MCM-L TECHNOLOGY - A SYSTEMS COST-ANALYSIS FOR A HIGH-VOLUME AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATION

Cost concerns related to the development and manufacturability of mult ichip modules have limited the widespread use of MCM's for high-volume , low-cost applications. This paper discusses the many elements necess ary to evaluate fully the financial effects of MCM programs. In partic ular, this paper evaluates a development program for a multichip modul e design targeted for a high volume automotive electronics control mod ule. Often the added material costs associated with multichip modules prohibit MCM usage for low cost applications. This paper deals with th e overall costs and savings associated with MCM development. While eac h decision to incorporate MCM's within a product design must be made i ndividually, the analysis detailed below provides considerable insight into the overall systems cost involved with MCM's.