Munich -- Patrick Gougeon, Colibrys CEO, presented at AIRTEC congress his vision about high‐end MEMS sensors. Future and potential MEMS sensors will soon reach or even outperform the performance of current established technologies in the aerospace market, thus bringing a significant step forward in terms of cost, weight, size and power consumption.
“We have today everything in our hands to make this dream come true” he said. “Thanks to Sagem (Safran), we have now access to the network, power and resources of a large group with world class skills in inertial sensors and the methodology to make it happen.”
Patrick Gougeon, Colibrys CEO
Indeed, Colibrys’ conviction is that unmatched performance (less than 10 ppm bias stability on accelerometer, and 1°/h full bias on gyrometer) will be reached in the following decade.
“The hurdles are not at the same place than 15 years ago”, he said. “In the year 2000, few companies were mastering the art of MEMS process engineering. Today, there are probably more than 70 companies and labs in the world that have access to the best processes”. However, the claimed hypothesis is that the new barriers are quite real and hard. “Now, we understand that in order to push the limits, we need to start from the very conception of the sensor from its physics and not only try to replicate existing sensors with a much smaller silicon footprint. This requires top notch sensor designers to work together hand‐in‐hand with MEMS designers, firstly to reach new performances level, secondly to do it with an industrial‐grade yield and economic considerations”.
“The next decade will be exciting for the high‐end MEMS”, he concluded. The presentation will soon be available on our website. Stay tuned!
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