Silicon Microsystems Ltd

Case Study 2

Customer wished to design a new product with improved performance. The solution required an analogue device to include -

• an instrumentation quality amplifier
• 2 x op amps
• 2 x comparators
• 1 x RC oscillator
• 1 x phase detector

Volumes were to be 10,000 per year and a £2.00 unit price was required.

The customer paid Silicon Microsystems £2,500 for product definition, and we recommended -

• analogue ASIC using a bipolar transistor array
• Design costs were £16,000 for the non-recurring engineering
• final unit price was less than the customer's target