Method of manufacturing vibrating micromechanical structures
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing vibrating micromechanical structures 失效
    制造振动微机械结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08453312B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12164300

    申请日:2008-06-30

    IPC分类号: H04R31/00 H01L21/311

    摘要: A method for fabrication of single crystal silicon micromechanical resonators using a two-wafer process, including either a Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or insulating base and resonator wafers, wherein resonator anchors, a capacitive air gap, isolation trenches, and alignment marks are micromachined in an active layer of the base wafer; the active layer of the resonator wafer is bonded directly to the active layer of the base wafer; the handle and dielectric layers of the resonator wafer are removed; viewing windows are opened in the active layer of the resonator wafer; masking the single crystal silicon semiconductor material active layer of the resonator wafer with photoresist material; a single crystal silicon resonator is machined in the active layer of the resonator wafer using silicon dry etch micromachining technology; and the photoresist material is subsequently dry stripped.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用双晶片工艺制造单晶硅微机械谐振器的方法,包括绝缘体上硅(SOI)或绝缘基底和谐振器晶片,其中谐振器锚,电容气隙,隔离沟槽和对准标记 被微加工在基底晶片的有源层中; 谐振器晶片的有源层直接接合到基底晶片的有源层; 去除谐振器晶片的手柄和电介质层; 观察窗在谐振器晶片的有源层中打开; 用光致抗蚀剂材料掩蔽谐振晶片的单晶硅半导体材料有源层; 使用硅干蚀刻微加工技术在谐振器晶片的有源层中加工单晶硅谐振器; 随后将光致抗蚀剂材料干燥剥离。

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURES
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURES 有权
    振动微观结构的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090007413A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-08

    申请号:US12164308

    申请日:2008-06-30

    IPC分类号: H04R31/00 H01L21/00

    摘要: A method for fabrication of single crystal silicon micromechanical resonators using a two-wafer process, including either a Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or insulating base and resonator wafers, wherein resonator anchors, a capacitive air gap, isolation trenches, and alignment marks are micromachined in an active layer of the base wafer; the active layer of the resonator wafer is bonded directly to the active layer of the base wafer; the handle and dielectric layers of the resonator wafer are removed; viewing windows are opened in the active layer of the resonator wafer; masking the single crystal silicon semiconductor material active layer of the resonator wafer with photoresist material; a single crystal silicon resonator is machined in the active layer of the resonator wafer using silicon dry etch micromachining technology; and the photoresist material is subsequently dry stripped.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用双晶片工艺制造单晶硅微机械谐振器的方法,包括绝缘体上硅(SOI)或绝缘基底和谐振器晶片,其中谐振器锚,电容气隙,隔离沟槽和对准标记 被微加工在基底晶片的有源层中; 谐振器晶片的有源层直接接合到基底晶片的有源层; 去除谐振器晶片的手柄和电介质层; 观察窗在谐振器晶片的有源层中打开; 用光致抗蚀剂材料掩蔽谐振晶片的单晶硅半导体材料有源层; 使用硅干蚀刻微加工技术在谐振器晶片的有源层中加工单晶硅谐振器; 随后将光致抗蚀剂材料干燥剥离。

    Micromechanical magnetically actuated devices
    4.
    发明授权
    Micromechanical magnetically actuated devices 失效
    微机械磁力驱动装置

    公开(公告)号:US5644177A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-01

    申请号:US393432

    申请日:1995-02-23

    摘要: Micromechanical structures capable of actuation for purposes such as fluid flow control are formed on substrates in sizes in the range of one or two millimeters or less using micromechanical processing techniques. A magnetic core having a gap therein is fixed on the substrate, and a plunger is mounted by a spring for movement parallel to the substrate in response to the flux provided to the gap of the fixed core. An electrical coil wound around a mandrel is engaged to the fixed magnetic core such that flux is induced in the core when current is supplied to the coil, driving the plunger against the force of the spring. A micromechanical fluid control unit includes a metal frame structure formed by electrodeposition on a substrate with the inner wall of the frame having slots formed therein to admit a separator wall which divides the interior of the frame into separate chambers, with a cover secured over the top of the frame and the separator wall to seal the chambers. A plunger actuator can be mounted within the frame with fixed core sections extending through the walls of the frame, and with the mandrel and coil engaged to the fixed core sections outside of the frame to provide magnetic flux to a gap to actuate the plunger within the sealed enclosure.

