Manipulation of micromechanical objects
    1.
    发明授权
    Manipulation of micromechanical objects 失效
    微机械物体的操纵

    公开(公告)号:US06199269B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-13

    申请号:US08956752

    申请日:1997-10-23

    IPC分类号: B23P1900

    摘要: An aid to the manipulation of microfabricated micro tools in manufacturing and assembly is disclosed. A sequence of micro tools and a manipulator are connected to one another via attachment links as a combination. The attachment links are optimized to readily allow severing of individual micro tools from the combination as needed. The manipulator provides an aid for handling the combination via probe, pliers, clasping, mating or other device. This facilitates human or machine interaction with the combination of micro tools, either for subsequent processing, or for the assembly of the micro tools into a completed product.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在制造和组装中对微加工微型工具的操纵的帮助。 一系列微型工具和操纵器通过连接作为一个组合相互连接。 附件链接被优化以容易地允许根据需要从组合中分离各个微型工具。 操纵器提供了通过探头,钳子,夹紧,配合或其他装置处理组合的辅助。 这有助于人类或机器与微型工具的组合相互作用,用于后续处理,或者将微型工具组装成完整的产品。

    Method and apparatus for determining chamber cleaning end point
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining chamber cleaning end point 失效
    确定室清洁终点的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5712702A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-27

    申请号:US761169

    申请日:1996-12-06

    IPC分类号: C23C16/44 C23C16/52 G01J3/443

    CPC分类号: C23C16/4405 C23C16/52

    摘要: A marker element is included in a deposition chamber. After use of the chamber to deposit films or coatings on workpieces, the chamber is cleaned to remove materials which may contaminate future processing of workpieces in the chamber. The composition of the gas exhausted from the chamber during the cleaning process is monitored, and a characteristic of the marker element is sensed. The cleaning gas is terminated in response to the sensed characteristic of the marker element having a predetermined value, such as a peak intensity or the return to a baseline value after peaking. The present invention effectively solves the problem of overcleaning or undercleaning the chamber based upon an estimated film thickness build up.

    摘要翻译: 标记元件包括在沉积室中。 在使用室以在工件上沉积膜或涂层之后,清洁室以除去可能污染腔室中工件的未来加工的材料。 监测在清洁过程中从室中排出的气体的组成,并且检测标记元件的特性。 清洁气体响应于具有预定值(例如峰值强度)的标记元件的感测特性或峰值后的基线值的返回而终止。 本发明基于估计的膜厚度累积有效地解决了腔室过度清洁或欠清洁的问题。

    Casting of complex micromechanical objects
    3.
    发明授权
    Casting of complex micromechanical objects 失效
    铸造复杂的微机械物体

    公开(公告)号:US06098788A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-08

    申请号:US926401

    申请日:1997-09-09

    IPC分类号: B29C33/30 B29C33/38 B65G33/00

    摘要: A seamless micromechanical object is cast by forming a multilevel mold, filling the mold, and selectively removing the mold with respect to the micromechanical object. The mold can have a first level having a first opening therein, and a second level on the first level, the second level having a second opening therein, the second opening smaller than the first opening. The object may contain a controlled void, for example a micromechanical auger with a void formed therethrough to be used as a capillary to drain off fluids when the auger is in use.

    摘要翻译: 通过形成多层模具,填充模具并相对于微机械物体选择性地移除模具来铸造无缝微机械物体。 模具可以具有在其中具有第一开口的第一层和第一层上的第二层,第二层在其中具有第二开口,第二开口小于第一开口。 该物体可以包含受控的空隙,例如具有穿过其形成的空隙的微机械螺旋钻,用作毛细管以在使用螺旋推运器时排出流体。

    Method for selective material deposition on one side of raised or
recessed features
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for selective material deposition on one side of raised or recessed features 失效
    在凸起或凹陷特征的一侧上选择性材料沉积的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5885425A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-23

