摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first single conductor, a single insulator, and a second single conductor. The substrate includes first and second regions located adjacent to each other. The first region has blind holes, each of which has an opening on a front surface of the substrate. The second region has a through hole penetrating the substrate. A width of each blind hole is less than a width of the through hole. The first single conductor is formed on the front surface of the substrate in such a manner that an inner surface of each blind hole and an inner surface of the through hole are covered with the first single conductor. The single insulator is formed on the first single conductor. The second single conductor is formed on the single insulator and electrically insulated form the first single conductor.
摘要:
In a process for forming trenches having M different widths in a substrate, a passivation step and an etching step are alternately performed. The passivation step includes depositing a passivation layer on a bottom of the trenches by converting gas introduced in a chamber into plasma. The etching step includes removing the passivation layer on the bottom of the trenches and applying reactive ion etching to the bottom to increase a depth of the trenches. The etching step further includes setting energy for the reactive ion etching to a predetermined value when the passivation layer on the bottom of the trench having the Nth smallest width is removed. The value allows the etching amount of the trench having the Nth smallest width to be equal to or greater than the etching amount of the trench having the (N+1)th smallest width.
摘要:
An angular rate sensor comprises a piezoelectric film having a first and a second surfaces forming an x-y plane and utilizes a perturbation mass coherently vibrating elastic acoustic waves on which a Coriolis force acts when the angular rate sensor undergoes a rotary motion about an x-direction. A first elastic acoustic wave is excited in the piezoelectric film by a driving transducer and a second elastic acoustic wave generated by the Coriolis force proportional to an angular rate of the rotary motion of the angular rate sensor itself is detected by the detecting transducer. The angular rate sensor further comprises at least a first electrode disposed on the first surface of the piezoelectric film for discharging a surface charge caused due to piezoelectric effect at the lower surface of the film in which the first elastic acoustic wave is excited.
摘要:
An angular rate sensor comprises a piezoelectric film having a first and a second surfaces forming an x-y plane and utilizes a perturbation mass coherently vibrating elastic acoustic waves on which a Coriolis force acts when the angular rate sensor undergoes a rotary motion about an x-direction. A first elastic acoustic wave is excited in the piezoelectric film by a driving transducer and a second elastic acoustic wave generated by the Coriolis force proportional to an angular rate of the rotary motion of the angular rate sensor itself is detected by the detecting transducer. The angular rate sensor further comprises at least a first electrode disposed on the first surface of the piezoelectric film for discharging a surface charge caused due to piezoelectric effect at the lower surface of the film in which the first elastic acoustic wave is excited.
摘要:
An optical device includes a semiconductor substrate having an opening, a support member disposed on the substrate, and a movable portion disposed on the opening of the substrate. The movable portion is supported by the support member so that the movable portion is movable. The device has a large scanning angle. Further, the device can scan widely at any frequency.
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In a pair of electrodes where a potential difference is changed in accordance with acidity or basicity of oil, a reference electrode is made of cobalt or a cobalt alloy, and a sensitive electrode is made of tungsten or a tungsten alloy. The sensitive electrode is used in combination with the reference electrode. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a pair of electrodes for detecting the acidity or the basicity of the oil which use a novel electrode material not hazardous to the environment and at the same time, suited for use in a semiconductor fabrication technique.
摘要:
A manufacturing method of semiconductor devices adaptable for use in microelectronics devices such as angular-rate sensors includes the steps of preparing a silicon wafer having a lamination of a p-type silicon substrate and an n-type epitaxial layer as formed thereon, defining on a specified surface of the wafer a plurality of recess portions each having a reduced-thickness portion on the opposite surface side which consists of the epitaxial layer, forming plural through-going holes in each reduced-thickness portion by causing a gel- or oil-like coolant medium made of a thermally conductive material to be disposed in contact with one surface of the reduced-thickness portion of the silicon substrate and by effecting dry etching of certain region from the other surface of the reduced-thickness portion, and thereafter removing the medium. This medium serves to absorb and dissipate heat generated at the reduced-thickness portion during the dry etching.
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A capacitance type humidity detecting sensor has two electrodes opposing each other with a gap interposed therebetween to form a capacitor on a silicon substrate with a silicon oxide film formed on a surface thereof. A moisture-sensitive film is formed so as to cover the two electrodes with a silicon nitride film interposed therebetween. The silicon nitride film protects the two electrodes from moisture passing through the moisture-sensitive film. The capacitance formed between the two electrodes changes in accordance with ambient humidity. A switched capacitor circuit formed in a circuit element portion processes a signal indicative of a change in the capacitance formed between the two electrodes.
摘要:
An angular velocity sensor comprises a driving element, a detecting element, and a feedback element, all of which are disposed on an element forming face of an oscillator. An electrostatic capacitance of the feedback element is set to be equal to that of the detecting element. As a result, a synchronous detection circuit can reduce the offset signal due to a phase difference between signals from the feedback element and the detecting element.
摘要:
A plasma etching process for forming a recess or opening on a silicon substrate by generating plasma between a pair of electrodes in an anode-coupled planar-type plasma etching apparatus and etching the silicon substrate located on one of the electrodes with the plasma, an improvement residing in that an etchant is a mixed gas of sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen and an etching mask covering the substrate, except for a portion where the recess or opening is to be formed, is made of chromium or a chromium compound. Preferably the distance between the electrodes is 10 to 30 mm, the volume ratio of sulfur hexafluoride to oxygen is 90:10 to 60:40, the pressure of the etchant gas is 0.15 to 0.4 Torr (20 to 53 Pa), and the temperature of the substrate is not less than 40.degree. C.