Silicon Labs Si504 - CMEMS Oscillator Reverse Costing Analysis

     First Fully Integrated, Monolithic Cmos+Mems Oscillator Device The frequency control market is largely dominated by quartz products, but silicon timing solutions have a strong value proposition for some sub-markets. The Si504 is the first silicon oscillator from Silicon Labs. Manufactured with the CMEMS process (CMOS + MEMS), the crystal elements are replaced by micromachined semiconductor resonators. CMEMS process consists in a monolithic integration of a CMOS circuit with Poly-SiGe (polycrystalline silicon-germanium) MEMS resonator structures. The resonator is then vacuum encapsulated with a silicon cap using an eutectic wafer bonding process. The Si504 is optimized to support high-volume, low-cost applications such as consumer electronics market. This report will provide a complete teardown of the MEMS oscillator with:

    


First Fully Integrated, Monolithic Cmos+Mems Oscillator Device

The frequency control market is largely dominated by quartz products, but silicon timing solutions have a strong value proposition for some sub-markets.

The Si504 is the first silicon oscillator from Silicon Labs. Manufactured with the CMEMS process (CMOS + MEMS), the crystal elements are replaced by micromachined semiconductor resonators.

CMEMS process consists in a monolithic integration of a CMOS circuit with Poly-SiGe (polycrystalline silicon-germanium) MEMS resonator structures.

The resonator is then vacuum encapsulated with a silicon cap using an eutectic wafer bonding process.

The Si504 is optimized to support high-volume, low-cost applications such as consumer electronics market.

This report will provide a complete teardown of the MEMS oscillator with:

Key Topics Covered:

Glossary

Overview/Introduction

Silicon Labs Company Profile

Physical Analysis

Manufacturing Process Flow

Cost Analysis

Estimated Price Analysis

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