摘要:
The invention provides a single mask, low temperature reactive ion etching process for fabricating high aspect ratio, released single crystal microelectromechanical structures independent of crystal orientation. A dielectric mask (12) on a single-crystal substrate (154) is patterned to define isolating trenches. A protective conformal layer (28) is applied to the resultant structure. The conformal layer (28) on the floor of the trenches is removed and a second etch deepens the trench to expose the mesa walls which are removed during the release step by isotropic etching. A metal layer (44) is formed on the resultant structure providing opposed plates (156) and (158) of a capacitor. The cantilever beam (52) with the supporting end wall (152) extends the grid-like structure (150) into the protection of the deepened isolation trenches (54). A membrane can be added to the released structures to increase their weight for use in accelerometers, and polished for use as movable mirrors.
摘要:
Warpage in a bonded wafer is limited by maintenance of a stress compensation layer on the backside of the bonded wafer during device fabrication processing. One embodiment applies a sacrificial polysilicon layer over a stress compensation silicon dioxide layer for bonded silicon wafers. The fabrication processing consumes the polysilicon layer but not the stress compensation silicon dioxide.
摘要:
A technique of producing a semiconductor device or integrated circuit produces a planarized refill layer which has a more uniform thickness after polishing, such as by chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP). Dummy active areas are inserted between active areas in that portion of the substrate which would normally be occupied by a field oxide in order to reduce to "dishing" that occurs during CMP in these areas. The dummy active areas can take the shape of a large block, a partially or completely formed ring structure or a plurality of pillars the area density of which can be adjusted to match the area density of the active areas in that region of the substrate. The design rule for the pillars can be such that no pillars are placed where polycrystalline silicon lines or first level metallization lines are to be placed in order to avoid parasitic capacitances.
摘要:
A trench 13 is formed to isolate a first region 11a and a second region 11b where elements of a semiconductor substrate 11 such as a silicon substrate are formed, and a lamination layer of a first silicon oxide layer 14 having a silicon excess stoichiometry (SiO x ; 2 2 ) having an equilibrium composition is filled in the trench 13. The second silicon oxide layer is hydrated. In addition, by heating the semiconductor substrate 11, the first silicon oxide layer 14 is oxidized into the second silicon oxide layer 15 (SiO 2 ) having an equilibrium composition. At this time, the first silicon oxide layer 14 has its volume expanded while it is oxidized into the second silicon oxide layer 15 having an equilibrium composition, while the second silicon oxide layer 15 is contracted due to dehydration by the heating treatment and removal of a defective lattice. Therefore, the volume expansion of the first silicon oxide layer 14 is offset by the volume contraction of the second silicon oxide layer 15 to reduce extensively a stress to be applied to the semiconductor substrate 11, so that the silicon oxide layer filled in the trench 13 can be densified.
摘要:
When an isolating oxide (15c) is formed in a silicon substrate (11), a side wall (14a) is formed on the inner wall of a mask (14a) consisting of a lower silicon oxide layer (12a) and an upper silicon nitride layer (12b) for forming a groove (11a) in the silicon substrate (11) in such a manner as to be laterally spaced from the inner wall of the upper silicon nitride layer (12b), and the isolating oxide (15c) is formed from a silicon oxide layer deposited over the mask (12b) after removal of the side wall (14a) by using a polishing, thereby preventing the isolating oxide (15c) from undesirable side etching during an etching step for the lower silicon oxide layer (12a).
摘要:
A dielectrically isolated substrate is comprised of a single-crystal silicon substrate or bond substrate and a single-crystal silicon substrate or base substrate bonded together into a composite structure. The bond substrate has a (110) plane as a main crystal plane and is provided with vertically walled moats and substantially squared islands positioned adjacent to the moats. The moats and islands result from anisotropic etching using a specific mask pattern. Also disclosed is a process for producing the composite structure.