    摘要翻译: 使用微机械处理技术,能够致动用于例如流体流动控制的微机械结构在尺寸在一个或两个毫米或更小的范围内的基板上形成。 其中具有间隙的磁芯固定在基板上,并且响应于提供给固定芯的间隙的通量,通过弹簧安装柱塞以平行于基板移动。 缠绕在心轴上的电线圈与固定磁芯接合,使得当电流供应到线圈时,磁芯中引起磁通,抵抗弹簧的力驱动柱塞。 微机械流体控制单元包括通过电沉积在基底上而形成的金属框架结构,其中框架的内壁具有形成在其中的槽,以允许将框架内部分成分离的室的分隔壁,其顶盖固定在顶部 的框架和分离器壁以密封室。 柱塞致动器可以安装在框架内,固定的芯部分延伸穿过框架的壁,并且心轴和线圈与框架外部的固定芯部分接合,以向间隙提供磁通量,从而致动柱塞 密封外壳。

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURES
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURES 失效
    振动微观结构的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080261372A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-23

    申请号:US12164300

    申请日:2008-06-30

    IPC分类号: H03H3/007

    摘要: A method for fabrication of single crystal silicon micromechanical resonators using a two-wafer process, including either a Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or insulating base and resonator wafers, wherein resonator anchors, a capacitive air gap, isolation trenches, and alignment marks are micromachined in an active layer of the base wafer; the active layer of the resonator wafer is bonded directly to the active layer of the base wafer; the handle and dielectric layers of the resonator wafer are removed; viewing windows are opened in the active layer of the resonator wafer; masking the single crystal silicon semiconductor material active layer of the resonator wafer with photoresist material; a single crystal silicon resonator is machined in the active layer of the resonator wafer using silicon dry etch micromachining technology; and the photoresist material is subsequently dry stripped.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用双晶片工艺制造单晶硅微机械谐振器的方法,包括绝缘体上硅(SOI)或绝缘基底和谐振器晶片,其中谐振器锚,电容气隙,隔离沟槽和对准标记 被微加工在基底晶片的有源层中; 谐振器晶片的有源层直接接合到基底晶片的有源层; 去除谐振器晶片的手柄和电介质层; 观察窗在谐振器晶片的有源层中打开; 用光致抗蚀剂材料掩蔽谐振晶片的单晶硅半导体材料有源层; 使用硅干蚀刻微加工技术在谐振器晶片的有源层中加工单晶硅谐振器; 随后将光致抗蚀剂材料干燥剥离。

    SILICON ON METAL FOR MEMS DEVICES
    6.
    发明申请
    SILICON ON METAL FOR MEMS DEVICES 审中-公开
    用于MEMS器件的金属硅

    公开(公告)号:US20080032501A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US11459307

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: H01L21/44

    摘要: Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) pre-fabrication products and methods for forming MEMS devices using silicon-on-metal (SOM) wafers. An embodiment of a method may include the steps of bonding a patterned SOM wafer to a cover wafer, thinning the handle layer of the SOM wafer, selectively removing the exposed metal layer, and either continuing with final metallization or cover bonding to the back of the active layer.

    摘要翻译: 微机电系统(MEMS)预制产品和使用金属硅(SOM)晶片形成MEMS器件的方法。 方法的一个实施例可以包括以下步骤:将图案化的SOM晶片结合到覆盖晶片,使SOM晶片的手柄层变薄,选择性地去除暴露的金属层,并且继续进行最后的金属化或覆盖粘合到 活动层

    Radiation mask adapted to be aligned with a photoresist layer and method
of making the same
    7.
    发明授权
    Radiation mask adapted to be aligned with a photoresist layer and method of making the same 有权
    适于与光致抗蚀剂层对准的辐射掩模及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5908719A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-01

