Abstract:
An example provides a method including sputtering a metal catalyst onto a substrate, exposing the substrate to a solution that reacts with the metal catalyst to form a plurality of pores in the substrate, and etching the substrate to remove the plurality of pores to form a recess in the substrate.
Abstract:
A method of ultra-high aspect ratio high resolution vertical directionality controlled metal- assisted chemical etching, V-MACE, is provided that includes forming a pattern on a substrate surface, using a lithographic or non-lithographic process, forming hole concentration balancing structures on the substrate, using a lithographic process or non- lithographic process, where the concentration balancing structures are proximal to the pattern, forming mechanical anchors internal or external to the patterned structures, forming pathways for etchant and byproducts to diffuse, and etching vertical features from the substrate surface into the substrate, using metal-assisted chemical etching, MACE, where the vertical features are confined to a vertical direction by the concentration balancing structures.
Abstract:
비정질 탄소막을 희생층으로 이용한 MEMS 디바이스 제조 방법이 제공된다. 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따르면, 하부 구조물을 형성한다. 상기 하부 구조물 상에 희생층으로서 비정질 탄소막을 형성한다. 상기 비정질 탄소막 상에 센서 구조를 포함하는 상부 구조물을 형성한다. 상기 하부 구조물과 상기 상부 구조물이 서로 이격되어 배치되도록 상기 비정질 탄소막을 제거한다.
Abstract:
A method of forming a microneedle device comprises the steps of coating the front and back surfaces of a substrate with a protective masking material, patterning the protective masking material to form a protective mask on the front surface of the substrate and an opening in the protective masking material on the back surface of the substrate, and simultaneously wet-etching both front and back surfaces of the substrate to provide a generally conical microneedle on the front surface of the substrate and a generally conical pit on the back surface of the substrate. The dimensions and location of the protective mask and opening are chosen so that the pyramidal pit extends from the back surface to intersect the front surface of the substrate, generally on, or adjacent to, a surface of the conical microneedle. Thus, a through-hole is formed in the substrate providing fluid communication from a rear of the substrate to a location on the front surface of the substrate, either on the microneedle surface or adjacent to a base of the microneedle.
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating of high aspect ratio probes and deforming micropillars and nanopillars are described. Use of polymers in deforming nanopillars and micropillars is also described.
Abstract:
Methods for fabrication of high aspect ratio micropillars and nanopillars are described. Use of alumina as an etch mask for the fabrication methods is also described. The resulting micropillars and nanopillars are analyzed and a characterization of the etch mask is provided.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for suspending and strain isolating a structure is provided, the apparatus having a first elongated flexure having first and second ends structured for connection to a support structure, and a second elongated flexure having first and second ends structured for connection to a structure to be isolated from the support structure. A portion of the second flexure intermediate the first and second ends thereof is interconnected to a portion of the first flexure intermediate the first and second ends thereof. The strain relief structure may be used in an accelerometer. The structure may have a H or X form, where the legs represent the elongated flexures.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a silicon sensor structure and a silicon sensor. According to the method, into a single-crystal silicon wafer (10) is formed by etched opening at least one spring element configuration (7) and at least one seismic mass (8) connected to said spring element configuration (7). According to the invention, the openings and trenches (8) extending through the depth of the silicon wafer are fabricated by dry etch methods, and the etch process used for controlling the spring constant of the spring element configuration (7) is based on wet etch methods.
Abstract:
A microprotrusion array is formed from a silicon wafer by a plurality of sequential plasma and wet isotropic and anisotropic etching steps. The resulting microprotrusions have sharpened tips or cutting edges formed by a wet isotropic etch.