SELF-SEALING MEMBRANE FOR MEMS DEVICES
    1.
    发明申请
    SELF-SEALING MEMBRANE FOR MEMS DEVICES 有权
    用于MEMS器件的自密封膜

    公开(公告)号:US20140252507A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13785938

    申请日:2013-03-05

    IPC分类号: B81C1/00 B81B7/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to MEMS devices having a suspended membrane that are secured to and spaced apart from a substrate with a sealed cavity therebetween. The membrane includes openings with sidewalls that are closed by a dielectric material. In various embodiments, the cavity between the membrane and the substrate is formed by removing a sacrificial layer through the openings. In one or more embodiments, the openings in the membrane are closed by depositing the dielectric material on the sidewalls of the openings and the upper surface of the membrane.

    摘要翻译: 本公开的实施例涉及具有悬置膜的MEMS器件,其被固定到衬底上并与衬底间隔开密封腔。 膜包括具有由介电材料封闭的侧壁的开口。 在各种实施例中,通过从开口去除牺牲层来形成膜与衬底之间的空腔。 在一个或多个实施例中,通过将介电材料沉积在开口的侧壁和膜的上表面上来封闭膜中的开口。

    Gas analyzer that detects gases, humidity, and temperature

    公开(公告)号:US10429330B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15213230

    申请日:2016-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01N27/12 G01N33/00

    摘要: A miniature gas analyzer capable of detecting VOC gases in ambient air as well as sensing relative humidity and ambient temperature can be used to monitor indoor air quality. The VOC gas sensor is thermally controlled and can be tuned to detect a certain gas by programming an adjacent heater. An insulating air pocket formed below the sensor helps to maintain the VOC gas sensor at a desired temperature. A local temperature sensor may be integrated with each gas sensor to provide feedback control. The heater, local temperature sensor, gas sensor(s), relative humidity sensor, and ambient temperature sensor are in the form of patternable thin films integrated on a single microchip, e.g., an ASIC. The device can be incorporated into computer workstations, smart phones, clothing, or other wearable accessories to function as a personal air quality monitor that is smaller, more accurate, and less expensive than existing air quality sensors.

    INTEGRATED AIR QUALITY SENSOR
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180017536A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-18

    申请号:US15213100

    申请日:2016-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01N33/00 G01N25/00

    摘要: A microelectronic device capable of detecting multiple gas constituents in ambient air can be used to monitor air quality. The microelectronic air quality monitor includes a plurality of temperature-sensitive gas sensors tuned to detect different gas species. Each gas sensor is tuned by programming an adjacent heater. An insulating air pocket formed below the sensor helps to maintain the sensor at a desired temperature. A temperature sensor may also be integrated with each gas sensor to provide additional feedback control. The heater, temperature sensor, and gas sensors are in the form of patternable thin films integrated on a single microchip. The device can be incorporated into computer workstations, smart phones, clothing, or other wearable accessories to function as a personal air quality monitor that is smaller, more accurate, and less expensive than existing air quality sensors.

    MINIATURE GAS ANALYZER
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180017513A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-18

    申请号:US15213230

    申请日:2016-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01N27/12 G01N25/56

    CPC分类号: G01N27/128 G01N33/0047

    摘要: A miniature gas analyzer capable of detecting VOC gases in ambient air as well as sensing relative humidity and ambient temperature can be used to monitor indoor air quality. The VOC gas sensor is thermally controlled and can be tuned to detect a certain gas by programming an adjacent heater. An insulating air pocket formed below the sensor helps to maintain the VOC gas sensor at a desired temperature. A local temperature sensor may be integrated with each gas sensor to provide feedback control. The heater, local temperature sensor, gas sensor(s), relative humidity sensor, and ambient temperature sensor are in the form of patternable thin films integrated on a single microchip, e.g., an ASIC. The device can be incorporated into computer workstations, smart phones, clothing, or other wearable accessories to function as a personal air quality monitor that is smaller, more accurate, and less expensive than existing air quality sensors.

    Integrated air quality sensor that detects multiple gas species

    公开(公告)号:US10254261B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15213100

    申请日:2016-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01N25/22 G01N33/00

    摘要: A microelectronic device capable of detecting multiple gas constituents in ambient air can be used to monitor air quality. The microelectronic air quality monitor includes a plurality of temperature-sensitive gas sensors tuned to detect different gas species. Each gas sensor is tuned by programming an adjacent heater. An insulating air pocket formed below the sensor helps to maintain the sensor at a desired temperature. A temperature sensor may also be integrated with each gas sensor to provide additional feedback control. The heater, temperature sensor, and gas sensors are in the form of patternable thin films integrated on a single microchip. The device can be incorporated into computer workstations, smart phones, clothing, or other wearable accessories to function as a personal air quality monitor that is smaller, more accurate, and less expensive than existing air quality sensors.

    Self-sealing membrane for MEMS devices
    8.
    发明授权
    Self-sealing membrane for MEMS devices 有权
    用于MEMS器件的自密封膜

    公开(公告)号:US09013012B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US13785938

    申请日:2013-03-05

    IPC分类号: H01L29/84 B81C1/00 B81B7/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to MEMS devices having a suspended membrane that are secured to and spaced apart from a substrate with a sealed cavity therebetween. The membrane includes openings with sidewalls that are closed by a dielectric material. In various embodiments, the cavity between the membrane and the substrate is formed by removing a sacrificial layer through the openings. In one or more embodiments, the openings in the membrane are closed by depositing the dielectric material on the sidewalls of the openings and the upper surface of the membrane.

    摘要翻译: 本公开的实施例涉及具有悬置膜的MEMS器件,其被固定到衬底上并与衬底间隔开密封腔。 膜包括具有由介电材料封闭的侧壁的开口。 在各种实施例中,通过从开口去除牺牲层来形成膜与衬底之间的空腔。 在一个或多个实施例中,通过将介电材料沉积在开口的侧壁和膜的上表面上来封闭膜中的开口。