WO2006122829A1 - Verfahren zum herstellen eines mikromechanischen strukturelementes und halbleiteranordnung - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a micromechanical structural element and a semiconductor device.
- Semiconductor arrangements with a micromechanical structural element are, for example, acceleration sensors in which a seismic mass is movably arranged above a recess in the crystal substrate and the deflection is a measure of the acceleration of the seismic mass relative to the crystal substrate.
- An etch mask layer is used in semiconductor technology, thin film technology and micromechanics to protect an underlying layer on a substrate so that the layer to be protected is not removed when immersed in an etching solution. At the locations where the etch mask layer has an opening, the underlying layer is attacked and removed by the etch solution.
- etching solutions such as potassium hydroxide, which etch silicon at different speeds in the different crystal directions. This is called an anisotropic etching process.
- a silicon crystal substrate also called silicon wafer, having a (100) crystal plane as the surface of the crystal substrate, during etching with potassium hydroxide, recesses are produced whose sidewalls are (111) crystal planes.
- the symbols in brackets are Miller indices indicating the orientation of the crystal planes.
- the etching masks for anisotropic etching generally have rectangular structures. As shown in the book “Micromechanics”, Anton Heuberger, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1991, p. 345 and p. 346, and pp. 349 to 354, self-supporting structures projecting into a recess with different anisotropic etching can also be used Make molds. Examples of micromechanical structural elements in one
- the micromechanical structure element must be designed such that it is not attacked by the etching solution.
- the underlying material of the crystal substrate is etched away by the anisotropic etching solution until the etching attack on a (111) crystal plane is slowed down so that one can speak of an etching stop.
- the (111) crystal plane can therefore also be termed a stop plane.
- a tongue is often used to measure acceleration.
- the resonant frequency of a tongue or another micromechanical structural element is dependent inter alia on the length of the etched micromechanical structural element. Therefore, it is very important that the length of a tongue during anisotropic etching is exactly adhered to. Decisive for the accuracy is the positioning of the etching mask in relation to the crystal planes. If mispositioned by a non-zero angle, the recess is enlarged and the length of the tongue increases. Such misplacement may be due to misalignment of a
- Etching mask for the anisotropic etching occur on the so-called Fiat of the Wers.
- the etch mask for anisotropic etching at Justier Regenen or other Justage Schemeen that on the Aligned wafers are already aligned by previous process steps, so the misplacement may also be caused by the incorrect alignment of that mask, which is used to produce the adjustment structures.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show plan views of a conventional etching mask 1 for producing a micromechanical structural element 13 and an angular misalignment etching result.
- FIG. 2A shows a plan view of an etching mask 1.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 is formed as a tongue.
- the micromechanical structural element 13 projects from an edge 9 into a recess 4.
- a boundary 8 of the etching mask 1 has straight lines and in this example forms a rectangle with a rectangular tongue.
- FIG. 2B shows in plan view an etching result with a faulty arrangement with an angular error ⁇ . Therefore, a line 6 forms this angle ⁇ with the edge 9.
- the etching process stops only at one of the corners of the rectangle and not in the vicinity of the micromechanical structure element 13.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 thus shows a significant undesired undercut and thus has a larger one Length as intended.
- the invention has for its object to provide a method for etching free of a micromechanical structure element from a crystal substrate and thereby achieve a high structural accuracy and to provide a semiconductor device with a micromechanical, structurally accurate structural element.
- the object with respect to the method is achieved by a method for producing a micromechanical structure element on or in a crystal substrate, wherein the micromechanical structure element is arranged swingably in a recess of a first main surface of one of the two main surfaces of the crystal substrate, by means of a web having an edge the recess of the crystal substrate is connected and has a main direction which is approximately perpendicular to the edge, with the following steps:
- Providing the crystal substrate depositing an etch mask layer, locally removing the etch mask layer, such that the remaining etch mask layer protects the micromechanical structure element and its web to be formed from an etching attack and has a border with a first and a second line section located on both sides of a Extending terminal region of the web to the crystal substrate and have a predetermined angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees to each other, and
- the method is used to produce the micromechanical structural element. This is located on or in the crystal substrate.
- the micromechanical structural element is movably arranged in the recess of the crystal substrate. In its movement it is restricted, in that the web connects the structural element with the edge of the recess of the crystal substrate. Part of the footbridge, the edge and the adjacent area of the crystal substrate represent the connection area of the web.
- the method comprises as steps:
- the crystal substrate is provided. It has two main surfaces, often referred to as front and back.
- An etching mask layer is deposited on the entire first main surface. Should a layer structure be present on the first main surface, then the etching mask layer is deposited on this layer structure.
- the etch mask layer is patterned to contact the
- the etch mask layer protects at least the micromechanical structure element to be formed and its web. It can also protect other structures on the surface from an etching attack. It determines the shape of the recess. A main direction of the web is arranged approximately perpendicular to the edge. Likewise, the main direction of the micromechanical structure element is arranged approximately perpendicular to the edge.
- an etch attack surface is exposed.
- the remaining etching mask layer has the border. This comprises the border of the micromechanical structural element and the web apart from the transition of the web to the crystal substrate. Starting from the border of the bridge, the border on one side of the bridge includes the first line section and on the other side of the ridge the second line section, wherein the lines are continued so that they form at least one closed surface to allow an etching attack.
- the first line section is arranged on one side and the second line section on another side of the connection area.
- the first line section is connected to the border of one side of the web and the second line section is connected to the border of another side of the web.
- the two line sections have the predeterminable angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees to one another.
- the crystal substrate is etched with an anisotropic etching solution. On the etching attack surface, the removal of the crystal substrate by the etching solution starts.
- the recess is formed and the micromechanical structural element exposed.
- the recess comprises a plurality of side surfaces, each formed by one of the exposed crystal planes. At the edge of the recess, at which the web is exposed, one of the crystal planes forms the line with the surface of the crystal substrate. The result is that the line runs through the connection area of the web to the crystal substrate.
- the angle By choosing the angle smaller than 180 degrees, it is achieved that, in the case of an angle error between the etching mask layer and the crystal planes present in the crystal substrate or the lines at which these planes contact the first main surface of the crystal substrate, the etching process is slowed down by one of the slowly etchable crystal planes whose line, at which this crustal plane touches the first main surface, runs through the connecting area of the bridge.
- This crystal plane can no longer be attacked "from the side” because it is protected from attack by the first main surface of the crystal substrate by the etch mask layer and from another side it is unaffected since it intersperses with the other slowly etchable crystal planes Side walls of the recess forms.
- the side surfaces of the terminal region may have a surface with a surface normal substantially parallel to the
- Main direction of the micromechanical structure element a surface having a surface normal parallel to the surface normal of the first main surface, a surface with a surface normal opposite parallel to the surface normal of the first main surface, a surface in the direction of the crystal substrate and two surfaces with opposite surface normal, approximately parallel to the Edge are, include.
- the first line section passes through one of the latter two surfaces and the second line section passes through another of the latter two surfaces.
- the first line section is on a first straight line and the second line section is on a second straight line which forms the legs of the angle which has the predeterminable value ⁇ of less than 180 degrees.
- the vertex of the angle is preferably arranged in the remaining etching mask layer.
- the first and second line sections are each formed as a straight line section.
- the two straight sections may be overlaid with small waves or fine steps caused by the method of producing a photomask which serves to specify the structure of the etching mask layer by means of an optical pattern generator or electron beam writer.
- the first and the second line section each have a second predeterminable angle ⁇ to the edge.
- depositing at least one layer serves to produce the structure of the micromechanical structure element. Additional layers can be deposited. At least one of the layers can be patterned photolithographically. The recess of the side facing the micromechanical structure element is protected in an advantageous embodiment from attack by the etching solution.
- the crystal substrate is formed of silicon having a (100) crystal plane as a major surface
- the plural side surfaces included by the recess and each formed by one of the exposed crystal planes become four (111) stop planes
- the symbols shown in parentheses are Miller indices.
- the etching mask layer can be removed.
- the etch mask layer is left on the surface since the etch mask layer is a very resistant one Layer is and therefore can be used as passivation of micromechanical structural element in operation.
- the object is achieved with respect to the arrangement by a semiconductor device having an etching mask layer for producing a micromechanical structure element on or in a crystal substrate, wherein the micromechanical structure element is arranged swingably in a recess of a first main surface of one of the two main surfaces of the crystal substrate by means of a Web is connected to an edge of the recess of the crystal substrate and has a main direction which is approximately perpendicular to the edge, and the ⁇ tzmasken slaughter for protecting the micromechanical structural element and the web is equipped and has a border with a first line section and a second line section, which extend on both sides of a connection region of the web to the crystal substrate and have a predetermined angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees to each other, so that a line at which an exposed crystal live the recess touches the first major surface of the crystal substrate, passes through the connection area.
