Abstract:
In the field of sensor fabrication, it is known to form a silicon-on-insulator starting structure from which fabrication of the sensor based. The present invention provides a method of forming a silicon-on-insulator structure comprising a substrate having an insulating layer patterned thereon. A silicon oxide layer is then deposited over the patterned insulating layer before silicon is grown over both an exposed surface of the substrate as well as the silicon oxide layer, mono-crystalline silicon forming on the exposed parts of the substrate and polysilicon forming on the silicon oxide layer. After depositing a capping layer over the structure, the wafer is heated, whereby the polysilicon re-crystallises to form mono-crystalline silicon, resulting in the insulating layer being buried beneath mono-crystalline silicon.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to manufacturing methods of electrostatic type MEMS devices. The manufacturing method of the present invention includes the steps of forming a substrate side electrode on a substrate, forming a fluid film before or after forming a sacrificial layer, further forming a beam having a driving side electrode on a planarized surface of the fluid film, and finally, removing the sacrificial layer. Furthermore, performing the foregoing method planarizes the surface of a driving side electrode, reduces fluctuations in the shape of a beam, and improves the performance and the uniformity of the MEMS device.
Abstract:
The present invention provides manufacturing methods of electrostatic type MEME devices, in which planarizing the surface of a driving side electrode, reducing fluctuations in the shape of a beam, improving the performance and the uniformity are aimed at. A manufacturing method according to the present invention includes the steps of: forming a substrate side electrode on a substrate, forming a fluid film before or after forming a sacrificial layer, further forming a beam having a driving side electrode on a planarized surface of the fluid film, and finally, removing the sacrificial layer.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards planarization materials that produce little or no volatile byproducts during the hardening process when used in contact planarization processes. The materials can be hardened by photo-irradiation or by heat during the planarization process, and they include one or more types of monomers, oligomers, or mixtures thereof, an optional cross-linker, and an optional organic reactive solvents. The solvent, if used, is chemically reacted with the monomers or oligomers and thus becomes part of the polymer matrix during the curing process. These materials can be used for damascene, dual damascene, bi-layer, and multi-layer applications, microelectromechanical system (MEMS), packaging, optical devices, photonics, optoelectronics, microelectronics, and sensor devices fabrication.
Abstract:
A micro-electromechanical system and method for continuous laminar fluid mixing. An embodiment of the invention described in the specification includes a mixing channel, a first delivery channel that is connected to the mixing channel, and a second delivery channel that is connected to the mixing channel. A first pump mechanism produces pulses in the first delivery channel. A second pump mechanism produces pulses in the second delivery channel. The first pulsed fluid stream and the second pulsed fluid stream merge in the mixing channel to form a mixed fluid. The pulses in the fluids operate to distort the interface between the fluids to facilitate diffusion between the fluids.
Abstract:
According to the invention, a method for preparing multicrystalline substrates as nullhandle wafersnull for subsequent bonding to nulldevice layernull quality materials is disclosed. In one step, starting with a suitable substrate such as multicrystalline silicon, the substrate surface is prepared for layer transfers by using a novel CMP method in which, after a suitable period of polishing at elevated pH, a surfactant and rinse material is gradually introduced into the slurry to lower pH and remove wear materials from the slurry. In another step, a filler layer of polycrystalline silicon is transferred to the face of the polished substrate to a predetermined thickness, thus filling in surface defects remaining after the initial CMP step, and a subsequent CMP polishing step is performed. By these steps, multicrystalline substrates can be prepared with surface roughness of twenty Angstroms or less, which is suitable for defect-free bonding to device-layer materials in this embodiment.