TWI601944B - Thermal pressure sensor manufacturing process - Google Patents
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本創作係有關於一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法,特別是有關於製作具有較寬的有效壓力量測範圍的一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法。 This creation is directed to a method of making a thermal pressure sensor, and more particularly to a method of making a thermal pressure sensor having a wide effective pressure measurement range.
熱型壓力感測器的感測原理是利用其內部元件的氣體熱傳導隨氣體壓力變化而改變的機制來進行氣體壓力感測,當氣體熱導改變時,元件的溫度會隨之變化進而改變感測元件的物理特性。 The sensing principle of a thermal pressure sensor is to perform gas pressure sensing by a mechanism in which the gas heat conduction of its internal components changes with changes in gas pressure. When the gas thermal conductivity changes, the temperature of the component changes and the sense of change changes. Measure the physical characteristics of the component.
若熱型壓力感測器之感測元件所產生的熱能太容易散失,感測元件之溫度無法有效提升,會影響熱型壓力感測器的感應效果,因此熱型壓力感測器通常具有防止熱散逸的懸浮結構。當電流通過感測元件時,感測元件所產生的熱能不容易透過熱傳導途徑向外散出,因此感測元件的溫度會上升。圖7為現有之熱型壓力感測器的剖面示意圖,如圖7所示,現有的熱型壓力感測器70主要包含感測電阻71、半導體基材72與絕緣結構層76,在該半導體基材72上形成一空穴73,感測電阻71與絕緣結構層76設置於空穴73上方,靠絕緣結構層76與半導體基材72接觸作為支撐結構,且感測電阻71的兩端延伸於半導體基材72上。因此,感測電阻71主要的散熱途徑包含固體熱導途徑74與氣體熱導途徑75,固體熱導途徑74是藉由與感測電阻71及絕緣結構層76將通電之感測電阻71所產生的熱能傳導至半導體基材72上,而氣體熱導途徑75主要是藉由半導體基材72與感測電阻71之間空間的氣體分子來回碰撞來導熱。在可量測的壓力範圍內,氣體熱導隨分子數目增加而增加,而氣體分子數目與氣體壓力成正比。因此當氣體壓力改變時,氣體熱導隨之改變,導致感測電阻71的溫度變化,進而 影響感測電阻71的電阻值。由於現有感測電阻71與半導體基材72之間都具有良好的隔熱效果,因此在常壓下,固體熱導途徑74的導熱效果會低於氣體熱導途徑75。 If the thermal energy generated by the sensing component of the thermal pressure sensor is too easy to be lost, the temperature of the sensing component cannot be effectively increased, which may affect the sensing effect of the thermal pressure sensor, so the thermal pressure sensor usually has prevention Heat-dissipating suspension structure. When current flows through the sensing element, the thermal energy generated by the sensing element does not easily dissipate outward through the thermal conduction path, and thus the temperature of the sensing element rises. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional thermal pressure sensor. As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional thermal pressure sensor 70 mainly includes a sensing resistor 71, a semiconductor substrate 72, and an insulating structure layer 76. A hole 73 is formed on the substrate 72. The sensing resistor 71 and the insulating structure layer 76 are disposed above the cavity 73. The insulating structure layer 76 is in contact with the semiconductor substrate 72 as a supporting structure, and both ends of the sensing resistor 71 extend. On the semiconductor substrate 72. Therefore, the main heat dissipation path of the sensing resistor 71 includes a solid thermal conduction path 74 and a gas thermal conduction path 75, and the solid thermal conduction path 74 is generated by the sensing resistor 71 that is energized by the sensing resistor 71 and the insulating structure layer 76. The thermal energy is conducted to the semiconductor substrate 72, and the gas thermal conduction path 75 is mainly thermally conducted by collision of gas molecules in the space between the semiconductor substrate 72 and the sensing resistor 71. Within the measurable pressure range, the thermal conductivity of the gas increases as the number of molecules increases, and the number of gas molecules is proportional to the gas pressure. Therefore, when the gas pressure changes, the thermal conductivity of the gas changes, causing the temperature of the sensing resistor 71 to change. The resistance value of the sensing resistor 71 is affected. Since the existing sensing resistor 71 and the semiconductor substrate 72 have good thermal insulation effects, the heat conduction effect of the solid thermal conduction path 74 is lower than the gas thermal conduction path 75 under normal pressure.
