WO2003036737A8 - Stiffened surface micromachined structures and process for fabricating the same - Google Patents
Stiffened surface micromachined structures and process for fabricating the same Download PDFInfo
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- WO2003036737A8 WO2003036737A8 PCT/US2002/033351 US0233351W WO03036737A8 WO 2003036737 A8 WO2003036737 A8 WO 2003036737A8 US 0233351 W US0233351 W US 0233351W WO 03036737 A8 WO03036737 A8 WO 03036737A8
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- silicon nitride
- silicon
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- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 229910052581 Si3N4 Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 5
- HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon nitride Chemical compound N12[Si]34N5[Si]62N3[Si]51N64 HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 5
- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 3
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 3
- 239000010703 silicon Substances 0.000 abstract 3
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 abstract 3
- 238000005452 bending Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003990 capacitor Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000005530 etching Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 abstract 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
- B81B3/0064—Constitution or structural means for improving or controlling the physical properties of a device
- B81B3/0067—Mechanical properties
- B81B3/007—For controlling stiffness, e.g. ribs
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Micromachines (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Abstract
Stiffened surface micromachined structures and a method to fabricate the same. A silicon substrate (10) is first etched to produce a mold containing a plurality of trenches or grooves (14) in a lattice configuration. Sacrificial oxide (15) is then grown on the silicon substrate (10) and then a stiffening member (16) (silicon nitride) is deposited over the surface of the substrate, thereby backfilling the grooves with silicon nitride. The silicon nitride is patterned to form mechanical members and metal (40) is then deposited and patterned to form the leads and capacitors for electrostatic actuation of mechanical members. The underlying silicon and sacrificial oxides are removed by etching the mold from underneath the fabricated micromachined devices, leaving free-standing silicon nitride devices with vertical ribs. The devices exhibit increased out-of-plan bending stiffness because of the presence of stiffening ribs. Silicon nitride biaxial pointing mirrors with stiffening ribs are also described.
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| AU2002343537A AU2002343537A1 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2002-10-21 | Stiffened surface micromachined structures and process for fabricating the same |
| JP2003539116A JP2005506909A (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2002-10-21 | Reinforced surface micromachined structure and manufacturing method thereof |
| EP02780484A EP1438256A2 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2002-10-21 | Stiffened surface micromachined structures and process for fabricating the same |
| US10/493,140 US20090065429A9 (en) | 2001-10-22 | 2002-10-21 | Stiffened surface micromachined structures and process for fabricating the same |
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| US33043501P | 2001-10-22 | 2001-10-22 | |
| US33043301P | 2001-10-22 | 2001-10-22 | |
| US60/330,435 | 2001-10-22 | ||
| US60/330,433 | 2001-10-22 |
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| WO2003036737A2 WO2003036737A2 (en) | 2003-05-01 |
| WO2003036737A3 WO2003036737A3 (en) | 2003-11-20 |
| WO2003036737A8 true WO2003036737A8 (en) | 2008-12-31 |
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| EP (1) | EP1438256A2 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2005506909A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2002343537A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2003036737A2 (en) |
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| EP1438256A2 (en) | 2004-07-21 |
| WO2003036737A2 (en) | 2003-05-01 |
| WO2003036737A3 (en) | 2003-11-20 |
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