Etch stop control for mems device formation

    公开(公告)号:AU2003268113A8

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-23

    申请号:AU2003268113

    申请日:2003-08-05

    Inventor: HORNING ROBERT D

    Abstract: A microelectromechanical device is formed in a silicon semiconductor substrate. A metalization layer is formed on a glass wafer. A metal cap layer is then formed on the metalization layer, such that combined layers have a small surface work function that is less than approximately 5.17 eV. The semiconductor substrate is anodically bonded to the glass wafer, and then etched to remove silicon from the structures without significant excess etching of the microelectromechanical device, thus maintaining good control over critical dimensions of the microelectromechanical device.

    Microcathode with integrated extractor

    公开(公告)号:AU2002242056A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-12

    申请号:AU2002242056

    申请日:2002-01-31

    Abstract: A microcathode which integrates both an electron emitter, or cathode, and an extractor electrode. The electron emitter is attached to the back side of a thin film microstructure on a first surface of a substrate. Electrons are emitted from the electron emitter and into a via extending through the substrate. An electron beam is formed which is pulled through the via and out of the microcathode by an extractor electrode on a second surface of the substrate. The extractor electrode modulates the electron beam current, defines the beam profile, and accelerates the electrons toward an anode located outside of the microcathode. Microcathode of this invention are particularly suitable as electron emitting devices useful for various types of electron beam utilizing equipment such as flat cathode ray tube displays, microelectronic vacuum tube amplifiers, electron beam exposure devices and the like.

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