根據上述,壓力感測器的熱傳導會影響感測元件的感測效果,進而影響壓力感測器所能量測之壓力的範圍,影響壓力量測範圍的主要參數有壓力量測下限以及壓力量測上限,說明如下: According to the above, the heat conduction of the pressure sensor affects the sensing effect of the sensing component, thereby affecting the range of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor, and the main parameters affecting the pressure measurement range are the lower pressure limit and the pressure amount. The upper limit is measured as follows:
1.壓力量測下限為固體熱導所決定:在常壓下,熱型壓力感測器的主要熱導機制是氣體熱導,當壓力下降時,氣體熱導的效果會越小,感測元件的溫度逐漸不易因氣體熱導而散失,當壓力下降至氣體熱導的效果小於固體熱導,此時感測元件的熱導由與壓力無關的固體熱導所主導,感測元件溫度的變化微乎其微,感測元件的壓力量測下限是因感測元件之固體熱導所限制。 1. The lower limit of pressure measurement is determined by solid thermal conductivity: under normal pressure, the main thermal conduction mechanism of the thermal pressure sensor is gas thermal conductivity. When the pressure drops, the effect of gas thermal conductivity will be smaller, sensing. The temperature of the component is gradually less likely to be lost due to the thermal conduction of the gas. When the pressure drops to the thermal conductivity of the gas, the effect is less than the solid thermal conductivity. At this time, the thermal conductivity of the sensing element is dominated by the solid thermal conduction independent of the pressure, and the temperature of the sensing element is sensed. The change is minimal and the lower limit of the pressure measurement of the sensing element is limited by the solid thermal conductivity of the sensing element.
2.壓力量測上限為感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距所決定:氣體熱導的機制可區分為兩類:A.氣體平均自由路徑小於感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距,B.氣體平均自由路徑接近或大於感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距。因氣體的平均自由路徑與壓力成反比,當壓力在減小的過程中,氣體平均自由路徑增加,因此在氣體平均自由路徑接近或大於感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距的情況下,氣體熱導的效果與壓力成正比。當壓力增加的過程中,氣體平均自由路徑變小,若氣體平均自由路徑小於感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距時,氣體熱導與壓力變化無關。因此感測元件與半導體基材之間的間距為影響壓力量測上限的因素。 2. The upper limit of pressure measurement is determined by the spacing between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate: the mechanism of gas thermal conduction can be divided into two categories: A. The average free path of the gas is smaller than the distance between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate. , B. The gas mean free path is near or greater than the spacing between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate. Since the mean free path of the gas is inversely proportional to the pressure, the average free path of the gas increases as the pressure is decreasing, so if the average free path of the gas is close to or greater than the spacing between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate, The effect of gas thermal conductivity is proportional to the pressure. When the pressure is increased, the average free path of the gas becomes small. If the average free path of the gas is smaller than the distance between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate, the thermal conductivity of the gas is independent of the pressure change. Therefore, the spacing between the sensing element and the semiconductor substrate is a factor that affects the upper limit of the pressure measurement.
圖8A顯示現有的熱型壓力感測器80A的示意圖。如圖8A所示,熱型壓力感測器80A主要包含感測元件81A與半導體基材82A,且在感測元件81A與半導體基材82A之間形成一開口朝上的凹槽83A,並在凹槽83A的上方形成一懸浮結構84A,而感測元件81A設置在懸浮結構84A上。透過這樣的設計, 主要利用懸浮結構84A的支撐臂85A進行固體熱導,進而降低感測元件81A可傳導熱至半導體基材82A之固體途徑。由於感測元件81A與半導體基材82A之間的接觸面積小,且將半導體基材82A中形成一凹槽83A讓熱不易從感測元件81A傳遞至半導體基材82A,因此固體熱導的所造成的熱傳導影響較低,壓力量測的下限可至較低的壓力下限。但此感測元件81A與半導體基材82A之間具有一較大的鏤空空間,氣體熱導效應使壓力量測的上限較低。 FIG. 8A shows a schematic view of a conventional thermal pressure sensor 80A. As shown in FIG. 8A, the thermal pressure sensor 80A mainly includes a sensing element 81A and a semiconductor substrate 82A, and an opening 83A with an opening upward is formed between the sensing element 81A and the semiconductor substrate 82A, and A floating structure 84A is formed above the recess 83A, and the sensing element 81A is disposed on the floating structure 84A. Through such a design, The solid thermal conduction is primarily performed using the support arm 85A of the suspension structure 84A, thereby reducing the solid path through which the sensing element 81A can conduct heat to the semiconductor substrate 82A. Since the contact area between the sensing element 81A and the semiconductor substrate 82A is small, and a recess 83A is formed in the semiconductor substrate 82A so that heat is not easily transmitted from the sensing element 81A to the semiconductor substrate 82A, the solid thermal conduction is performed. The resulting heat transfer is less affected, and the lower limit of the pressure measurement can be to the lower pressure lower limit. However, there is a large hollow space between the sensing element 81A and the semiconductor substrate 82A, and the gas thermal conductivity effect makes the upper limit of the pressure measurement lower.
