Imaging

System Plus Consulting is proud to publish a reverse costing report on the micro-bolometer ISC0601B, 320×240 pixels supplied by FLIR.

Flir micro-bolometer technology is based on a vanadium oxide material, with micro-machined structures. Each pixel contains active membranes suspended at 2µm above the readout circuit.

This micro-bolometer is suitable for various applications including thermography, industrial inspection, Building & Renewable Energy, Border Security and coastal surveillance, automotive, etc.

This report provides complete teardown of the Flir ISC0601B sensor with:

• Detailed photos
• Material analysis
• Manufacturing Process Flow
• In-depth economical analysis
• Manufacturing cost breakdown
• Selling price estimation

 The micro-bolometer is part of the FLIR i7 thermal imaging camera. A reverse costing report on the i7 camera is available separately.

Glossary

1. Overview / Introduction

• Glossary
• Executive Summary
• Reverse Costing Methodology

 2. Company Profile

• ULIS Profile
• On Semiconductor

 3. Physical Analysis

• Synthesis of the Physical Analysis
• IR Camera I7
• Package 14
• Package X-ray
• Package front side
• Package rear side
• Read Out IC 27
• ROIC Functions
• ROIC technology
• Micro-Bolometer 31
• Reflector
• Structure of Pixel
• Microbridge
• Contact structure
• Compensation Pixels
• Principle Operation
• Physical data summary

4. Manufacturing Process Flow

• Global Overview
• ROIC Process Flow
• Description of the ROIC Wafer Fabrication Unit
• Micro-bolometer Process Flow 62
• Description of the Micro-Bolometer Wafer Fabrication Unit
• Packaging 73

 5. Cost Analysis

• Main Steps of Economic Analysis
• Yields Explanation
• Die per wafer & Probe Test
• ROIC Wafer Front-End Cost

 6. 200mm Micro-Bolometer Cost Analysis

• Micro-Bolometer Wafer Cost
• Micro-Bolometer Step Cost
• Micro-Bolometer Equipment Cost
• Micro-Bolometer Consumable Cost
• Back-End 1 : Packaging, Final test 86
• Component Cost (FE + BE 0 + BE 1) 93
• Yields Synthesis

 7. Micro-Bolometer Price Estimation

• Manufacturer Financial Ratios
• Estimated Manufacturer Price
• Synthesis of the cost analysis

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