摘要:
In the manufacturing technology of an integrated MEMS in which a semiconductor integrated circuit (CMOS or the like) and a micro machine are monolithically integrated on a semiconductor substrate, a technology capable of manufacturing the integrated MEMS without using a special process different from the normal manufacturing technology of a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided. A MEMS structure is formed together with an integrated circuit by using COMS integrated circuit process. For example, when forming an acceleration sensor, a structure composed of a movable mass (109), an elastic beam (110) and a fixed beam (111) is formed by using the CMOS interconnect technology. Thereafter, an interlayer dielectric (112) and the like are etched by using the CMOS process to form a cavity (115). Then, fine holes (113) used in the etching are sealed with a dielectric (116).
摘要:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a via structure. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate and a first electromechanical systems device on a surface of the substrate. The first electromechanical systems device includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. A first via structure can be included on the surface of the substrate. The first via structure includes the first metal layer, the second metal layer, and a third metal layer. The first metal layer of the first electromechanical systems device may be the same metal layer as the first metal layer of the first via structure.
摘要:
A system and method for providing a MEMS device with integrated electronics are disclosed. The MEMS device comprises an integrated circuit substrate and a MEMS subassembly coupled to the integrated circuit substrate. The integrated circuit substrate includes at least one circuit coupled to at least one fixed electrode. The MEMS subassembly includes at least one standoff formed by a lithographic process, a flexible plate with a top surface and a bottom surface, and a MEMS electrode coupled to the flexible plate and electrically coupled to the at least one standoff. A force acting on the flexible plate causes a change in a gap between the MEMS electrode and the at least one fixed electrode.
摘要:
The present disclosure proposes a method for manufacturing in a MEMS device a low-resistance contact between a silicon-germanium layer and a layer contacted by this silicon-germanium layer, such as a CMOS metal layer or another silicon-germanium layer, through an opening in a dielectric layer stack separating both layers. An interlayer is formed in this opening, thereby covering at least the sidewalls of the opening on the exposed surface of the another layer at the bottom of this opening. This interlayer may comprise a TiN layer in contact with the silicon-germanium layer. This interlayer can further comprise a Ti layer in between the TiN layer and the layer to be contacted. In another embodiment this interlayer comprises a TaN layer in contact with the silicon-germanium layer. This interlayer can then further comprise a Ta layer in between the TaN layer and the layer to be contacted.
摘要:
The invention relates to a process for fabricating a monocrystalline silicon micromechanical element integrated with a CMOS circuit element within the CMOS technology. A portion of the surface layer of a monocrystalline substrate is selectively doped and a CMOS circuit element is fabricated within the substrate through the known steps of CMOS technology. Then, parts of the substrate underlying the selectively doped portion are etched porous through an exposed portion of the surface. Thereby, a buried sacrificial layer is formed. As a next step, metallic contact pieces of the circuit element through the known steps of CMOS technology are formed. Finally, the micromechanical element is formed by chemically dissolving said porous Si sacrificial layer.
摘要:
This invention relates to micro-electromechanical systems using silicon-germanium films. The invention features a process for forming a micro-electromechanical system on a substrate. This process includes depositing a sacrificial layer of silicon-germanium onto the substrate; depositing a structural layer of silicon-germanium onto the sacrificial layer, where the germanium content of the sacrificial layer is greater than the germanium content of the structural layer; and removing a portion of the sacrificial layer. A MEMS resonator (105) as seen in figure 1B can be produced by the present invention.