請參閱圖8B,其顯示現有的另一熱型壓力感測器80B,此熱型壓力感測器80B亦包含感測元件81B與半導體基材82B,由圖8B可以明顯看出,相較於圖8A,感測元件81B與半導體基材82B之間的連接部83B面積較大,導致固體熱導的效果較大,但感測元件81B與半導體基材82B之間的空間84B較小,因此該熱型壓力感測器80B的壓力量測上限可有較高的壓力量測上限,但熱型壓力感測器80B的壓力量測下限也有較高的壓力量測下限。圖9為圖8A與圖8B之熱型壓力感測器的壓力與熱導的關係曲線圖。在圖8A與圖8B兩種熱型壓力感測器的比較之下,由圖9可以明顯看出,圖8A的熱型壓力感測器80A具有較低的壓力下限,但也具有較低的壓力上限,而圖8B的熱型壓力感測器80B具有較高的壓力上限,但其壓力下限也較高。 Please refer to FIG. 8B, which shows another conventional thermal pressure sensor 80B. The thermal pressure sensor 80B also includes a sensing element 81B and a semiconductor substrate 82B, as is apparent from FIG. 8B, as compared with FIG. 8A, the connection portion 83B between the sensing element 81B and the semiconductor substrate 82B has a large area, resulting in a large effect of solid heat conduction, but the space 84B between the sensing element 81B and the semiconductor substrate 82B is small, so The upper limit of the pressure measurement of the heat type pressure sensor 80B may have a higher upper limit of the pressure measurement, but the lower limit of the pressure measurement of the heat type pressure sensor 80B also has a lower limit of the lower pressure measurement. Figure 9 is a graph showing the relationship between pressure and thermal conductivity of the thermal pressure sensor of Figures 8A and 8B. In comparison with the two thermal pressure sensors of Figures 8A and 8B, it is apparent from Figure 9 that the thermal pressure sensor 80A of Figure 8A has a lower pressure lower limit but also has a lower The upper pressure limit, while the thermal pressure sensor 80B of Figure 8B has a higher upper pressure limit, but the lower pressure limit is also higher.
根據上述,存在一需求設計一種熱型壓力感測器,可以同時具有較高的壓力量測上限與較低的壓力量測下限,使熱型壓力感測器具有較寬的有效壓力量測範圍。 According to the above, there is a need to design a thermal pressure sensor that can simultaneously have a higher pressure measurement upper limit and a lower pressure measurement lower limit, so that the thermal pressure sensor has a wider effective pressure measurement range. .
本創作之目的在提供一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法,透過方法可以製作包含較寬的有效壓力量測範圍。 The purpose of this creation is to provide a process method for a thermal pressure sensor that can be fabricated to include a wide range of effective pressure measurements.
根據上述之目的,本創作揭露一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法,其包含: 在一基材上形成一第一絕緣層;在該第一絕緣層表面形成一犧牲層;在該第一絕緣層與該犧牲層表面形成一第二絕緣層;在該第二絕緣層表面上分別形成至少一第一感測電阻與至少一第二感測電阻,並使該至少一第一感測電阻與該至少一第二感測電阻為分離設置;蝕刻該第一絕緣層與該第二絕緣層以形成複數個穿孔;透過所述複數個穿孔分別在該至少一第一感測電阻與該至少一第二感測電阻的下方形成一第一空間與一第二空間。本創作之另一目的在此提供一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法,透過此方法可以具有較高的壓力量測上限與較低的壓力量測下限。 In accordance with the above objects, the present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a thermal pressure sensor comprising: Forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the surface of the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the surface of the first insulating layer and the sacrificial layer; on the surface of the second insulating layer Forming at least one first sensing resistor and at least one second sensing resistor, respectively, and disposing the at least one first sensing resistor and the at least one second sensing resistor separately; etching the first insulating layer and the first And forming a first space and a second space under the at least one first sensing resistor and the at least one second sensing resistor. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a thermal pressure sensor by which a higher pressure measurement upper limit and a lower pressure measurement lower limit can be provided.
根據上述之目的,本創作揭露一種熱型壓力感測器的製程方法,其包含:在一基材上形成一第一絕緣層;在該第一絕緣層的表面形成至少一第一感測電阻與一犧牲層;在該第一絕緣層、該至少一第一感測電阻與該犧牲層的表面形成一第二絕緣層;在該第二絕緣層上形成至少一第二感測電阻;蝕刻該第一絕緣層與該第二絕緣層以形成複數個穿孔;透過該些穿孔,分別在該至少一第一感測電阻與該至少一第二感測電阻的下方形成一第一空間與第二空間。 According to the above object, the present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a thermal pressure sensor, comprising: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming at least one first sensing resistor on a surface of the first insulating layer Forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, the at least one first sensing resistor and the surface of the sacrificial layer; forming at least one second sensing resistor on the second insulating layer; etching Forming a plurality of through holes through the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; forming a first space and a portion of the at least one first sensing resistor and the at least one second sensing resistor respectively through the through holes Two spaces.
本創作的熱型壓力感測器,其具有較寬的有效量測範圍,因此較現有的熱型壓力感測器可以應用的範圍更廣,同樣具有良好的隔熱效果,且在製程上並無額外多加太多的製作步驟。 The thermal pressure sensor of the present invention has a wide effective measurement range, so that the existing thermal pressure sensor can be applied in a wider range, and also has good heat insulation effect, and is in the process. There are no extra steps to add.
10‧‧‧熱型壓力感測器 10‧‧‧Thermal pressure sensor
101‧‧‧基材 101‧‧‧Substrate
102‧‧‧第一絕緣層 102‧‧‧First insulation
103‧‧‧第二絕緣層 103‧‧‧Second insulation
104‧‧‧第一感測電阻 104‧‧‧First sense resistor
105‧‧‧第二感測電阻 105‧‧‧Second sensing resistor
106‧‧‧穿孔 106‧‧‧Perforation
107‧‧‧第一空間 107‧‧‧First space
108‧‧‧第二空間 108‧‧‧Second space
109‧‧‧保護層 109‧‧‧Protective layer
110‧‧‧犧牲層 110‧‧‧ Sacrifice layer
111‧‧‧電連接線 111‧‧‧Electrical cable
61‧‧‧第一熱型壓力感測器 61‧‧‧First thermal pressure sensor
62‧‧‧第二熱型壓力感測器 62‧‧‧Second hot pressure sensor
63‧‧‧第三熱型壓力感測器 63‧‧‧ Third thermal pressure sensor
70‧‧‧熱型壓力感測器 70‧‧‧Thermal pressure sensor
71‧‧‧感測元件 71‧‧‧Sensor components
72‧‧‧半導體基材 72‧‧‧Semiconductor substrate
73‧‧‧空穴 73‧‧‧ Hole
74‧‧‧固體熱導途徑 74‧‧‧Solid thermal conductivity pathway
75‧‧‧氣體熱導途徑 75‧‧‧Gas thermal conduction pathway
76‧‧‧絕緣結構層 76‧‧‧Insulation structural layer
80A‧‧‧熱型壓力感測器 80A‧‧‧Thermal pressure sensor
81A‧‧‧感測元件 81A‧‧‧Sensor components
82A‧‧‧半導體基材 82A‧‧‧Semiconductor substrate
83A‧‧‧凹槽 83A‧‧‧ Groove
84A‧‧‧懸浮結構 84A‧‧‧suspension structure
85A‧‧‧支撐臂 85A‧‧‧Support arm
80B‧‧‧熱型壓力感測器 80B‧‧‧Thermal pressure sensor
81B‧‧‧感測元件 81B‧‧‧Sensor components
82B‧‧‧半導體基材 82B‧‧‧Semiconductor substrate
83B‧‧‧連接部 83B‧‧‧Connecting Department
84B‧‧‧空間 84B‧‧‧ Space
圖1A為本創作之熱型壓力感測器的俯視圖;圖1B為圖1A之熱型壓力感測器的剖面圖;圖1C為另一實施例之熱型壓力感測器的剖面圖;圖2為本創作實施例之熱型壓力感測器的流程圖;圖3A-圖3G係顯示本創作之熱型壓力感測器之製作流程的示意圖;圖4為本創作另一實施例之熱型壓力感測器的流程圖;圖5A-圖5G為本創作另一實施例之熱型壓力感測器的製作流程示意圖;圖6為本創作之熱型壓力感測器與現有的壓力感測器的曲線圖;圖7為現有之熱型壓力感測器的示意圖;圖8A與圖8B為現有的熱型壓力感測器的示意圖;圖9為現有的壓力感測器的曲線圖。 1A is a plan view of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the thermal pressure sensor of FIG. 1A; FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the thermal pressure sensor of another embodiment; 2 is a flow chart of the thermal pressure sensor of the present embodiment; FIG. 3A to FIG. 3G are schematic diagrams showing the manufacturing process of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a heat of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A to FIG. 5G are schematic diagrams showing a manufacturing process of a thermal pressure sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a thermal pressure sensor of the present invention and an existing pressure sense FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a conventional thermal pressure sensor; FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams of a conventional thermal pressure sensor; and FIG. 9 is a graph of a conventional pressure sensor.
以下配合圖式及本創作之較佳實施例,進一步闡述本創作為達成預定發明目的所採取的技術手段。 The technical means adopted by the present invention for achieving the intended purpose of the invention are further explained below in conjunction with the drawings and the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
圖1A為本創作之熱型壓力感測器的俯視示意圖。圖1B為圖1A之熱型壓力感測器的剖面示意圖。如圖1A與圖1B所示,本創作之熱型壓力感測器10主要包含一基材101、一第一絕緣層102、一第二絕緣層103、至少一第一感測電阻104、至少一第二感測電阻105、複數個穿孔106、一第一空間107與一第二空間108。 FIG. 1A is a top plan view of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the thermal pressure sensor of FIG. 1A. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the thermal pressure sensor 10 of the present invention mainly comprises a substrate 101, a first insulating layer 102, a second insulating layer 103, at least one first sensing resistor 104, and at least A second sensing resistor 105, a plurality of through holes 106, a first space 107 and a second space 108.
在本實施例中,第一絕緣層102設置於基材101的表面上,第二絕緣層103設置在第一絕緣層102的表面上,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105形成於第二絕緣層103的表面上。然而在不同實施例中,可以先形成第一感測電阻104於第一絕緣層102的表面上,然後第二絕緣層103覆蓋第一感測電阻 104與第一絕緣層102,接著在於第二絕緣層103上方形成第二感測電阻105(如圖5G,於後說明)。在不同實施例中,若第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105具相同特性,例如兩者皆有正電阻溫度係數或負電阻溫度係數,則該第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105可如圖1B皆設置於第二絕緣層103的表面;或者若第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105具相反特性,例如該第一感測電阻104為正電阻溫度係數而該第二感測電阻105為負電阻溫度係數,或者該第一感測電阻104為負電阻溫度係數而該第二感測電阻105為正電阻溫度係數,則如圖5G,該第二絕緣層103設置於第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105之間以隔離第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105。另外,在本創作的其他可行實施例中,請參閱圖1C,可以在熱型壓力感測器10包含一保護層109,透過此保護層109覆蓋第一感測電阻104、第二感測電阻105與第二絕緣層103。 In this embodiment, the first insulating layer 102 is disposed on the surface of the substrate 101, the second insulating layer 103 is disposed on the surface of the first insulating layer 102, and the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are formed. On the surface of the second insulating layer 103. However, in different embodiments, the first sensing resistor 104 may be formed on the surface of the first insulating layer 102, and then the second insulating layer 103 covers the first sensing resistor. 104 and the first insulating layer 102, and then a second sensing resistor 105 is formed over the second insulating layer 103 (as shown in FIG. 5G, which will be described later). In different embodiments, if the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 have the same characteristics, for example, both have a positive temperature coefficient of resistance or a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, the first sensing resistor 104 and the second The sensing resistor 105 can be disposed on the surface of the second insulating layer 103 as shown in FIG. 1B; or if the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 have opposite characteristics, for example, the first sensing resistor 104 is a positive resistance temperature. The second sensing resistor 105 is a negative resistance temperature coefficient, or the first sensing resistor 104 is a negative resistance temperature coefficient and the second sensing resistor 105 is a positive resistance temperature coefficient, as shown in FIG. 5G, the second The insulating layer 103 is disposed between the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 to isolate the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105. In addition, in other possible embodiments of the present invention, referring to FIG. 1C , the thermal pressure sensor 10 may include a protective layer 109 , and the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor are covered by the protective layer 109 . 105 and the second insulating layer 103.
本創作的熱型壓力感測器10包含複數個電連接線111設置於第一感測電阻104兩側,且分別在第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105的兩側形成複數個穿孔106。該基材101形成第一空間107,該第一空間107位於在第一感測電阻104下方,而該第二空間108位在第二感測電阻105下方,且第一空間107的深度大於第二空間108的深度。當第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105為同為正電阻溫度係數或負電阻溫度係數時,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105可使用相同的材料,因此可以同時形成於第一絕緣層102與第二絕緣層103之間,如圖1A與圖1B的實施例所示。而當第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105分別為正電阻溫度係數與負電阻溫度係數時,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105為不同材料,因此先形成第一感測電阻104於第一絕緣層102的上方,再形成第二絕緣層103於第一感測電阻104上方,然後才形成第二感測電阻105於第二絕緣層103的上方。透過第二絕緣層103分隔第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105。 The thermal pressure sensor 10 of the present invention includes a plurality of electrical connection lines 111 disposed on opposite sides of the first sensing resistor 104, and forming a plurality of layers on the two sides of the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105, respectively. Perforation 106. The substrate 101 forms a first space 107, the first space 107 is located below the first sensing resistor 104, and the second space 108 is located below the second sensing resistor 105, and the depth of the first space 107 is greater than the first The depth of the second space 108. When the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are both a positive temperature coefficient of resistance or a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 can use the same material, so Formed between the first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103, as shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B. When the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are respectively a positive resistance temperature coefficient and a negative resistance temperature coefficient, the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are different materials, so the first is formed first. The sensing resistor 104 is above the first insulating layer 102, and then the second insulating layer 103 is formed over the first sensing resistor 104, and then the second sensing resistor 105 is formed above the second insulating layer 103. The first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are separated by the second insulating layer 103.
