Abstract:
A method for producing at least one deformable membrane micropump including a first substrate and a second substrate assembled together, the first substrate including at least one cavity and the second substrate including at least one deformable membrane arranged facing the cavity. In the method: the cavity is produced in the first substrate; then the first and second substrates are assembled together; then the deformable membrane is produced in the second substrate.
Abstract:
Embodiments of MEMS devices include a movable layer supported by overlying support structures, and may also include underlying support structures. In one embodiment, the residual stresses within the overlying support structures and the movable layer are substantially equal. In another embodiment, the residual stresses within the overlying support structures and the underlying support structures are substantially equal. In certain embodiments, substantially equal residual stresses are obtained through the use of layers made from the same materials having the same thicknesses. In further embodiments, substantially equal residual stresses are obtained through the use of support structures and/or movable layers which are mirror images of one another.
Abstract:
Media-exposed interconnects for transducer modules are disclosed. The transducers may be sensing transducers, actuating transducers, IC-only transducers, or combinations thereof, or other suitable transducers. The transducers may be used in connection with implantable medical devices and may be exposed to various media, such as body fluids. The media-exposed interconnects for transducer modules may allow transducers to communicate electrically with other components, such as implantable medical devices.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a micromechanical device comprising a mobile beam (1), said beam being attached by the two ends (2) thereof to a rigid frame (3) provided with two arms (4) each having two ends (5). The ends (5) of an arm (4) are respectively fixed to the two ends (2) of the mobile beam (1). Each arm (4) has a central part (6) arranged between the two ends (5) of the corresponding arm (4). A rear face of the central part (6) of each arm (4) is attached to a base support (10). The frame (3) comprises at least one stressed element (11) for adjusting the stressed state of the beam. The stressed element (11) can be centred between the front face and the rear face of the corresponding arm (4). The frame (3) can comprise pairs of front and rear stressed elements (11) which are respectively arranged on the front face and the rear face of the arms (4) in such a way that they face each other.
Abstract:
A crystalline thin film structure formed by the deposition of a predominant first crystalline material in two or more layers interleaved by layers of a second crystalline material having a lattice constant that differs from the lattice constant of the predominant first crystalline material in order to disrupt the growth of columnar crystals in the predominant first crystalline material in order to reduce the differential stress profile through the thickness of the film structure relative to the differential stress profile of a crystalline thin film structure formed solely from the predominant first crystalline material.
Abstract:
A MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) electrostatic device operated with lower and more predictable operating voltages is provided. An electrostatic actuator, an electrostatic attenuator of electromagnetic radiation, and a method for attenuating electromagnetic radiation are provided. Improved operating voltage characteristics are achieved by defining a non increasing air gap between the substrate electrode and flexible composite electrode within the electrostatic device. A medial portion of a multilayer flexible composite overlying the electromechanical substrate is held in position regardless of the application of electrostatic force, thereby sustaining the defined air gap. The air gap is relatively constant in separation from the underlying microelectronic surface when the medial portion is cantilevered in one embodiment. A further embodiment provides an air gap that decreases to zero when the medial portion approaches and contacts the underlying microelectronic surface. A moveable distal portion of the flexible composite is biased to curl naturally due to differences in thermal coefficients of expansion between the component layers. In response to electrostatic forces, the distal portion moves and thereby alters the distance separating the flexible composite from the underlaying microelectronic surface. Structures and techniques for controlling bias in the medial portion and the resulting air gap are provided. The electrostatic device may be disposed to selectively clear or intercept the path of electromagnetic radiation. Materials used in the attenuator can be selected to pass, reflect, or absorb various types of electromagnetic radiation. A plurality of electromagnetic attenuators may be disposed in an array and selectively activated in subsets.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a multilayer structure with controlled internal stresses comprising successively: a first main layer (110a), at least a first stress-adapting layer (130) in contact with the first main layer, at least a second stress-adapting layer (120) placed in contact by adherence with said first stress-adapting layer and a second main layer (110b) in contact with the second stress-adapting layer, the first and second stress-adapting layers having contact stresses with the first and second main layers. The invention is useful for electronic circuits and diaphragm devices.
Abstract:
Zur Herstellung einer Schicht (15) mit reduzierten mechanischen Spannungen wird die Schicht (15) aus mindestens zwei Teilschichten (13, 14) zusammengesetzt, die so aufeinander abgestimmt sind, daß sich die Streßgradienten in den beiden Schichten (13, 14) im wesentlichen kompensieren. Das Verfahren ist insbesondere bei der Herstellung von Strukturen in der Oberflächen-Mikromechanik einsetzbar.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing at least one deformable membrane micropump comprising a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) assembled together, the first substrate (10) comprising at least one cavity (12-2) and the second substrate (20) comprising at least one deformable membrane (22-2) arranged facing said cavity (12-2). Said method comprises the following steps: said cavity (12-2) is produced in the first substrate (10), then - the first (10) and second (20) substrates are assembled together, then - said deformable membrane (22-2) is produced in the second substrate (10).