEMS Process Flow– MEMS Wafer Fabrication Unit– Packaging Process Flow– Package Assembly Unit
5. Cost Analysis 98– Synthesis of the cost analysis– Main steps of economic analysis– Yields Hypotheses– ASIC Front-End Cost– ASIC Back-End 0 : Probe Test & Dicing– ASIC Wafer & Die Cost– MEMS Front-End Cost– MEMS Back-End 0 : Probe Test & Dicing– MEMS Front-End Cost per process steps– MEMS Front-End: Equipment Cost per Family– MEMS Front-End: Material Cost per Family– MEMS Wafer & Die Cost– Back-End : Packaging Cost– Back-End : Packaging Cost per Process Steps– Back-End : Final Test Cost– Component Cost
The reverse costing analysis is conducted in 3 phases:
Teardown analysis
• Package is analyzed and measured• The dies are extracted in order to get overall data: dimensions, main blocks, pad number and pin out, die marking• Setup of the manufacturing process.
Costing analysis
• Setup of the manufacturing environment• Cost simulation of the process steps
Selling price analysis
• Supply chain analysis• Analysis of the selling price
Reverse costing analysis represents the best cost/price evaluation given the publically available data, and estimates completed by industry experts.
Given the hypothesis presented in this analysis, the major sources of correction would lead to a +/- 10% correction on the manufacturing cost (if all parameters are cumulated).
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