本創作之熱型壓力感測器的結構具有第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105分別對應於不同大小的第一空間107與第二空間108,使第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105具有不同程度的固體熱導效果與氣體熱導效果,較大的第一空間107使第一感測電阻104具有較低的壓力量測的下限與較低的壓力量測上限,較小的第二空間108使第二感測電阻105具有較高的壓力量測下限與較高的壓力量測上限(其原理如先前技術所述),基於第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105的互補效果,進而使本創作的熱型壓力感測器整體包含較寬的有效壓力量測範圍。 The structure of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention has a first sensing resistor 104 and a second sensing resistor 105. The first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 respectively correspond to different sizes of the first space 107 and The second space 108 causes the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 to have different degrees of solid thermal conduction effect and gas thermal conduction effect, and the larger first space 107 makes the first sensing resistor 104 lower. The lower limit of the pressure measurement and the lower pressure measurement upper limit, the smaller second space 108 causes the second sensing resistor 105 to have a higher pressure measurement lower limit and a higher pressure measurement upper limit (the principle is as before According to the technique, based on the complementary effect of the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105, the heat-type pressure sensor of the present invention as a whole includes a wider effective pressure measuring range.
圖2係顯示本創作實施例之熱型壓力感測器的流程圖。如圖2所示,並參閱圖1B與圖3A-圖3G,首先,於步驟S201中,請參考圖3A,在一基材101上形成一第一絕緣層102。接著,於步驟S202中,請參考圖3B,在該第一絕緣層102的表面之一第二空間成形區形成一犧牲層110,並於步驟S203中,請參考圖3C,在該第一絕緣層102表面形成一第二絕緣層103,並使該第二絕緣層103覆蓋該犧牲層110。於步驟S204中,請參考圖3D,在該第二絕緣層103表面形成至少一第一感測電阻104與至少一第二感測電阻105,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105的構造在此並不侷限,第一或第二感測電阻104、105並不侷限於圖中所示的態樣,可以是直線形、弧形或彎曲形都可,在此實施例中,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105同為正電阻溫度係數或同為負電阻溫度係數,故可以在同一製程中形成。在形成第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105的同時,更在第二絕緣層103上形成複數條電連接線111。另外,在步驟S204完成後,可以於步驟S205中,請參考圖3E,在該第一感測電阻104與該第二感測電阻105的表面形成一保護層109,使該保護層109覆蓋第一感測電阻104、第二感測電阻105與電連接線111,然而,在不同實施例中,也可以不包含形成保護層109的步驟,在此並不侷限。在步驟S206中,請參考圖3F,蝕刻位於第一感測 電阻104與第二感測電阻105兩側之該第一絕緣層102與該第二絕緣層103以形成複數個穿孔106,若在此實施例中包含保護層109,則同時蝕刻該保護層109、該第一絕緣層102與該第二絕緣層103以形成複數個穿孔106,使該基材101的表面與該犧牲層110的表面外露於該等穿孔106。然後,於步驟S207中,請參考圖3G,透過該些穿孔106,分別在該第一感測電阻104與該第二感測電阻105的下方形成一第一空間107與第二空間108。第一空間107係利用體微加工技術蝕刻基材101而形成,第一空間107在本創作的實施例中為梯型,然而在不同實施例中第一空間107可為其它形狀,在此並不侷限。另外,第二空間108係利用表面微加工技術蝕刻犧牲層110而形成,且該第一空間107的深度大於該第二空間108的深度。體微加工技術與表面微加工技術為本領域具有通常知識者所熟知,在此不再贅述。 Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing the thermal pressure sensor of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, and referring to FIG. 1B and FIG. 3A to FIG. 3G, first, in step S201, referring to FIG. 3A, a first insulating layer 102 is formed on a substrate 101. Next, in step S202, referring to FIG. 3B, a sacrificial layer 110 is formed in a second space forming region of the surface of the first insulating layer 102, and in step S203, please refer to FIG. 3C, in the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer 103 is formed on the surface of the layer 102, and the second insulating layer 103 covers the sacrificial layer 110. In step S204, referring to FIG. 3D, at least one first sensing resistor 104 and at least one second sensing resistor 105 are formed on the surface of the second insulating layer 103, and the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are formed. The configuration is not limited herein, and the first or second sensing resistors 104, 105 are not limited to the ones shown in the drawings, and may be linear, curved or curved. In this embodiment, The first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are both a positive temperature coefficient of resistance or a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, and thus can be formed in the same process. A plurality of electrical connection lines 111 are formed on the second insulating layer 103 while forming the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105. In addition, after the step S204 is completed, in step S205, please refer to FIG. 3E, a protective layer 109 is formed on the surface of the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105, so that the protective layer 109 covers the first layer. A sensing resistor 104, a second sensing resistor 105 and an electrical connection line 111, however, in various embodiments, the step of forming the protective layer 109 may not be included, and is not limited herein. In step S206, referring to FIG. 3F, the etching is located in the first sensing. The first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103 on both sides of the resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are formed to form a plurality of through holes 106. If the protective layer 109 is included in this embodiment, the protective layer 109 is simultaneously etched. The first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103 are formed with a plurality of through holes 106 such that the surface of the substrate 101 and the surface of the sacrificial layer 110 are exposed to the through holes 106. Then, in step S207, referring to FIG. 3G, a first space 107 and a second space 108 are formed under the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 respectively through the through holes 106. The first space 107 is formed by etching the substrate 101 using a bulk micromachining technique. The first space 107 is a ladder type in the presently-created embodiment, however in various embodiments the first space 107 may have other shapes, Not limited. In addition, the second space 108 is formed by etching the sacrificial layer 110 by a surface micromachining technique, and the depth of the first space 107 is greater than the depth of the second space 108. The bulk micromachining technology and the surface micromachining technology are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described herein.
