Abstract:
This invention disclosed a process for forming durable anti-stiction surfaces on micromachined structures while they are still in wafer form (i.e., before they are separated into discrete devices for assembly into packages). This process involves the vapor deposition of a material to create a low stiction surface. It also discloses chemicals which are effective in imparting an anti-stiction property to the chip. These include polyphenylsiloxanes, silanol terminated phenylsiloxanes and similar materials.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to the use of deposited thin films for chemical or biological analysis. The invention further relates to the use of these thin films in separation adherence and detection of chemical of biological samples. Applications of these thin films include desorption-ionization mass spectroscopy, electrical contacts for organic thin films and molecules, optical coupling of light energy for analysis, biological materials manipulation, chromatographic separation, head space adsorbance media, media for atomic molecular adsorbance or attachment, and substrates for cell attachment.
Abstract:
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a MEMS device, and technique of fabricating or manufacturing a MEMS device, having mechanical structures encapsulated in a chamber prior to final packaging. The material that encapsulates the mechanical structures, when deposited, includes one or more of the following attributes: low tensile stress, good step coverage, maintains its integrity when subjected to subsequent processing, does not significantly and/or adversely impact the performance characteristics of the mechanical structures in the chamber (if coated with the material during deposition), and/or facilitates integration with high-performance integrated circuits. In one embodiment, the material that encapsulates the mechanical structures is, for example, silicon (polycrystalline, amorphous or porous, whether doped or undoped), silicon carbide, silicon-germanium, germanium, or gallium-arsenide.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a MEMS (gyroscope, a resonator, a temperature sensor and/or an accelerometer, for example), capable of integrating a high performance integrated circuit and/or an additional MEMS on a common substrate.SOLUTION: A material encapsulating mechanical structures when attached has one or more of properties relating to integrating. That is, in the material, a tensile stress is low, a step coverage is good, the integrity is maintained when a subsequent processing is applied, the material does not significantly and/or adversely impact the performance characteristics of the mechanical structures in a chamber (in the case of not being coated with the material during attaching) and/or facilitates the integration with the high performance integrated circuits. In one embodiment, the material encapsulating the mechanical structures is, for example, silicon (polycrystalline, amorphous or porous, whether doped or undoped), silicon carbide, silicon germanium, germanium, or gallium arsenide.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method to coat a surface of an MEMS device with a silane coupling agent for reducing automatic adhesion. SOLUTION: In this method, (a) the silane coupling agent is mixed with a low volatile matrix material in a raw film material vessel, (b) a micro-electromechanical system device is disposed in a vacuum vapor deposition chamber connected to the raw film material vessel, and (c) the vacuum vapor deposition chamber is evacuated to the predetermined pressure, and the pressure in the vacuum vapor deposition chamber is maintained for a predetermined time in order to perform chemical vapor deposition of the silane coupling agent on a surface of the micro-electromechanical system device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
An encapsulated MEMS device and a method for manufacturing the MEMS device are provided. The method comprises providing a cavity structure having an inner volume comprising a plurality of MEMS elements, which are relatively displaceable with respect to each other, and having an opening structure to the inner volume, depositing a Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) through the opening structure onto exposed surfaces within the inner volume of the cavity structure, and closing the cavity structure by applying a layer structure on the opening structure for providing a hermetically closed cavity.
Abstract:
A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device involves depositing a first layer on a substrate, depositing a second layer on the first layer, patterning the second layer at a region corresponding to a location of a transducer cavity, depositing a third layer that refills regions created by patterning the second layer, planarizing the third layer to a top surface of the second layer, removing the second layer, conformally depositing a fourth layer over the first layer and the third layer, defining the transducer cavity in a support layer formed over the fourth layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer.
Abstract:
A membrane is formed through processes including depositing a first piezoelectrical layer, depositing a first electrode layer over the first piezoelectrical layer, patterning the first electrode layer to form a first electrode, depositing a second piezoelectrical layer over the first electrode, depositing a second electrode layer over the second piezoelectrical layer, patterning the second electrode layer to form a second electrode, and depositing a third piezoelectrical layer over the second electrode. The third piezoelectrical layer, the second piezoelectrical layer, and the first piezoelectrical layer are etched to form a through-hole. The through-hole is laterally spaced apart from the first electrode and the second electrode. A first contact plug and a second contact plug are then formed to electrically connect to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively.