Micrel’s 10 criteria for choosing a MEMS foundry
They are in no given significance to the order:
1: Customer expectations
2: Cost
3: IP
4: Financial viability of foundry
5: Process technology platform
6: Pure-play versus product foundry
7: Scalability and compatibility
8: Location
9: Customer management
10: Quality
Micrel has been offering MEMS foundry services for a couple of years on 6-inch diameter wafers in San Jose, Calif. and makes MEMS for two of the top twenty worldwide vendors. Micrel has posted an article on the top 10 listing at Slideshare.
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