Abstract:
Layers of boron-doped silicon having reduced out-of-plane curvature are disclosed. The layers have substantially equal concentrations of boron near the top and bottom surfaces. Since the opposing concentrations are substantially equal, the compressive stresses on the layers are substantially balanced, thereby resulting in layers with reduced out-of-plane curvature.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a micromechanical or microoptomechanical structure. The structure is produced by a process comprising defining a structure on a single crystal silicon layer separated by an insulator layer from a substrate layer; depositing and etching a polysilicon layer on the single crystal silicon layer, with remaining polysilicon forming mechanical or optical elements of the structure; exposing a selected area of the single crystal silicon layer; and releasing the formed structure.
Abstract:
A semiconductor sensor having a thin-film structure body, in which thin-film structure is prevented from bending due to the internal stress distribution in the thickness direction, is disclosed. A silicon-oxide film is formed as a sacrificial layer on a silicon substrate, and a polycrystalline-silicon thin film is formed on the silicon-oxide film. Thereafter, phosphorus (P) is ion-implanted in the surface of the polycrystalline-silicon thin film, and thereby the surface state of the polycrystalline-silicon thin film is modified. A portion of distribution of stress existing in the thickness direction of the polycrystalline-silicon thin film is changed by this modification, and stress distribution is adjusted. By removal of the silicon-oxide film, a movable member of the polycrystalline-silicon thin film is disposed above the silicon substrate with a gap interposed therebetween.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a silicon membrane with predetermined stress characteristics. A silicon substrate is doped to create a doped layer as thick as the desired thickness of the membrane. Stress within the doped layer is controlled by selecting the dopant based on its atomic diameter relative to silicon and controlling both the total concentration and concentration profile of the dopant. The membrane is then formed by electrochemically etching away the substrate beneath the doped layer.
Abstract:
A method is provided for making a MEMS structure (69). In accordance with the method, a CMOS substrate (51) is provided which has interconnect metal (53) deposited thereon. A MEMS structure is created on the substrate through the plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon and silicon-germanium alloys. The low deposition temperatures attendant to the use of PACVD allow these materials to be used for MEMS fabrication at the back end of an integrated CMOS process.
Abstract:
A method of making a silicon micromechanical structure, from a lightly doped silicon substrate having less than cm boron therein. A p+ layer having a boron content of greater than 7 x 10 cm and a germanium content of about 1 x 10 cm is placed on the substrate. A mask is formed on the second side, followed by etching to the p+ layer. An insulator is put on the p+ layer and an electronic component is fabricated thereon. Preferred micromechanical structures are pressure sensors, cantilevered accelerometers, and dual web biplane accelerometers. Preferred electronic components are dielectrically isolated piezoresistors and resonant microbeams. The method may include the step of forming a lightly doped layer on the p+ layer to form a buried p+ layer prior to etching.
Abstract translation:从其中具有小于5×10 19 cm 3的硼的轻掺杂硅衬底制造硅微机械结构的方法。 具有大于7×10 19 cm -3的硼含量和约1×10 21 cm -3的锗含量的p +层被放置在衬底上。 在第二面上形成掩模,然后蚀刻到p +层。 将绝缘体放在p +层上,并在其上制造电子部件。 优选的微机械结构是压力传感器,悬臂加速度计和双网双平面加速度计。 优选的电子部件是介电离子压敏电阻器和共振微束。 该方法可以包括在p +层上形成轻掺杂层以在蚀刻之前形成掩埋的p +层的步骤。
Abstract:
Method and apparatus of to obtain as-deposited polycrystalline and low-stress SiGe layers. These layers are used in Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices or micromachined structures. Different parameters are analysed which effect the stress in a polycrystalline layer. The parameters include, without limitation: deposition temperature; concentration of semiconductors (e.g., the concentration of Silicon and Germanium in a SixGe1-x layer, with x being the concentration parameter); concentration of dopants (e.g., the concentration of Boron or Phosphorous); amount of pressure; and use of plasma. Depending on the particular environment in which the polycrystalline SiGe is grown, different values of parameters are used.
Abstract:
A method of adjusting the position of a micro-mechanical bi-material cantilever is provided. The bi-material includes a first and a second material and each material has a corresponding thermal expansion coefficient. The method includes implanting ions predominantly into one material of the bi-material to modify internal stress in one of the first and second materials relative to the other material. The deformation of the bi-material is then detected to modulate the implantation of ions thereto.