- the etch mask layer comprises a material that is not completely etchable during the etch time, such as a photoresist or a thin film.
- the crystal substrate such as a silicon wafer, has two major surfaces. On the first main surface, the ⁇ tzmasken Anlagen is arranged. At least one intermediate layer may be provided between the crystal substrate and the etching mask layer.
- the micromechanical structural element extends over or into the recess. It is connected to the crystal substrate via the bridge. A main direction of the ridge is approximately perpendicular to the edge. Likewise, the main direction of the micromechanical structure element is approximately perpendicular to the edge.
- the terminal area includes portions of the land and the crystal substrate near the edge.
- the etching mask layer serves for the anisotropic etching of the recess in the crystal substrate and the free etching of the micromechanical structure element.
- the recess is formed by the action of the anisotropic etching solution on an etching attack surface.
- the covering of the web and of the micromechanical structural element by the etching mask layer serves to protect the web and the structural element.
- the dividing line between the etching attack surface and the etch mask layer is the border.
- the border specifies on which surface the etching solution performs the etching process.
- the crystal substrate has various crystal planes that come to the surface. However, in the course of the etching process, the crystal planes which are rapidly removable from the etching solution are degradable, and the resulting recess has only the crystal planes to be etched very slowly by the etching solution.
- the border of the micromechanical structural element forms part of the border.
- the border is continued so that the etching attack surface results.
- the border comprises a first line section on one side of the connection area and a second line section on another side of the connection area. In the case of misalignment of the The edge of the etching mask layer at an angle other than zero forms the line at which the exposed crystal plane contacts the first main surface and which does not lie on the intended edge.
- the maximum assumed angle of misalignment between the etch mask and the line where the exposed crystal plane contacts the first major surface is ⁇ .
- the predeterminable angle ⁇ which assumes the border in the terminal area on both sides of the web or take the first and the second line section to each other, 180 degrees less than twice the angle ⁇ .
- the line and the edge are at an angle ⁇ to each other.
- the exposed crystal plane and the first major surface of the crystal substrate contact each other in the line that passes through the lead region and whose continuation in the form of a straight line does not intersect the boundary of the etching attack surface outside the lead region, there is no longer an etching attack possibility that causes the slowly etched crystal plane can be further etched by attack from another direction.
- An advantage of this arrangement is that the line runs through the connection region of the web, even if during the production process, the etching mask is arranged incorrectly by an angle ⁇ .
- the arrangement with the edge of the etching mask layer forming an angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees of angle offers a clear Chen advantage over conventional ⁇ tzmasken that know only rectangular structures.
- the result is a stop of the etching process at one of the corners of the rectangle and not, as desired, in the connection region of the web and thus of the micromechanical structure element.
- the value of the angle between the edge and the border on one side of the web can be equal to the value of the angle between the edge and the border on the second side of the web, namely equal to ⁇ , with ⁇ for the further predeterminable angle greater value than the value of the error angle ⁇ is provided.
- the value of the angle between the edge and the border on one side of the web can be different from the value of the angle between the edge and the border on the second side of the web.
- various tolerances of the micromechanical structure element to be exposed can be taken into account with regard to the direction of rotation of the incorrect arrangement.
- the entire micromechanical structural element can be designed as a web.
- the micromechanical structural element described above is modified such that it is divided into two partial structural elements.
- a partial structure element with the web to the crystal substrate and the second part structural element are connected to another web in the same direction as the web with the crystal substrate.
- a common connection area is formed.
- the lines leaving the common area fertilize form an angle less than 180 degrees. It is thus achieved that the line at which the crystal plane exposed by the anisotropic etching contacts the first main surface of the crystal substrate passes through the common connection region.
- the micromechanical structural element can have an opening which has at least one point in common with the edge.
- the micromechanical structure element has the web and the further web in the same direction, which together with the edge and the adjacent crystal substrate form the common connection region.
- the border forms an angle ⁇ smaller than 180 degrees.
- a micromechanical structure element protrudes from the edge and at least one further edge into the
- the footbridge has the connection area and at least one further footbridge has at least one further connection area.
- the etching mask layer is preferably designed so that the border forms an angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees of angle in the region of the connection region and the border forms an angle ⁇ 1 of less than 180 degrees of angle in at least one region of the at least one further connection region.
- the at least one further exposed crystal plane touches the first main surface. With this the line runs in the connection area and the at least one further line in the at least one further connection area. In this case, it is an advantage of this design of the etching mask that, even if the etching mask is arranged incorrectly in relation to the at least one further line, it passes through the at least one further connection region after the anisotropic etching.
- the border of the etching mask can be a closed line, which has an arbitrary line shape in further sections.
- the border defines the target recess.
- a first straight line includes the border in the vicinity of the connection area on one side of the bridge and a further straight line the border on the second side of the bridge. Since two straight lines can not comprise an area, at least one further straight line can be provided.
- these straight line sections form a predeterminable angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees of angle with a value for ⁇ that is 180 degrees less than twice the further predeterminable angle ⁇ . Because of this, the area at which the etching attack can take place by the etching solution, provided as large as possible. As a further advantage, a short etching time can be achieved.
- the further predeterminable angle ⁇ 1 may be the predeterminable angle ⁇ .
- the functions of the micromechanical structure element in one embodiment require that the line is located with higher accuracy in the connection region than the further line in the further connection region, then the angles can be predefined differently. In this case, a smaller value ⁇ of the predeterminable angle than a value ⁇ 1 of the further predeterminable angle can be provided. It is preferred that the value of the predeterminable angle ⁇ and the value of the further predeterminable angle ⁇ 1 be between 160 and 180 degrees, but are different from 180 degrees of angle.
- the value of the predeterminable angle ⁇ and the value of the further predeterminable angle ⁇ 1 be between 170 and 180 degrees, but are different from 180 degrees in angle.
- An etch mask layer preferably comprises a material that is not completely etchable during the etch time.
- the side of the structure element to be exposed, which faces the recess, preferably also comprises a layer which can not be completely etched away during the etching time.
- the side of the structure to be etched away from the recess and the surfaces on the surface of the crystal substrate outside the recess preferably comprise a layer which can not be completely etched away during the etching time.
- the etching mask layer may be designed, inter alia, for silicon Si, gallium arsenide GaAS, gallium phosphide GaP or indium phosphide InP as the material of the crystal substrate.
- the etching mask layer may be formed of photoresist.
- the etch mask layer is silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide.
- the ⁇ tzmasken für silicon nitride or silicon carbide because they have very low etching rates.
- the etch mask layer may comprise a combination of materials.
- the etch mask layer may comprise a double layer. For example, it can be made from a silicon oxide layer, which is covered with a silicon nitride layer
- the material of the etching mask layer may be different on different surfaces.
- the largest surface area of the surface may be protected with silicon carbide while the electrical contact terminals are covered with gold.
- the side of the structure to be etched facing the recess may comprise a layer of boron highly doped silicon, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or silicon oxide.
- the etching apparatus for blocking this pn junction during the etching process can be designed by applying a positive voltage to the n-doped silicon with respect to the etching solution. By means of this blocked pn junction, an etching stop on the n-doped layer can be achieved.
- the micromechanical structural element can consist of a layer. However, it may also include multiple layers to perform a function. At least one of the layers can be structured.
- the micromechanical structural element comprises a first layer of an insulator material, such as silicon nitride. Over the silicon nitride layer, a polysilicon layer is deposited, which is structured by photolithography and etching so that a polysilicon resistance is formed. With further layers, for example of metals, which are first deposited and then patterned, an electrical contact to the polysilicon resistor can be produced.
- An etching mask layer of, for example, silicon nitride covers the micromechanical structure element and exhibits a protective effect against attack by the anisotropic etching solution. The etch mask layer can be etched away after the end of the anisotropic etching process. It can advantageously remain as a passivation for the operation of the micromechanical structure element on this structural element.
- the resistance of polysilicon resistors is dependent on mechanical stress. A movement of the structural element with respect to the crystal substrate thus changes the resistance value of a polysilicon resistance provided in the region of the greatest stress.
- the micromechanical structural element can thus be designed as an acceleration sensor.
