Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide high shape control of a silicon structure formed by combining anisotropic etching with isotropic etching. SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing a silicon structure includes: a first step of performing trench etching to silicon using plasma formed by alternately or mixedly introducing etching gas and organic deposition formation gas; a second step of exposing a silicon structure formed by the first step to plasma formed by introducing the organic deposition formation gas; a third step of exposing silicon on the bottom face of a part subjected to the trench etching out of the silicon structure formed by the second step; a fourth step of exposing the silicon structure formed by the third step to xenon difluoride gas; and a fifth step of heating the silicon structure formed by the fourth step at 50-500°C in an oxygen-containing gas atmosphere. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for tuning a gap between a plurality of surfaces of at least one micromechanical element on a device.SOLUTION: The method includes: etching a contour of the at least one micromechanical element in a top layer of the device so that the contour defines at least two opposing surfaces of the plurality of surfaces of the at least one micromechanical element; and depositing a gap narrowing layer on the at least two opposing surfaces of the plurality of surfaces in an epitaxial reactor so that the gap between the at least two opposing surfaces of the plurality of surfaces can be narrowed by the gap narrowing layer.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anisotropic etching method by plasma on a silicon substrate, using an etching mask that makes it possible to obtain a notch part, defined correctly on a side surface. SOLUTION: A silicon substrate 18 is arranged on a substrate electrode 12 in the working range of a sulfatron 16, connected to a resonator 20 for microwave plasma excitation inside an etching chamber 10, where the substrate electrode 12 connected to a high-frequency generator 14 is arranged. Furthermore, a polymerization process and an etching process which continue alternately are implemented, by using the microwave plasma apparatus with a waveguide 22 for drawing reactive gas. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT