Silicon Microstructures Extends Quality Leadership with ISO/TS 16949 Certification
Silicon Microstructures, Inc. ( SMI ), a leader in silicon sensor design and manufacture, today announced it has achieved ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification for its new six-inch MEMS production line. The certification enables the company to continue supporting the stringent requirements of the automotive industry through standardized production processes. Silicon Microstructures has already met the requirements of ISO 9001:2000.
Silicon Microstructures has been in compliance with ISO/TS 16949 requirements for more than 12 months as it ramped up production to 40,000 pressure sensors per day. The company’s continuous quality improvements have enabled it to offer advanced MEMS sensors at competitive prices while speeding turnaround times.
“This automotive grade certification is a major achievement for Silicon Microstructures,” said Jim Knutti, President and CEO of SMI. “The certification of SMI’s manufacturing and service operations reinforces its longstanding reputation in providing high-quality components for these key industries. We have demonstrated our most recent processes and procedures to be conformant to world-class standards, and highly efficient.”
The certification ties seamlessly into the microsystem strategy of the ELMOS Group, as automotive grade microsystems as well as stand-alone sensor solutions can now be provided on an ISO/TS 16949 certified level together with the other ELMOS Group companies ELMOS Advanced Packaging B.V. (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and ELMOS Semiconductor AG (Dortmund, Germany).
The company’s pressure sensors are used extensively in applications ranging from high-pressure automotive tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to low pressure medical respiration equipment. Products include the SM 5108 ultra-small pressure sensor and the advanced SM 5872, a single-chip pressure sensor with co-integrated digital signal processing, in SOIC packages, both designed for high-volume OEM markets.
