MEMS Accelerometer

Detailed technology and cost analysis of the high-end single-axis and dual-axis accelerometers integrated in the STIM318 IMU.

STIM318 is the newest IMU proposed by Sensonor. It is a tactical grade, non-GPS aided, 9-axis IMU containing three highly accurate MEMS gyroscopes, three single-axis accelerometers and two dual-axis accelerometers.

System Plus Consulting provides a full reverse costing study to give insight into technology data, manufacturing cost and selling price of the two high-end accelerometers integrated in the IMU: Safran Colibrys’s MS1010 and MEMSIC’s MXA2500M.

Safran Colibrys’s MS1010 is a single-axis accelerometer and MEMSIC’s MXA2500M is a dual-axis accelerometer.

A technology comparison between the Safran Colibrys MS1010 and VS1002 accelerometers on one hand, and MEMSIC’s MXA2500M and MXR7250VW accelerometers on the other hand, is included.

Also, a cost comparison between Safran Colibrys’s MS1010 and MEMSIC’s MXA2500M is included.

A full reverse costing dedicated to the technology and cost analyses of the STIM318 IMU is available in another System Plus Consulting report, namely: “Sensonor STIM318 IMU”.

Overview/Introduction

• Executive Summary
• High-End Inertial Market: Application Landscape Summary

Company Profile

• Safran Company Profile
• MS1010 Datasheet
• MEMSIC Profile
• MXA2500M Datasheet

Physical Analysis

• Safran Colibrys
  • Package opening
  • ASIC and MEMS die : Dimensions and cross-sections
• MEMSIC MXA2500M
  • Package opening
  • Die dimensions and cross-sections

Physical Comparison

• Safran Colibrys MS1010 vs VS1002
• MEMSIC MXA2500M vs MXR7250VW

Manufacturing Process Flow

• Electronic Board Assembly Process and Unit
• Safran Colibrys MS1010:
  • ASIC and MEMS wafer front-end process and fabrication unit
  • Component packaging and test, process and unit
• MEMSIC MXA2500M:
  • Wafer front-end process and fabrication unit
  • Component packaging and test, process and unit

Cost and Price Analysis

• Safran Colibrys MS1010
  • ASIC and MEMS wafer and die cost
  • Package assembly and component cost
  • Component cost and price
• MEMSIC MXA2500M
  • Wafer and die cost
  • Package assembly and test cost
  • Component cost and price

Cost Comparison

• Safran Colibrys MS1010 vs MEMSIC MXA2500M

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