Abstract:
A method of fabricating a passivation layer and a passivation layer for an electronic device. The passivation layer includes at least one passivation film layer and at least one nanoparticle layer. A first film layer is formed of an insulating matrix, such as aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and a first layer of a noble metal nanoparticle layer, such as a platinum nanoparticle layer, is deposited on the first film layer. Additional layers are formed of alternating film layers and nanoparticle layers. The resulting passivation layer provides a thin and robust passivation layer of high film quality to protect electronic devices, components, and systems from the disruptive environmental conditions.
Abstract:
The present disclosure pertains to our discovery of a particularly efficient method for etching a multi-part cavity in a substrate. The method provides for first etching a shaped opening, depositing a protective layer over at least a portion of the inner surface of the shaped opening, and then etching a shaped cavity directly beneath and in continuous communication with the shaped opening. The protective layer protects the etch profile of the shaped opening during etching of the shaped cavity, so that the shaped opening and the shaped cavity can be etched to have different shapes, if desired. In particular embodiments of the method of the invention, lateral etch barrier layers and/or implanted etch stops are also used to direct the etching process. The method of the invention can be applied to any application where it is necessary or desirable to provide a shaped opening and an underlying shaped cavity having varying shapes. The method is also useful whenever it is necessary to maintain tight control over the dimensions of the shaped opening.
Abstract:
A layer system with a silicon layer (11) is disclosed, on which a surface passivation layer (17) is at least partly applied. The passivation layer (17) comprises a first at least extensively inorganic partial layer (14) and a second at least extensively polymeric partial layer (15). A method for production of a passivation layer (17) on a silicon layer (11) is also disclosed, whereby a first inorganic partial layer (14) is applied to the silicon layer (11), an intermediate layer applied to the above and on the intermediate layer a second polymeric partial layer (15) is applied to form the passivation layer (17). The production of the intermediate layer is achieved, whereby in the surface region thereof adjacent to the first partial layer (14), the composition thereof is the same as the first partial layer (14) and in the surface region thereof adjacent to the second partial layer (15) the composition thereof is the same as the second partial layer (15) and that the composition of the intermediate layer varies continuously or stepwise from the composition corresponding to the first partial layer to the composition corresponding to the second partial layer. The disclosed layer system or the disclosed method are particularly suitable for the production of self-supporting structures in silicon.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device composed of a capacitive humidity sensor comprised of a moisture-sensitive polymer layer electrografted to an electrically conductive metal layer situated on an CMOS substrate or a combined MEMS and CMOS substrate, and exposed within an opening through a passivation layer, packages composed of the encapsulated device, and methods of forming the capacitive humidity sensor within the semiconductor device, are provided.
Abstract:
A technique for manufacturing a piezoresistive sensing structure (170) includes a number of process steps. Initially, a piezoresistive element (108) is implanted into a first side of an assembly (102,106,104A) that includes a semiconductor material (102,104A). A passivation layer (110A) is then formed on the first side of the assembly (102,106,104A) over the element (108). The passivation layer (110A) is then removed from selected areas on the first side of the assembly (102,106,104A). A first mask is then provided on the passivation layer (110A) in a desired pattern. A beam (152), which includes the element (108), is then formed in the assembly over at least a portion of the assembly (102,106,104A) that is to provide a cavity (103). The passivation layer (110A) provides a second mask, in the formation of the beam (152), that determines a width of the formed beam (152).
Abstract:
The MEMS shutter (210) includes a shutter (210) having an aperture part (213, 214), a first spring connected to the shutter (210), a first anchor (232, 234, 238, 240) connected to the first spring (216, 218, 220, 222), a second spring (224, 226, 228, 230) and a second anchor (236, 242) connected to the second spring (224, 226, 228, 230), an insulation film (210c) on a surface of the shutter (210), the first spring (216, 218, 220, 222), the second spring (224, 226, 228, 230), the first anchor (232, 234, 238, 240) and the second anchor (236, 242), the surfaces being in a perpendicular direction to a surface of a substrate (102), and the insulation film (210c) is not present on a surface of the plurality of terminals (104), and a surface of the shutter (210), the first spring (216, 218, 220, 222), the second spring (224, 226, 228, 230), the first anchor (232, 234, 238, 240) and the second anchor (236, 242), the surfaces being in a parallel direction to a surface of the substrate (102) and on the opposite side of the side facing the substrate (102).