JP2005062196A - マイクロメカニックセンサおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】上記センサは、シリコン基板(1)からなる支持体と、このシリコン基板(1)に被覆されたシリコンからなるエピタクシー層(5)とからなり、このエピタクシー層(5)の一部がエッチング工程により少なくとも1つのマイクロメカニック変位部分(12〜15)として開放されており、開放された変位部分(12〜15)が多結晶のシリコンからなり、このシリコンが支持領域のシリコン基板(1)への連結部分で単結晶のシリコンに移行している。
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- シリコン基板(1)を有するマイクロメカニックセンサ(16)の製造方法において、シリコン基板(1)に酸化珪素層(2)または他の非結晶質層を被覆し、シリコン層(5)をシリコン基板(1)および酸化珪素層(2)または他の非結晶質層に被覆し、シリコン層(5)を多結晶シリコン層(8)として酸化珪素層(2)または他の非結晶質層にエピタクシー工程により間接的にまたは直接的に被覆し、酸化珪素層(2)または他の非結晶質層のエッチングによりマイクロメカニック変位部分を多結晶シリコン層(8)から開放することを特徴とするマイクロメカニックセンサ(16)の製造方法。
- 多結晶シリコン層(8)を酸化珪素層(2)に被覆する前に少なくとも1つのほかの層(10)を被覆することにより間接的被覆を行う請求項1記載の方法。
- 1つのほかの層(10)としてポリスタート層(10)を被覆する請求項2記載の方法。
- 変位部分の複数の位置を互いに重なって配置された多結晶シリコン層(8)から開放する請求項1記載の方法。
- 方法を幾重にも重ねて使用する請求項1記載の方法。
- 酸化珪素層(2)に他の層(10)および多結晶シリコン層(8)を重ねて配置する請求項1記載の方法。
- 構造化のためにプラズマエッチング工程を使用する請求項1記載の方法。
- 基板(1)の上および/または中に少なくとも1個の電気回路(17)および/または電子回路(17)、特にセンサ(16)の変位を評価する手段を形成する請求項1記載の方法。
- 請求項1から8までのいずれか1項記載の方法により製造されたマイクロメカニックセンサ(16)。
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