    申请号:US151922

    申请日:1998-09-11

    摘要: The present invention provides a procedure for achieving accurate alignment between an X-ray mask and a device substrate for the fabrication of multi-layer microstructures. A first photoresist layer on the substrate is patterned by a first X-ray mask to include first alignment holes along with a first layer microstructure pattern. Mask photoresist layers are attached to second and subsequent masks that are used to pattern additional photoresist layers attached to the microstructure device substrate. The mask photoresist layers are patterned to include mask alignment holes that correspond in geometry to the first alignment holes in the first photoresist layer on the device substrate. Alignment between a second mask and the first photoresist layer is achieved by assembly of the second mask onto the first photoresist layer using alignment posts placed in the first alignment holes in the first photoresist layer that penetrate into the mask alignment holes in the mask photoresist layers. The alignment procedure is particularly applicable to the fabrication of multi-layer metal microstructures using deep X-ray lithography and electroplating. The alignment procedure may be extended to multiple photoresist layers and larger device heights using spacer photoresist sheets between subsequent masks and the first photoresist layer that are joined together using alignment posts.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于实现X射线掩模和用于制造多层微结构的器件衬底之间的精确对准的步骤。 通过第一X射线掩模对衬底上的第一光致抗蚀剂层进行构图,以包括第一对准孔以及第一层微结构图案。 掩模光致抗蚀剂层附着到第二和随后的掩模,其用于图案附着到微结构器件衬底的附加光致抗蚀剂层。 掩模光致抗蚀剂层被图案化以包括掩模对准孔,其几何形状对应于器件基板上的第一光致抗蚀剂层中的第一对准孔。 第二掩模和第一光致抗蚀剂层之间的对准是通过使用位于第一光致抗蚀剂层中的第一对准孔中的对准柱将第二掩模组装到第一光致抗蚀剂层上而实现的,该第一光刻胶层渗透到掩模光致抗蚀剂层中的掩模对准孔中。 对准程序特别适用于使用深X射线光刻和电镀制造多层金属微结构。 使用在后续掩模之间的间隔光致抗蚀剂片和使用对准柱连接在一起的第一光致抗蚀剂层,可以将对准过程扩展到多个光致抗蚀剂层和更大的器件高度。

    Alignment method for multi-level deep x-ray lithography utilizing
alignment holes and posts
    8.
    发明授权
    Alignment method for multi-level deep x-ray lithography utilizing alignment holes and posts 失效
    使用对准孔和柱的多层深X射线光刻的对准方法

    公开(公告)号:US5866281A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-02

    申请号:US753645

    申请日:1996-11-27

    摘要: The present invention provides a procedure for achieving accurate alignment between an X-ray mask and a device substrate for the fabrication of multi-layer microstructures. A first photoresist layer on the substrate is patterned by a first X-ray mask to include first alignment holes along with a first layer microstructure pattern. Mask photoresist layers are attached to second and subsequent masks that are used to pattern additional photoresist layers attached to the microstructure device substrate. The mask photoresist layers are patterned to include mask alignment holes that correspond in geometry to the first alignment holes in the first photoresist layer on the device substrate. Alignment between a second mask and the first photoresist layer is achieved by assembly of the second mask onto the first photoresist layer using alignment posts placed in the first alignment holes in the first photoresist layer that penetrate into the mask alignment holes in the mask photoresist layers. The alignment procedure is particularly applicable to the fabrication of multi-layer metal microstructures using deep X-ray lithography and electroplating. The alignment procedure may be extended to multiple photoresist layers and larger device heights using spacer photoresist sheets between subsequent masks and the first photoresist layer that are joined together using alignment posts.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于实现X射线掩模和用于制造多层微结构的器件衬底之间的精确对准的步骤。 通过第一X射线掩模对衬底上的第一光致抗蚀剂层进行构图,以包括第一对准孔以及第一层微结构图案。 掩模光致抗蚀剂层附着到第二和随后的掩模,其用于图案附着到微结构器件衬底的附加光致抗蚀剂层。 掩模光致抗蚀剂层被图案化以包括掩模对准孔,其几何形状对应于器件基板上的第一光致抗蚀剂层中的第一对准孔。 第二掩模和第一光致抗蚀剂层之间的对准是通过使用位于第一光致抗蚀剂层中的第一对准孔中的对准柱将第二掩模组装到第一光致抗蚀剂层上而实现的,该第一光刻胶层渗透到掩模光致抗蚀剂层中的掩模对准孔中。 对准程序特别适用于使用深X射线光刻和电镀制造多层金属微结构。 使用在后续掩模之间的间隔光致抗蚀剂片和使用对准柱连接在一起的第一光致抗蚀剂层,可以将对准过程扩展到多个光致抗蚀剂层和更大的器件高度。

