Abstract:
Provided is a catalytic combustible gas sensor using a porous membrane embedded micro-heater and a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology. The present disclosure provides a gas sensor that is structurally, mechanically, and electrically stable, and has a simple device fabrication process in a MEMS catalytic combustible gas sensor that is miniaturized and also consumes a significantly small amount of power by puncturing a plurality of holes in membranes, a heating resistor, and a sensing electrode, by etching and thereby thermally isolating a substrate by a predetermined thickness through the plurality of holes, and by including a sensing structure formed using a sensing material and a compensation structure formed using a compensation material.
Abstract:
A condenser microphone having a flexure hinge diaphragm and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes the steps of: forming a lower silicon layer and a first insulating layer; forming an upper silicon layer on the first insulating layer; forming sound holes by patterning the upper silicon layer; forming a second insulating layer and a conductive layer on the upper silicon layer; forming a passivation layer on the conductive layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the passivation layer; depositing a diaphragm on the sacrificial layer, and forming air holes passing through the diaphragm; forming electrode pads on the passivation layer and a region of the diaphragm; and etching the layers to form an air gap between the diaphragm and the upper silicon layer. Consequently, a manufacturing process may improve the sensitivity and reduce the size of the condenser microphone.
Abstract:
Provided are a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) acoustic sensor for removing a nonlinear component that occurs due to a vertical motion of a lower electrode when external sound pressure is received by fixing the lower electrode to a substrate using a fixing pin, and a fabrication method thereof. The MEMS acoustic sensor removes an undesired vertical motion of a fixed electrode when sound pressure is received by forming a fixing groove on a portion of the substrate and then forming a fixing pin on the fixing groove, and fixing the fixed electrode to the substrate using the fixing pin, and thereby improves a frequency response characteristic and also improves a yield of a process by inhibiting thermal deformation of the fixed electrode that may occur during the process.