Abstract:
Methods and structures that may be implemented in one example to co-integrate processes for thin-film encapsulation and formation of microelectronic devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors and actuators. For example, structures having varying characteristics may be fabricated using the same basic process flow by selecting among different process options or modules for use with the basic process flow in order to create the desired structure/s. Various process flow sequences as well as a variety of device design structures may be advantageously enabled by the various disclosed process flow sequences.
Abstract:
An optical modulator with a protective film and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to prevent damage of a ribbon by restricting the lateral or lower side of a reflection region of the ribbon from being eroded due to etching gas, and to prevent separation of an interface formed between the ribbon and a light reflecting layer by improving adhesion between the ribbon and the light reflecting layer. An optical modulator with a protective film is composed of a substrate(110); an insulating layer(120) positioned on the substrate; a lower light reflecting layer(120a) positioned on the insulating layer to reflect or diffract the incident light; a structure layer(140) having a center portion separated from the lower light reflecting layer in a predetermined gap and a lower protective film(140d) protecting the underside of a reflection region except for a part of the center portion where a hole is formed; an upper light reflecting layer(140a) disposed on the reflection region to reflect or diffract the incident light; and piezo-electric actuators(150) disposed at both side ends of the structure layer to vertically move the center portion of the structure layer.
Abstract:
An optical modulator having plural driving elements is provided to drive a suspended part of the driving element in both directions and to obtain maximum diffraction efficiency with low driving voltage. An optical modulator having plural driving elements is composed of a substrate(210); a lower reflecting layer stacked on the substrate to reflect the incident light; a ribbon structure(260) having a center portion separated from the lower reflecting layer correspondingly to a driving space, and reflecting or diffracting the incident light through a step formed between the lower reflecting layer and the ribbon structure; a first driving unit(245) disposed between the substrate and the ribbon structure to vertically drive the center portion of the ribbon structure; and a second driving unit(275) positioned on the ribbon structure to provide vertical driving power for vertically moving the center portion of the ribbon structure.
Abstract:
A MEMS device is provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate having at least one contact, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, at least one metal layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and the metal layer and having a recess structure, and a structure layer disposed on the second dielectric layer and having an opening. The opening is disposed on and corresponds to the recess structure, and the cross-sectional area at the bottom of the opening is smaller than the cross-sectional area at the top of the recess structure. The MEMS device also includes a sealing layer, and at least a portion of the sealing layer is disposed in the opening and the recess structure. The second dielectric layer, the structure layer, and the sealing layer define a chamber.
Abstract:
A micromechanical pressure sensor device and a corresponding manufacturing method. The micromechanical pressure sensor device is equipped with a sensor substrate; a diaphragm system that is anchored in the sensor substrate and that includes a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm situated spaced apart therefrom, which are circumferentially connected to one another in an edge area and enclose a reference pressure in an interior space formed in between; and a plate-shaped electrode that is suspended in the interior space and that is situated spaced apart from the first diaphragm and from the second diaphragm and forms a first capacitor with the first diaphragm and forms a second capacitor with the second diaphragm. The first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are designed in such a way that they are deformable toward one another when acted on by an external pressure.
Abstract:
A method of forming a MEMS device includes providing a substrate having a device stopper. The device stopper is integral to the substrate and formed of the substrate material. A thermal dielectric isolation layer may be arranged over the device stopper and the substrate. A device cavity may be formed in the substrate and the thermal dielectric isolation layer. The thermal dielectric isolation layer and the device stopper at least partially surround the device cavity. An active device layer may be formed over the thermal dielectric isolation layer and the device cavity.
Abstract:
A micromechanical component for a sensor or microphone device. An electrode surface of a first electrode structure is aligned with a second electrode structure. A substructure of the first electrode structure is entirely made of at least one electrically conductive material. The electrode surface and an opposite surface of the first electrode structure are outer surfaces of the substructure. A stop structure protruding from the electrode surface towards the second electrode structure is formed on the first electrode structure. The first electrode structure includes an insulating region which extends from the electrode surface to the opposite surface of the first electrode structure. The stop structure is formed either as a projection of the at least one insulating region protruding from the electrode surface towards the second electrode structure or is bordered by the at least one insulating region.