    Method and apparatus for micromachining using hard X-rays
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for micromachining using hard X-rays 失效
    使用硬X射线进行微加工的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5679502A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-21

    申请号:US405662

    申请日:1995-03-15

    摘要: An X-ray source such as a synchrotron which provides a significant spectral content of hard X-rays is used to expose relatively thick photoresist such that the portions of the photoresist at an exit surface receive at least a threshold dose sufficient to render the photoresist susceptible to a developer, while the entrance surface of the photoresist receives an exposure which does not exceed a power limit at which destructive disruption of the photoresist would occur. The X-ray beam is spectrally shaped to substantially eliminate lower energy photons while allowing a substantial flux of higher energy photons to pass through to the photoresist target. Filters and the substrate of the X-ray mask may be used to spectrally shape the X-ray beam. Machining of photoresists such as polymethylmethacrylate to micron tolerances may be obtained to depths of several centimeters, and multiple targets may be exposed simultaneously. The photoresist target may be rotated and/or translated in the beam to form solids of rotation and other complex three-dimensional structures.

    摘要翻译: 使用诸如提供硬X射线的显着光谱含量的同步加速器的X射线源来暴露相对厚的光致抗蚀剂,使得在出射表面处的光致抗蚀剂的部分至少具有足以使光致抗蚀剂敏感的阈值剂量 同时光致抗蚀剂的入射表面接受不超过光致抗蚀剂的破坏性破坏的功率极限的曝光。 X射线束的光谱形状基本上消除较低能量的光子,同时允许大量的较高能量的光子通过到光致抗蚀剂靶。 X射线掩模的过滤器和衬底可用于对X射线束进行光谱成形。 可以获得诸如聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯的光致抗蚀剂到微米公差的加工到达几厘米的深度,并且多个靶可以同时暴露。 光致抗蚀剂靶可以在梁中旋转和/或平移以形成旋转固体和其它复杂的三维结构。

    Method of manufacturing vibrating micromechanical structures
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing vibrating micromechanical structures 有权
    制造振动微机械结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07836574B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-23

    申请号:US12164308

    申请日:2008-06-30

    IPC分类号: H04R31/00

    摘要: A method for fabrication of single crystal silicon micromechanical resonators using a two-wafer process, including either a Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or insulating base and resonator wafers, wherein resonator anchors, a capacitive air gap, isolation trenches, and alignment marks are micromachined in an active layer of the base wafer; the active layer of the resonator wafer is bonded directly to the active layer of the base wafer; the handle and dielectric layers of the resonator wafer are removed; viewing windows are opened in the active layer of the resonator wafer; masking the single crystal silicon semiconductor material active layer of the resonator wafer with photoresist material; a single crystal silicon resonator is machined in the active layer of the resonator wafer using silicon dry etch micromachining technology; and the photoresist material is subsequently dry stripped.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用双晶片工艺制造单晶硅微机械谐振器的方法,其包括绝缘体上硅(SOI)或绝缘基底和谐振晶片,其中谐振器锚,电容气隙,隔离沟槽和对准标记 被微加工在基底晶片的有源层中; 谐振器晶片的有源层直接接合到基底晶片的有源层; 去除谐振器晶片的手柄和电介质层; 观察窗在谐振器晶片的有源层中打开; 用光致抗蚀剂材料掩蔽谐振晶片的单晶硅半导体材料有源层; 使用硅干蚀刻微加工技术在谐振器晶片的有源层中加工单晶硅谐振器; 随后将光致抗蚀剂材料干燥剥离。