Laser assisted chemical etching method for release microscale and nanoscale devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/302
H01L-021/02
출원번호
US-0061485
(2005-02-17)
등록번호
US-7419915
(2008-09-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Abraham,Margaret H.
Helvajian,Henry
Janson,Siegfried W.
출원인 / 주소
The Aerospace Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Reid,Derrick Michael
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초록▼
A method using an etchant and a laser for localized precise heating enables precise etching and release of MEMS devices with improved process control while expanding the number of materials used to make MEMS, including silicon-dioxide patterned films buried in and subsequently released from bulk sil
A method using an etchant and a laser for localized precise heating enables precise etching and release of MEMS devices with improved process control while expanding the number of materials used to make MEMS, including silicon-dioxide patterned films buried in and subsequently released from bulk silicon, as a direct write method of release of patterned structures that enables removal of only that material needed to allow the device to perform to be precisely released, after which, the bulk material can be further processed for additional electrical or packaging functions.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A method of releasing a patterned film, the method comprising the steps of, generating an ion beam of ions for generating a patterned film in a bulk material, focusing the ion beam toward a buried volume in the bulk material, annealing the bulk material for forming the
The invention claimed is: 1. A method of releasing a patterned film, the method comprising the steps of, generating an ion beam of ions for generating a patterned film in a bulk material, focusing the ion beam toward a buried volume in the bulk material, annealing the bulk material for forming the patterned film, the patterned film being a chemical compound of the ions and the bulk material, and laser etching the bulk material about the patterned film to release the patterned film about the bulk material in the presence of a chemical etchant, the laser etching serving to heat the bulk material about the patterned film to a temperature at which the chemical etchant reacts with the bulk material for etching the bulk material for creating a cavity about the patterned film, the patterned film being a buried patterned film. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein, the etchant is chlorine, the bulk material is silicon, and the patterned film is a silicon dioxide patterned film. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein, the etchant is chlorine, the bulk material is silicon, and the patterned film is a silicon carbide patterned film. 4. A method of releasing a buried patterned film, the method comprising the steps of, generating an ion beam of ions, directing the ion beam toward a buried volume in the bulk material, annealing the bulk material for forming the buried patterned film, the buried patterned film being a compound of the ions and the bulk material, laser etching the bulk material about the buried patterned film to release the buried patterned film about the bulk material in the presence of a chemical etchant, the laser etching serving to heat the bulk material about the buried patterned film to a temperature at which the chemical etchant reacts with the bulk material for etching the bulk material for creating a cavity about the patterned film. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein, the ions are O+ ions, the bulk material is bulk silicon, the pattern buried layer is silicon dioxide, and the chemical etchant is chlorine. 6. The method of claim 4 wherein, the ions are C+ ions, the bulk material is bulk silicon, the pattern buried layer is silicon carbide, and the chemical etchant is chlorine. 7. The method of claim 4 wherein, the ions are metal ions, the bulk material is bulk silicon, the pattern buried layer is metal silicide, and the chemical etchant is chlorine. 8. The method of claim 4 wherein, the ions are nitrogen ions, the bulk material is bulk silicon, the pattern buried layer is silicon nitride, and the chemical etchant is chlorine. 9. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of, depositing a film onto the cavity using laser assisted deposition. 10. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of, depositing a precursor film of platinum onto the cavity using laser assisted deposition. 11. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of, creating a mask prior to ion implantation of the ions passing through apertures in the mask. 12. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of, creating a mask prior to ion implantation of the ions passing through apertures in the mask, the ion beam being a broad area beam, and removing the mask. 13. The method of claim 4 wherein, the ion beam is a focused ion beam.
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