透過上述之步驟完成本創作熱型壓力感測器的製作,相較於傳統的熱型壓力感測器的製作,並無額外增加太多的製程步驟,而可以達到熱型壓力感測器有較高的壓力上限與較低的壓力下限。 Through the above steps, the creation of the heat-type pressure sensor is completed. Compared with the conventional heat-type pressure sensor, there is no additional process step, and the hot-type pressure sensor can be obtained. Higher pressure upper limit and lower pressure lower limit.
圖4係顯示本創作另一實施例之熱型壓力感測器的流程圖。如圖4所示,並參考圖1B與圖5A-圖5G,首先,請參考圖5A,於步驟S401中,在一基材101上形成一第一絕緣層102。接著,於步驟S402中,請參考圖5B,在該第一絕緣層102的表面上形成至少一第一感測電阻104與一犧牲層110,另外在形成第一感測電阻104時,更在第一絕緣層102上形成複數條電連線111。於步驟S403中,請參考圖5C,在該第一絕緣層102、該至少一第一感測電阻104與該犧牲層110的表面上形成一第二絕緣層103,使該第二絕緣層103包覆該第一絕緣層102、該至少一感測電阻104與該犧牲層110。於步驟S404中,請參考圖5D,在該第二絕緣層103的表面上形成至少一第二感測電阻105,在此實施例中,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105分別為正電阻溫度係數與負電阻溫度係數, 故需要在不同製程步驟(步驟S402與步驟S404)中應用不同的材料來形成第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105。 4 is a flow chart showing a thermal pressure sensor of another embodiment of the present creation. As shown in FIG. 4, and referring to FIG. 1B and FIG. 5A to FIG. 5G, first, referring to FIG. 5A, in step S401, a first insulating layer 102 is formed on a substrate 101. Next, in step S402, referring to FIG. 5B, at least one first sensing resistor 104 and a sacrificial layer 110 are formed on the surface of the first insulating layer 102, and further, when the first sensing resistor 104 is formed, A plurality of electrical connections 111 are formed on the first insulating layer 102. In step S403, referring to FIG. 5C, a second insulating layer 103 is formed on the surface of the first insulating layer 102, the at least one first sensing resistor 104 and the sacrificial layer 110, so that the second insulating layer 103 The first insulating layer 102, the at least one sensing resistor 104 and the sacrificial layer 110 are covered. In step S404, referring to FIG. 5D, at least one second sensing resistor 105 is formed on the surface of the second insulating layer 103. In this embodiment, the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are respectively For the positive resistance temperature coefficient and the negative resistance temperature coefficient, Therefore, different materials are required to be applied in different process steps (step S402 and step S404) to form the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105.
