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基板および膜のうちの1つ以上が、その上に形成されたバンプであって、膜と上部電極との間、または、膜と1つ以上の制御電極および1つ以上のRF電極の両方との間の間隔を制御するバンプを有する。
第2誘電体層を堆積するステップと、
第2誘電体層の上に犠牲層を堆積するステップと、
犠牲層の上に膜を形成するステップと、
犠牲層を除去して、膜が、第2誘電体層から離隔した位置および第2誘電体層と接触した位置から可動になるようにするステップと、を含む。
基板内に埋め込まれた1つ以上の制御電極に電気バイアスを印加して、基板内に埋め込まれたRF電極から第1距離だけ離隔した第1位置から、RF電極から第2距離だけ離隔した第2位置に、膜を移動させるステップであって、第2距離は第1距離より小さいステップと、
RF電極にDC電気バイアスを印加して、RF電極から離隔した第3距離に膜を移動させるステップであって、第3距離は第2距離より小さいステップと、を含む。
図8A〜図8Dに示すスロットRFおよび制御の解決法は、バンプ間の膜の剛性(stiffness)を増加させることをベースとしており、これは、2つの連続したバンプ間の距離を短縮化することによって達成できる。電極の溝埋め込みは、この解決法を提供する。2つの連続したバンプ間の膜区画が、図9に示すように短縮され、従って、所定の電圧での歪みが、バンプ間のより大きな距離を用いた設計より小さい。
バンプのエッチングは、問題を完全に除去する。図10A〜図10Eでのプロセス説明は、エッチング工程が、どのようにして膜の下方にある構造物をきれいに/平坦にするかを示しており(図11)、従って、MEMSデジタル可変キャパシタの相互変調性能が改善する。スロットRF電極および制御電極の両方およびエッチングが組合せで使用できることは想定される。図12Bは、エッチング手法を用いた後のTEM結果を示す。
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- 1つ以上の制御電極および1つ以上のRF電極を有する基板と、
上部電極と、
前記基板と前記上部電極との間にある可動の膜とを備え、
前記基板または前記膜の一方または両方は、前記膜と前記上部電極との間の間隔、または、前記膜と前記1つ以上の制御電極および前記1つ以上のRF電極の両方との間の間隔を制御するように形成されたバンプを有し、
前記上部電極は、前記膜の上に形成された前記バンプと対応する場所に1つ以上の誘電体プラグを有しており、前記膜が移動して前記上部電極と接触した場合、前記バンプは前記誘電体プラグと接触するようにした、MEMS可変キャパシタ。 - バンプは、基板の上に追加的に形成される請求項1記載のMEMS可変キャパシタ。
- 少なくとも1つのバンプが、1つ以上のRF電極の上に直接形成される請求項2記載のMEMS可変キャパシタ。
- 1つ以上の溝埋め込みRF電極の上に配置されたバンプが、1つ以上の溝埋め込み制御電極の上に配置されたバンプが延びている距離とほぼ等しい距離だけ基板の上方に延びている請求項3記載のMEMS可変キャパシタ。
- MEMS可変キャパシタを製造する方法であって、
基板の上に形成された第1誘電体層を研磨して、基板内に埋め込まれた1つ以上の制御電極および1つ以上のRF電極を露出させるステップであって、研磨は、1つ以上の制御電極および1つ以上のRF電極の上面エッジに形成されたバンプを生じさせるステップと、
研磨に続いて、第1誘電体層およびバンプをエッチングして、1つ以上の制御電極および1つ以上のRF電極が第1誘電体層の上方に延びるようにするステップと、
第2誘電体層を堆積するステップと、
第2誘電体層の上に犠牲層を堆積するステップと、
犠牲層の上に膜を形成するステップと、
犠牲層を除去して、膜が、第2誘電体層から離隔した位置および第2誘電体層と接触した位置から可動になるようにするステップと、を含む方法。 - 前記1つ以上の制御電極は、2つの制御電極を備える請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記1つ以上の制御電極は、溝埋め込み制御電極である請求項6記載の方法。
- 前記1つ以上のRF電極は、溝埋め込みRF電極である請求項7記載の方法。
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