Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a LIGA mold by backside exposure includes the steps of: disposing a mask layer at a side of a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is transparent to a predetermined light source and has a front side and a backside; forming a photoresist layer on the front side of the first substrate; providing the predetermined light source to illuminate the backside of the first substrate so as to expose the photoresist layer to form an exposed portion and an unexposed portion; removing the unexposed portion to form a patterned structure on the photoresist layer; forming a metal layer on the patterned structure of the photoresist layer and the first substrate; and removing the photoresist layer and the first substrate to remain the metal layer as the LIGA mold, which is good in a de-molding procedure of a hot embossing process.
Abstract:
An improved and new process for fabricating dual damascene copper, in which trench/via liner removal from porous low-k dielectric, is performed using a new RIE chemistry of CF4/H2, to etch SiN and SiC liners. Prior to the new process, convention liner etching produced the following deleterious results: a) Cu re-deposition by sputtering, b) polymer deposits, and c) surface roughening of the porous low-k IMD dielectric. Process details are: CF4/H2 based with approximate gas flow ratios of greater than 10 to 1, hydrogen to carbon tetra-fluoride. A nominal flow ratio of 300 to 20, hydrogen to carbon tetra-fluoride, or 15 to 1, was developed.
Abstract:
A method of forming 3D micro structures with high aspect ratios includes the steps of: disposing a mask, which has a plurality of through holes having at least two different sizes, on a substrate to expose the substrate through the through holes; forming a negative photoresist layer on the mask and the substrate; providing a light source to illuminate the negative photoresist layer through the substrate and the through holes of the mask so as to form a plurality of exposed portions and an unexposed portion; and removing the unexposed portion and leaving the exposed portions to form a plurality of pillars each having a bottom portion contacting the substrate and a top portion opposite to the bottom portion. A top area of the top portion is slightly smaller than a bottom area of the bottom portion, and the pillars are allowed to have at least two different heights.
Abstract:
A mold manufacturing method includes the steps of: disposing a mask layer on a front side and a backside of a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is transparent to a predetermined light source and the mask layer has a top portion and a bottom portion, which are respectively disposed on the front side and the backside and arranged alternately; forming a photoresist layer on the front side of the first substrate; providing the predetermined light source to illuminate the backside of the first substrate so as to expose the photoresist layer to form an exposed portion and an unexposed portion; and removing the unexposed portion to form a patterned structure having trenches and micro-holes arranged alternately; forming a metal layer on the patterned structure of the photoresist layer and the first substrate; and removing the photoresist layer and the first substrate; to remain the metal layer.
Abstract:
A method of forming a dual damascene opening comprising the following steps. A structure having an overlying exposed conductive layer formed thereover is provided. A dielectric layer is formed over the exposed conductive layer. An anti-reflective coating layer is formed over the dielectric layer. The anti-reflective layer and the dielectric layer are etched using a via opening process to form an initial via exposing a portion of the conductive layer. A protective film portion is formed over at least the exposed portion of the conductive layer. The anti-reflective coating layer and the dielectric layer are patterned to reduce the initial via to a reduced via and to form a trench opening substantially centered over the reduced via. The trench opening and the reduced via comprising the dual damascene opening.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for preparing a thermal pulsed micro flow sensor comprising determining positions to allocate a plurality of thermal sensors along a microchannel, relatively to a heater positioned in said microchannel, and positioning said thermal sensors at the determined positions, respectively. In the invented flow sensor, the distance (Ln) between the thermal sensor (So) nearest to the thermal sensors (Sn) is determined according to the following equation: &Dgr;F=(A*Ln)*{1/Tn−1/(Tn+&Dgr;T)}; wherein &Dgr;F represents accuracy in velocity measurement; A represents cross sectional area of the fluid channel; Tn is flying time and Tn=(A*Ln)/F wherein F represents full scale of measurable velocity of no thermal sensor and n represents number of thermal sensor counting from the most downstream one; and AT represents tolerance of the thermal pulse signals;