Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an MEMS torsional electrostatic actuator comprises: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a first silicon layer, a buried oxide layer and a second silicon layer that are laminated sequentially; patterning the first silicon layer and exposing the buried oxide layer to form a rectangular upper electrode plate separated from a peripheral region, wherein the upper electrode plate and the peripheral region are connected by only using a cantilever beam, and forming, on the peripheral region, a recessed portion exposing the buried oxide layer; patterning the second silicon layer and exposing the buried oxide layer to form a back cavity, wherein the back cavity is located in a region of the second silicon layer corresponding to the upper electrode plate, covers 40% to 60% of the area of the region corresponding to the upper electrode plate, and is close to one end of the cantilever beam; exposing the second silicon layer, and suspending the upper electrode plate and the cantilever beam; and respectively forming an upper contact electrode and a lower contact electrode on the second silicon layer.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an MEMS torsional electrostatic actuator comprises: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a first silicon layer, a buried oxide layer and a second silicon layer that are laminated sequentially; patterning the first silicon layer and exposing the buried oxide layer to form a rectangular upper electrode plate separated from a peripheral region, wherein the upper electrode plate and the peripheral region are connected by only using a cantilever beam, and forming, on the peripheral region, a recessed portion exposing the buried oxide layer; patterning the second silicon layer and exposing the buried oxide layer to form a back cavity, wherein the back cavity is located in a region of the second silicon layer corresponding to the upper electrode plate, covers 40% to 60% of the area of the region corresponding to the upper electrode plate, and is close to one end of the cantilever beam; exposing the second silicon layer, and suspending the upper electrode plate and the cantilever beam; and respectively forming an upper contact electrode and a lower contact electrode on the second silicon layer.
Abstract:
A scanning device includes a frame, having a central opening, and an array including a plurality of parallel mirrors contained within the central opening of the frame. Hinges respectively connect the mirrors to the frame and define respective, mutually-parallel axes of rotation of the mirrors relative to the frame. A main drive applies a driving force to the array so as to drive an oscillation of the mirrors about the hinges at a resonant frequency of the array. A sensor is configured to detect a discrepancy in a synchronization of the oscillation among the mirrors in the array, and an adjustment circuit applies a corrective signal to at least one of the mirrors in order to alleviate the detected discrepancy.
Abstract:
MEMS devices (such as interferometric modulators) may be fabricated using a sacrificial layer that contains a heat vaporizable polymer to form a gap between a moveable layer and a substrate. One embodiment provides a method of making a MEMS device that includes depositing a polymer layer over a substrate, forming an electrically conductive layer over the polymer layer, and vaporizing at least a portion of the polymer layer to form a cavity between the substrate and the electrically conductive layer. Another embodiment provides a method for making an interferometric modulator that includes providing a substrate, depositing a first electrically conductive material over at least a portion of the substrate, depositing a sacrificial material over at least a portion of the first electrically conductive material, depositing an insulator over the substrate and adjacent to the sacrificial material to form a support structure, and depositing a second electrically conductive material over at least a portion of the sacrificial material, the sacrificial material being removable by heat-vaporization to thereby form a cavity between the first electrically conductive layer and the second electrically conductive layer.
Abstract:
MEMS devices (such as interferometric modulators) may be fabricated using a sacrificial layer that contains a heat vaporizable polymer to form a gap between a moveable layer and a substrate. One embodiment provides a method of making a MEMS device that includes depositing a polymer layer over a substrate, forming an electrically conductive layer over the polymer layer, and vaporizing at least a portion of the polymer layer to form a cavity between the substrate and the electrically conductive layer. Another embodiment provides a method for making an interferometric modulator that includes providing a substrate, depositing a first electrically conductive material over at least a portion of the substrate, depositing a sacrificial material over at least a portion of the first electrically conductive material, depositing an insulator over the substrate and adjacent to the sacrificial material to form a support structure, and depositing a second electrically conductive material over at least a portion of the sacrificial material, the sacrificial material being removable by heat-vaporization to thereby form a cavity between the first electrically conductive layer and the second electrically conductive layer.
Abstract:
A MEMS acoustic transducer provided with: a substrate of semiconductor material, having a back surface and a front surface opposite with respect to a vertical direction; a first cavity formed within the substrate, which extends from the back surface to the front surface; a membrane which is arranged at the upper surface, suspended above the first cavity and anchored along a perimeter thereof to the substrate; and a combfingered electrode arrangement including a number of mobile electrodes coupled to the membrane and a number of fixed electrodes coupled to the substrate and facing respective mobile electrodes for forming a sensing capacitor, wherein a deformation of the membrane as a result of incident acoustic pressure waves causes a capacitive variation of the sensing capacitor. In particular, the combfingered electrode arrangement lies vertically with respect to the membrane and extends parallel thereto.
Abstract:
A method for forming a MEMS structure includes forming, on a MEMS substrate, an interconnect structure having conductive lines and a first conductive plug of a semiconductor material, forming an etch stop layer on the interconnect structure, forming a dielectric layer over the etch stop layer, bonding a silicon substrate over the dielectric layer, forming a second and third conductive plugs of the semiconductor material in the silicon substrate, wherein the second conductive plug is configured to be electrically coupled with the first conductive plug and third conductive plug is configured to function as an anti-stiction bump, forming a MEMS device electrically coupled with the second conductive feature, and forming a bonding pad on the silicon substrate and surrounded by the second conductive plug.