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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2011.35.7.791

Prediction of the Performance Distributions and Manufacturing Yields of a MEMS Accelerometer  

Kim, Yong-Il (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.)
Yoo, Hong-Hee (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.35, no.7, 2011 , pp. 791-798 More about this Journal
Abstract
All mechanical-system parameters have uncertainty, and this uncertainty directly affects system performances and results in a decrease in the manufacturing outputs. In particular, since the size of a MEMS system is extremely small, the manufacturing tolerances of a MEMS system are relatively large when compared to the tolerances of a macro-scale system. High manufacturing tolerances result from an increase in the uncertainty of the system parameters, thereby affecting the performances and manufacturing yields. In this paper, the performance uncertainty of a MEMS accelerometer due to system parameter uncertainty is analyzed by using several uncertainty analysis methods. Finally, the performance distributions and manufacturing yields of the MEMS accelerometer are predicted.
Keywords
MEMS Accelerometer; Uncertainty; Sensitivity; Measurable Frequency Range; Performance Distribution; Manufacturing Yield;
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