Abstract:
An integrated sensor device is provided. The integrated sensor device comprises a first substrate including a surface portion and a second substrate coupled to the surface portion of the first substrate in a stacked configuration, wherein a cavity is defined between the first substrate and the second substrate. The integrated sensor device also comprises one or more micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors located at least partially in the first substrate, wherein the MEMS sensor communicates with the cavity. The integrated sensor device further comprises one or more additional sensors.
Abstract:
A piezo-TFT cantilever microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and associated fabrication processes are provided. The method comprises: providing a substrate, such as glass for example; forming thin-films overlying the substrate; forming a thin-film cantilever beam; and simultaneously forming a TFT within the cantilever beam. The TFT is can be formed least partially overlying a cantilever beam top surface, at least partially overlying a cantilever beam bottom surface, or embedded within the cantilever beam. In one example, forming thin-films on the substrate includes: selectively forming a first layer with a first stress level; selectively forming a first active Si region overlying the first layer; and selectively forming a second layer overlying the first layer with a second stress level. The thin-film cantilever beam is formed from the first and second layers, while the TFT source/drain (S/D) and channel regions are formed from the first active Si region.
Abstract:
Described herein are processing techniques for fabrication of stretchable and/or flexible electronic devices using laser ablation patterning methods. The laser ablation patterning methods utilized herein allow for efficient manufacture of large area (e.g., up to 1 mm2 or greater or 1 m2 or greater) stretchable and/or flexible electronic devices, for example manufacturing methods permitting a reduced number of steps. The techniques described herein further provide for improved heterogeneous integration of components within an electronic device, for example components having improved alignment and/or relative positioning within an electronic device. Also described herein are flexible and/or stretchable electronic devices, such as interconnects, sensors and actuators.
Abstract:
A thermal fluid flow sensor having a diaphragm structure body configured by an insulating film formed by stacking a film having compressive stress and a film having tensile stress on the top and bottom of a temperature-measuring resistive element and a heater resistive element which are processed by microprocessing is provided. The insulating film at a lower layer of the heater resistive element, a temperature-measuring resistive element for heater resistive element, upstream temperature-measuring resistive elements, and downstream temperature-measuring resistive elements, has films having compressive stress (a first insulating film, a third insulating film, and a fifth insulating film) and films having tensile stress (a second insulating film and a fourth insulating film) being alternately arranged, and two layers or more of the films having tensile stress are arranged.
Abstract:
A physical quantity sensor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a cavity disposed in the substrate and extending in a horizontal direction of the substrate; a groove disposed on the substrate and reaching the cavity; a movable portion separated by the cavity and the groove so that the movable portion is movably supported on the substrate; and an insulation layer disposed on a bottom of the movable portion so that the insulation layer provides a roof of the cavity.
Abstract:
A low mass device is disclosed. The low mass device includes a body member defining a surface and a retroreflective pattern formed in the surface of the body member.
Abstract:
A sensor chip and substrate assembly for use in a MEMS device includes a substrate and a sensor chip. The substrate has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a passage obliquely penetrating through the top surface and the bottom surface. The sensor chip is mounted on the top surface of the substrate and provided with a sensing zone facing the passage of the substrate. The oblique passage provides a buffering effect to prevent damage to the sensor chip when the quantity of the physical property sending from the detected object increases sharply.
Abstract:
A method to enhance the connection strength of suspended membrane leads and substrate contacts is described. A reading circuit chip is provided and a sacrificial layer is formed thereon. Subsequently, an electrical contact window is created in the sacrificial layer to expose a conductive layer of the reading circuit chip. A metal layer is filled into the contact window and a conductive membrane is formed thereon to couple electrically to the metal layer. Afterward, an infrared measuring membrane and an upper dielectric layer are formed thereon.
Abstract:
A low mass device is disclosed. The low mass device includes a body member defining a surface and a retroreflective pattern formed in the surface of the body member.
Abstract:
A microfluidic device and method for capacitive sensing. The device includes a fluid channel including an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, a cavity region coupled to the fluid channel, and a polymer based membrane coupled between the fluid channel and the cavity region. Additionally, the device includes a first capacitor electrode coupled to the membrane, a second capacitor electrode coupled to the cavity region and physically separated from the first capacitor electrode by at least the cavity region, and an electrical power source coupled between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode and causing an electric field at least within the cavity region. The polymer based membrane includes a polymer.