JP5872278B2 - マイクロ電気機械システム装置を形成する方法 - Google Patents
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Description
104 梁
110 電極
300 スイッチ構造体装置
302 接点
308 基板
330 二酸化ケイ素
332 接着層
336 金属層
340 気密封止キャップ
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- マイクロ電気機械システム(MEMS)装置を形成する方法であって、
(A)基板(308)の上に除去可能な層(330)を形成する工程であって、基板(308)が、基板(308)から延びるアンカーを備え、アンカーが構造体を支持する、前記工程と、
(B)少なくとも50原子%の金属成分を含む合金層(336)を除去可能な層(330)の上に成膜する工程と、
(C)除去可能な層(330)を除去して合金層を含む構造体を形成する工程であって、構造体が、構造体が基板(308)上に配置された接点から離間距離だけ離れた第1の位置と、構造体が接点と接触し機械的エネルギーを蓄積する第2の位置の間で変形可能である、前記工程と、
(D)合金層を形成する材料の融解温度の50%までの温度である第1の温度で合金層をアニーリングして、合金層の融解温度の半分未満の温度で、合金層の降伏強さの約25%以下の応力に対して10-12s-1以下である塑性歪み速度を持つ構造体を提供する工程と、
(E)構造体のアニーリングに続いて、第1の温度よりも低い第2の温度で密封キャップを過熱して密封キャップを合金層に接合する工程と、
を含み、
工程(D)が工程(B)と(C)の間又は工程(C)と(E)の間に実行される、
方法。 - 構造体がパターン化しエッチングされた後、構造体が片持ち梁(104)の形態であり、その上に密封キャップ(340)を形成して構造体を気密に封止し得る、請求項1記載の方法。
- さらに、基板(308)上に接点(102)及び電極(110)の両方を形成し、合金層(336)を成膜する前に接点(102)及び電極(110)の両方を除去可能な層(330)で包囲して、除去可能な層(330)の除去後、合金層(336)に力をかけることで、合金層(336)の一部分が移動して接点(102)と物理的に接触できるようにする、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 合金層(338)を成膜することが、基板(308)の上に接着層(332)を形成し、接着層(332)の上にシード層(334)を成膜することを含む、請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 合金層(336)を電気メッキプロセスで成膜する、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 合金層(336)がWと合金化されたNiを含む金属層(336)からなる、請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載の方法。
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