NDLI: Selecting a process paradigm for an emergent disruptive technology: evidence from the emerging microsystems technology base

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Smith, J.H. Walsh, S.T.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: Intelligent Micromachine Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA (Smith, J.H.)
Abstract	Emergent technologies often suffer from a lack of an installed manufacturing base and an obvious dominant manufacturing technique. Firms which base their search for competitive advantage on emergent disruptive technologies must make hard production choices and endure major manufacturing discontinuities. We, as well as many other firms, are now facing these challenges with the embrace of microsystems technologies. Efficient manufacturing techniques for these devices have the potential to change every aspect of our daily lives. The microsystems technology base can be grouped into three disparate categories: bulk micromachining, sacrificial surface micromachining (SSM), and LIGA. Each of these categories employs a markedly different set of capital and intellectual resources. Sandia has long been associated as a pioneer in the development of new manufacturing techniques. Microsystems is just the current in a long line of manufacturing technologies that have been considered for mission critical system applications. We, as well as others, have had to make the hard choice of investing in specific microsystems manufacturing techniques. Important considerations in our technique choice include: the existing internal manufacturing bases, commonality with existing commercial manufacturing infrastructure, current and projected critical performance characteristics, learning curves, the promise to add new but unthought-of functionally to existing systems, and the anticipated ability to qualify devices built from the technique for mission critical applications.
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	10
File Size	533000
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780350820
DOI	10.1109/IEMC.1998.727729
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-10-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Microwave integrated circuits Manufacturing Electronics industry Micromachining Semiconductor device manufacture Silicon Mission critical systems Electrons Gears Monolithic integrated circuits
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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