Abstract
A powerful tool designed for the power electronics community
With IGBT devices providing mission critical functionality in more
applications, the need for comprehensive cost simulation is paramount. Due to
their specific manufacturing process (thin wafer, back-face laser
annealing...) the cost of IGBT devices can be difficult to estimate.
Components such as PT, NPT, trench-IGBT or Bi- Mode IGT involve very different
process steps.
This is why a specific and very flexible tool is required for their cost
estimation. Yole Developpement, leader in the analysis of MEMS applications
and markets, and System Plus Consulting, leader in cost analysis of electronic
products have joined forces to provide this unique IGBT Cost Simulation Tool
(CoST).
The multiple benefits of IGBT Cost
The use of IGBT CoST:
- Estimation of the IGBT device margin
- Understanding of the cost structure
- Competitive analysis
- Cost evaluation for different technology options
- Identification of the cost pain points in your process
- Definition of a business model (fabless, fablight, manufacturing ...)
The functions of IGBT Cost:
- Possibility to run the cost simulation for a variety of different
conditions (region, clean room class, process type, etc)
- Integrated Equipment, Wafer & Materials Databases
- Very high flexibility:
- IGBT CoST allows the user to enter any IGBT process flow
- The manufacturing process flows are created dynamically in a friendly
hierarchical view where each process step can be moved, modified or deleted.
- The user can save an unlimited number of process flows, equipment types
and materials
- A project manager function offers the possibility to save all the user
created data and scenarios (Wafer Fab unit, process flow, yields...) and to
reuse them later.
- Two calculation modes: for dedicated fabs and non-dedicated fabs.
- Simulation of up to five simultaneous scenarios allowing the user to run
sensitivity analysis and compare results like yield improvement, manufacturing
location impact on cost, etc.
- IGBT CoST uses an ExcelTM interface for maximum usability. This tool will
enable you to evaluate the cost per wafer for manufacturing using your own
inputs or using the pre-defined parameters included with the tool.
Examples of results
Compare up to 5 different scenarios
- Cost of the wafer with breakdown (depreciation cost, manufacturing cost,
labor cost, yield losses)
- Cost of the wafer by step (implantation, etching, metallization, back-face
grinding...)
- Equipment cost of the wafer by step
- Equipment cost of the wafer by equipment family (etching, deposition,
lithography, implant...)
- Material cost of the wafer by step (wet chemicals, gases, sputter
targets...)
- Material cost of the wafer by material family
- Cost of the die with breakdown between wafer, test, dicing...
- Cost of the component with breakdown for die cost, packaging cost, final
test cost, yield losses
- Estimation of the manufacturing price of the component according to
published manufacturer financial results
who should buy this tool
This tool is ideal for strategic marketing executives, process managers and
R&D engineers analyzing the economic feasibility of different IGBT
manufacturing approaches. IGBT equipment suppliers can use IGBT CoST to know
the operating cost of their equipment and can compare with their competitors.
It is also of great help for purchasing managers who want to understand their
supplier' s costs.
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