    申请号:US470604

    申请日:1995-06-06

    摘要: An apparatus and method provide deposition on a surface by angled sputtering using a collimation grid having angled vanes which limit the distribution of trajectories of particles in at least one coordinate direction around a central axis oriented at an angle of less than 90.degree. to said surface; resulting in improved uniformity of deposition and/or selective favoring of deposition on surfaces at a high angle to the deposition surface (e.g. sidewalls). Substantially parallel orientation and uniform spacing of the sputtering target and deposition surface provides good uniformity of results over the deposition surface. The angled trajectories of sputtered particles provides improved deposition on sides of upstanding mandrel features and filling of recessed features of high aspect ratio, especially when the collimation grid is rotated about an axis generally perpendicular to the deposition surface. Angled, collimated deposition also allows for control of deposition at potentially sub-lithographic feature sizes by using portions of features as a mask with deposition being performed only on remaining exposed portions of features or deposition on selected sides of a mandrel feature. Sidewall image transfer techniques may thus be extended to non-symmetrical and singular features. At very shallow angles to the deposition surface, deposited material has a fibrous texture with greatly increased effective surface area.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置和方法通过使用具有成角度的叶片的准直栅格通过成角度的溅射来提供沉积在表面上,所述准直网格限制了颗粒在至少一个坐标方向上的轨迹的分布,所述中心轴线围绕所述表面以小于90°的角度定向; 导致沉积的均匀性和/或选择性地有利于在沉积表面(例如侧壁)上以高角度沉积在表面上。 溅射靶和沉积表面的基本平行取向和均匀间隔提供了超过沉积表面的结果的良好均匀性。 溅射颗粒的倾斜轨迹提供了直立心轴特征的侧面上的改进的沉积以及高纵横比的凹陷特征的填充,特别是当准直格栅围绕大致垂直于沉积表面的轴线旋转时。 倾斜的准直沉积还允许通过使用特征部分作为掩模来控制潜在的亚光刻特征尺寸下的沉积,仅在特征的剩余暴露部分或沉积在心轴特征的选定侧上进行沉积。 因此,侧壁图像传送技术可以扩展到非对称和奇异的特征。 与沉积表面非常浅的角度,沉积材料具有大大增加的有效表面积的纤维织构。

    ESD structure that employs a schottky-barrier to reduce the likelihood
of latch-up
    6.
    发明授权
    ESD structure that employs a schottky-barrier to reduce the likelihood of latch-up 失效
    使用肖特基势垒的ESD结构减少闭锁的可能性

    公开(公告)号:US5763918A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-09

    申请号:US740134

    申请日:1996-10-22

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0255 H01L2924/0002

    摘要: The preferred embodiment of the present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art and provides a device and method to decrease the latch-up susceptibility of an ESD structure by suppressing the injection of minority carriers that cause transistor action to occur. This is accomplished, for example, by using a metal contact to the n-substrate or n-well in place of or in parallel with the prior art p-diffusion. Using such a metal contact forms a Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) with the ESD structure. Since the SBD is a majority-carrier device, negligible minority carriers are injected when the SBD is in forward bias, thereby reducing the likelihood of latch-up.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的优选实施例克服了现有技术的局限,并且提供了一种通过抑制引起晶体管作用发生的少数载流子的注入来减小ESD结构的闭锁敏感性的装置和方法。 这是通过例如通过使用与n衬底或n阱的金属接触来代替或与现有技术的p-扩散并行来实现的。 使用这种金属接触形成具有ESD结构的肖特基势垒二极管(SBD)。 由于SBD是多数载波器件,当SBD处于正向偏置时,可以忽略少数载流子,从而降低闩锁的可能性。

    Tungsten absorber for x-ray mask
    7.
    发明授权
    Tungsten absorber for x-ray mask 失效
    x射线掩模用吸收剂

    公开(公告)号:US5757879A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US707808

    申请日:1996-08-30

    IPC分类号: G21K1/10 G21K5/00

    CPC分类号: G21K1/10

    摘要: An damascene x-ray mask comprises an oxide membrane layer having trenches formed therein defining an x-ray mask pattern. The trenches are filled with collimated, sputtered tungsten sputtered in a relatively high pressure environment. The result is a dense, low stress tungsten film completely filling the trenches. Damascene refers to the process by which the mask is formed. The mask is formed on a silicon substrate and then the substrate is etched away from the bottom side leaving substantially just the oxide layer and the collimated tungsten. The oxide layer is transparent to x-rays and the collimated tungsten layer is opaque to x-rays.