另外,在步驟S404完成後,於步驟S405中,請參考圖5E,在該第二感測電阻105與該第二絕緣層103的表面上形成一保護層109,使該保護層109覆蓋第二感測電阻105與第二絕緣層103,然而,在不同實施例中,也可以不包含形成保護層109的步驟,在此並不侷限。接著,在步驟S406中,請參考圖5F,蝕刻該第一絕緣層102與該第二絕緣層103以形成複數個穿孔106,在此實施例中包含保護層109,則同時蝕刻該保護層109、該第一絕緣層102與該第二絕緣層103以形成複數個穿孔106,使該基材101的表面與該犧牲層110的表面外露於該等穿孔106。進一步來說,在步驟S406係蝕刻該至少一第一感測電阻104與該至少一第二感測電阻105之兩側的該第一絕緣層102與該第二絕緣層103以形成該些穿孔106。然後,於步驟S407中,透過該些穿孔106,分別在該第一感測電阻104與該第二感測電阻105的下方形成一第一空間107與第二空間108。同樣地,第一空間107係利用體微加工技術蝕刻基材101而形成,第二空間108係利用表面微加工技術蝕刻犧牲層110而形成,第二空間108對應第二感測電阻105,且第一空間107的深度不同於第二空間108的深度。 In addition, after the step S404 is completed, in step S405, referring to FIG. 5E, a protective layer 109 is formed on the surface of the second sensing resistor 105 and the second insulating layer 103, so that the protective layer 109 covers the second layer. The resistor 105 and the second insulating layer 103 are sensed. However, in different embodiments, the step of forming the protective layer 109 may not be included, and is not limited herein. Next, in step S406, referring to FIG. 5F, the first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103 are etched to form a plurality of vias 106. In this embodiment, the protective layer 109 is included, and the protective layer 109 is simultaneously etched. The first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103 are formed with a plurality of through holes 106 such that the surface of the substrate 101 and the surface of the sacrificial layer 110 are exposed to the through holes 106. Further, in step S406, the first insulating layer 102 and the second insulating layer 103 on both sides of the at least one first sensing resistor 104 and the at least one second sensing resistor 105 are etched to form the through holes. 106. Then, in step S407, a first space 107 and a second space 108 are formed under the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 respectively through the through holes 106. Similarly, the first space 107 is formed by etching the substrate 101 by a bulk micromachining technique, the second space 108 is formed by etching the sacrificial layer 110 by a surface micromachining technique, and the second space 108 corresponds to the second sensing resistor 105, and The depth of the first space 107 is different from the depth of the second space 108.
透過上述的步驟,同樣可以完成本創作之熱型壓力感測器的製作,且在此實施例中第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105分別為正電阻溫度係數與負電阻溫度係數,第一感測電阻104與第二感測電阻105為不同材料所製成,因此需要在不同的製程步驟中完成。另外,在此實施例中的熱型壓力感測器同樣具有較高的壓力上限與較低的壓力下限。 Through the above steps, the creation of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention can also be completed, and in this embodiment, the first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, respectively. The first sensing resistor 104 and the second sensing resistor 105 are made of different materials, and therefore need to be completed in different process steps. In addition, the thermal pressure sensor in this embodiment also has a higher upper pressure limit and a lower lower pressure limit.
圖6為本創作之熱型壓力感測器與現有的壓力感測器的曲線圖。如圖6所示,比較第一熱型壓力感測器61、第二熱型壓力感測器62與第三熱型壓力感測器63所能量測之有效壓力範圍。現有的第一熱型感測器61具有較低的 壓力量測上限,但也具有較低的壓力量測下限,現有的第二熱型感測器62具有較高的壓力量測下限,但也具有較高的壓力量測上限。而本創作的第三熱型壓力感測器63同時具有較低的壓力量測上限也具有較高的壓力量測上限,由圖中可明顯看出本創作的第三熱型壓力感測器63相較於現有的第一熱型壓力感測器61與第二熱型壓力感測器62具有較寬的有效量測範圍。 Figure 6 is a graph of the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention and the existing pressure sensor. As shown in FIG. 6, the effective pressure range measured by the first thermal pressure sensor 61, the second thermal pressure sensor 62 and the third thermal pressure sensor 63 is compared. The existing first thermal sensor 61 has a lower The pressure measurement upper limit, but also has a lower pressure measurement lower limit, the existing second thermal sensor 62 has a higher pressure measurement lower limit, but also has a higher pressure measurement upper limit. The third thermal pressure sensor 63 of the present invention has a lower pressure measurement upper limit and a higher pressure measurement upper limit. The third thermal pressure sensor of the present invention can be clearly seen from the figure. The 63 has a wider effective measurement range than the existing first thermal pressure sensor 61 and the second thermal pressure sensor 62.
綜上所述,本創作的熱型壓力感測器具有較寬的有效量測範圍,因此較現有的熱型壓力感測器可以應用的範圍更廣,同樣具有良好的隔熱效果,且在製程上並無額外多加太多的製作步驟。 In summary, the thermal pressure sensor of the present invention has a wide effective measurement range, so that the existing thermal pressure sensor can be applied in a wider range, and also has a good heat insulation effect, and There are no extra steps to make in the process.
以上僅是本創作的較佳實施例而已,並非對本創作做任何形式上的限制,雖然本創作已以較佳實施例揭露如上,然而並非用以限定本創作,任何熟悉本專業的技術人員,在不脫離本創作技術方案的範圍內,當可利用上述揭示的技術內容作出些許更動或修飾為等同變化的等效實施例,但凡是未脫離本創作技術方案的內容,依據本創作的技術實質對以上實施例所作的任何簡單修改、等同變化與修飾,均仍屬於本創作技術方案的範圍內。 The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art, The equivalents of the above-described technical contents may be modified or modified to equivalent changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments are still within the scope of the present technical solution.
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