Abstract:
An arrangement of at least two wafers for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular far infrared radiation, comprises a first wafer and a second wafer. The first wafer includes a microsystem formed as a sensor array. The microsystem is configured to register electromagnetic radiation and provide a corresponding sensor signal. The second wafer includes an integrated circuit formed as an evaluation circuit that is coupled to the sensor array. The integrated circuit is configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation with the aid of the sensor signal provided.
Abstract:
A MEMS device includes a fixed electrode and a movable electrode arranged isolated and spaced from the fixed electrode by a distance. The movable electrode is suspended against the fixed electrode by one or more spacers including an insulating material, wherein the movable electrode is laterally affixed to the one or more spacers.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, A MEMS sensor assembly includes a substrate, a first sensor supported by the substrate and including a first absorber spaced apart from the substrate, and a second sensor supported by the substrate and including (i) a second absorber spaced apart from the substrate, and (ii) at least one thermal shorting portion integrally formed with the second absorber and extending downwardly from the second absorber to the substrate thereby thermally shorting the second absorber to the substrate.
Abstract:
An electronic device and methods of manufacture thereof. One or more methods may include providing a lid wafer having a cavity and a surface surrounding the cavity and a device wafer having a detector device and a reference device. In certain examples, a solder barrier layer of titanium material may be deposited onto the surface of the lid wafer. The solder barrier layer of titanium material may further be activated to function as a getter. In various examples, the lid wafer and the device wafer may be bonded together using solder, and the solder barrier layer of titanium material may prevent the solder from contacting the surface of the lid wafer.
Abstract:
A wearable device is provided having multiple sensors configured to detect and measure different parameters of interest. The wearable device includes at least one monolithic integrated multi-sensor (MIMS) device. The MIMS device comprises at least two sensors of different types formed on a common semiconductor substrate. For example, the MIMS device can comprise an indirect sensor and a direct sensor. The wearable device couples a first parameter to be measured directly to the direct sensor. Conversely, the wearable device can couple a second parameter to be measured to the indirect sensor indirectly. Other sensors can be added to the wearable device by stacking a sensor to the MIMS device or to another substrate coupled to the MIMS device. This supports integrating multiple sensors to reduce form factor, cost, complexity, simplify assembly, while increasing performance.
Abstract:
Provided are a microbolometer having a cantilever structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a microbolometer having a three-dimensional cantilever structure, which is improved from a conventional two-dimensional cantilever structure, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a substrate including a read-out integrated circuit and a reflective layer for forming an absorption structure, forming a sacrificial layer on the substrate, forming a cantilever structure having an uneven cross-section in the sacrificial layer, forming a sensor part isolated from the substrate by the cantilever structure, and removing the sacrificial layer.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric device is provided and includes a substrate, a first electrode film, a piezoelectric film, and a second electrode film. The first electrode film is formed on the substrate. The piezoelectric film is represented by Pb1+X(ZrYTi1−Y)O3+X(0≦X≦0.3, 0≦Y≦0.55) and a peak intensity of a pyrochlore phase measured by an X-ray diffraction method is 10% or less with respect to a sum of peak intensities of a (100) plane orientation, a (001) plane orientation, a (110) plane orientation, a (101) plane orientation, and a (111) plane orientation of a perovskite phase, the piezoelectric film being formed on the first electrode film with a film thickness of 400 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less. The second electrode film is laminated on the piezoelectric film.
Abstract:
A wafer-level integrated thermal detector comprises a first wafer and a second wafer (W1, W2) bonded together. The first wafer (W1) includes a dielectric or semiconducting substrate (100), a dielectric sacrificial layer (102) deposited on the substrate, a support layer (104) deposited on the sacrificial layer or the substrate, a suspended active element (108) provided within an opening (106) in the support layer, a first vacuum-sealed cavity (110) and a second vacuum-sealed cavity (106) on opposite sides of the suspended active element. The first vacuum-sealed cavity (110) extends into the sacrificial layer (102) at the location of the suspended active element (108). The second vacuum-sealed cavity (106) comprises the opening of the support layer (104) closed by the bonded second wafer. The thermal detector further comprises front optics (120) for entrance of radiation from outside into one of the first and second vacuum-sealed cavities, a back reflector (112) arranged to reflect radiation back into the other one of the first and second vacuum-sealed cavities, and electrical connections (114) for connecting the suspended active element to a readout circuit (118).
Abstract:
An integrated circuit having an indirect sensor and a direct sensor formed on a common semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The direct sensor requires the parameter being measured to be directly applied to the direct sensor. Conversely, the indirect sensor can have the parameter being measured to be indirectly applied to the indirect sensor. The parameter being measured by the direct sensor is different than the parameter being measured by the indirect sensor. In other words, the direct sensor and indirect sensor are of different types. An example of a direct sensor is a pressure sensor. The pressure being measured by the pressure sensor must be applied to the pressure sensor. An example of an indirect sensor is an accelerometer. The rate of change of velocity does not have to be applied directly to the accelerometer. In one embodiment, the direct and indirect sensors are formed using photolithographic techniques.
Abstract:
Un procédé de fabrication d'un dispositif ayant un composant microélectronique logé dans un boîtier hermétique sous vide, comprend la réalisation d'un piège à gaz dans ledit boîtier, le pompage et le chauffage du dispositif de manière à dégazer des éléments logés dans ledit boîtier, après ledit pompage, le scellement hermétique du boîtier sans utiliser de flux. En outre, chaque matériau constitutif du dispositif susceptible de dégazer dans le volume interne est un matériau minéral, le piège à gaz est apte à piéger sensiblement uniquement de l'hydrogène et est inerte à l'oxygène et/ou à l'azote et le chauffage et le scellement sont réalisés à une température inférieure à 300 °C.