    摘要翻译: 镶嵌式x射线掩模包括其中形成有沟槽的氧化物膜层,其限定了x射线掩模图案。 在相对较高的压力环境中溅射的准直溅射钨的沟槽中充满了沟槽。 结果是致密的低应力钨膜完全填充沟槽。 大马士革是指形成掩模的过程。 掩模形成在硅衬底上,然后衬底从底侧蚀刻掉,基本上仅留下氧化物层和准直钨。 氧化物层对x射线透明,准直钨层对X射线不透明。

    Semiconductor structures containing a micro pipe system therein
    9.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor structures containing a micro pipe system therein 失效
    其中包含微管系统的半导体结构

    公开(公告)号:US6031286A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-29

    申请号:US808927

    申请日:1997-02-28

    摘要: A semiconductor device or other suitable substrate and method with single or multi layers of buried micro pipes are disclosed. This is achieved by controlling the aspect ratio of trenches as well as controlling the deposition characteristics of the material used to fill the trenches. A buried micro pipe is formed by filling a trench that has a height which is larger than a width thereof, so that the trench filler material lines sidewalls and bottom of the trench, and covers the top of the trench to form the micro pipe within the trench. Another layer can be formed over the filler material and planarized. Alternatively, the filler material itself can be planarized. Forming trenches in the planarized layer, and repeating the above steps forms a second set of buried micro pipes in these new trenches. This forms a semiconductor device having multiple layer of buried micro pipes. Via holes may be etched to contact a micro pipe, or to inter connect micro pipes buried at different levels. Thus, instead of eliminating defective voids in trenches, the voids are controlled to form the micro pipes, which may be used to circulate a cooling fluid, or lined with a conductive material to form a micro light pipe channel, or buried conductive pipes.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有单层或多层埋入微管的半导体器件或其它合适的衬底和方法。 这通过控制沟槽的纵横比以及控制用于填充沟槽的材料的沉积特性来实现。 通过填充具有大于其宽度的高度的沟槽而形成埋入的微管,使得沟槽填充材料管道沟槽的侧壁和底部,并且覆盖沟槽的顶部以在该沟槽内部形成微管 沟。 可以在填料材料上形成另一层并进行平面化。 或者,填充材料本身可以被平坦化。 在平坦化层中形成沟槽,并重复上述步骤,在这些新的沟槽中形成第二组埋入的微管。 这形成具有多层埋藏微管的半导体器件。 可以蚀刻通孔以接触微管,或者将不同层次的微管相互连接。 因此,不是消除沟槽中的有缺陷的空隙,而是控制空隙以形成可用于循环冷却流体或用导电材料衬里以形成微光管通道的微管或埋入的导电管。

    Integrated circuit chip wiring structure with crossover capability and method of manufacturing the same
    10.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit chip wiring structure with crossover capability and method of manufacturing the same 失效
    具有交叉能力的集成电路芯片布线结构及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06576848B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-10

    申请号:US08755052

    申请日:1996-11-22

    IPC分类号: H01R909

    摘要: A wiring structure with crossover capability is disclosed. The wiring utilizes a connection stud in a contact layer, beneath the plane of the otherwise-intersecting lines as a crossover. Thus, a first wire in a first metallization layer passes below a second wire in a second metallization layer by overlapping contact with the connection stud in the contact layer. In manufacturing the wiring structure of the present invention, no intervening insulative or via layers are used between the contact layer, the first metallization layer and the second metallization layer. However, care must be taken in device layout on the substrate to ensure that the connection stud is located above isolation areas rather than active device areas.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有交叉能力的布线结构。 布线使用接触层中的连接柱,在交叉的交叉线的平面下方。 因此,第一金属化层中的第一线通过与接触层中的连接柱重叠接触而在第二金属化层中通过第二线下方。 在制造本发明的布线结构时,在接触层,第一金属化层和第二金属化层之间不使用中间绝缘或通孔层。 但是,必须注意衬底上的器件布局,以确保连接柱位于隔离区之上而不是有源器件区。