- etching mask layer not only the etching mask layer but also all intermediate layers or layers which are required for forming the micromechanical structure element or at least one further structure over the entire area on the first main surface or surfaces can be removed on the surfaces of the first main surface at which the anisotropic etching process is to start on there already existing layers are deposited.
- the crystal substrate may be made of silicon having a surface of (100) crystal plane. If the target recess is to have vertical walls, the crystal substrate may be made of silicon with a surface of one
- the micromechanical structural element comprises a movable sensor element, which is connected to a crystal substrate, and at least partially applied directly on the crystal substrate.
- the movable sensor element may comprise silicon at the point at which the movable sensor element is applied to the crystal substrate.
- the micromechanical structure element is produced according to the proposed method with little undercut, because thereby the silicon is not exposed at this point and etched away. An unwanted etching away of the silicon at this point could mean a failure of the sensor element.
- An exemplary arrangement with such a sensor element and a method thereof are described in the earlier patent application DE 102005002304.5, which is hereby incorporated by reference in the present disclosure.
- the proposed principle has among others advantages: a significantly increased accuracy in the production of a structure to be exposed, even if the etching mask is incorrectly positioned by an angle with respect to the line at which the exposed crystal plane touches the first main surface of the crystal substrate, and thus clearly reduced undercutting of the free-to-size micromechanical structural element,
- FIGS. 1A to 1D show an exemplary cross section of a semiconductor arrangement comprising a crystal substrate, a micromechanical structure element and an etching mask layer as well as exemplary views of an etching mask layer for the micromechanical structure element and on the etching result without and with misalignment with angle error according to the proposed principle.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show top views of a conventional etching mask layer and the etching result with angular misalignment.
- FIG. 3 shows an embodiment according to the proposed principle for a top view of an etching mask layer for producing a micromechanical structure element to be exposed, which has a plurality of webs in the same direction.
- FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of a plan view of an etching mask layer for producing a micromechanical structural element in the form of a bridge, which has a web to one edge and another web to another edge, according to the proposed principle.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show two developments of the etching mask layer 1 with the border 8 in or in the vicinity of the connection region 19 according to the proposed principle.
- FIGS. 1A to 1D show a cross-section through a semiconductor arrangement and exemplary views of an etching mask layer 1 for a micromechanical structure element 13 and on etching results without and with incorrect arrangement with an angle error ⁇ according to the proposed principle.
- FIG. 1A shows a cross section of the exemplary semiconductor arrangement with a crystal substrate 3, the micromechanical structure element 13 to be etched free and the etching mask layer 1.
- the position of the cross section is drawn in FIG. In some places there is an intermediate layer 14 between a first main surface 2 of the crystal substrate 3 and the etching mask layer 1.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 protrudes into the recess 4.
- the recess 4 is formed on one side by a crystal plane 7.
- the side of the micromechanical structure element 13 facing the recess 4 preferably comprises a layer which is not completely etched away during the etching time.
- this layer Boron highly doped silicon, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or silicon oxide.
- the micromechanical structural element 13 comprises at least one layer.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 may comprise a semiconductor material.
- the semiconductor material may be a material of the crystal substrate which is protected by special precautions prior to etching away by the anisotropic etching solution.
- the semiconductor material can also be deposited as a layer above the surface of the crystal substrate.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 may comprise at least one conductive layer.
- This conductive layer may be made of at least one metal.
- it can be deposited at relatively high temperatures, it can be a conductive layer of polysilicon.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 may comprise at least one insulating layer. At least one of these layers can be structured.
- FIG. 1B shows a plan view of the exemplary etching mask layer 1 according to the proposed principle.
- the micromechanical structure element 13 is formed as a tongue. It has a web 15, by means of which the structural element 13 is connected to the edge 9 of the crystal substrate 3.
- Structural element 13 protrudes from the edge 9 into the recess 4.
- the web 15, the edge 9 at the transition of the web 15 to the crystal substrate 3 and an adjacent part of the crystal substrate 3 form a connection region 19.
- the border 8 of the ⁇ tzmasken Mrs 1 comprises in this exemplary embodiment straight pieces for the micromechanical structure element 13 and other lines without straight sections.
- the lines include an area where the etch attack occurs.
- the border 8 comprises a first line section 81, which is connected to the border of the web 15 on one side of the web 15, and a second line section 82 which is connected to the border of the web 15 on the further side of the web 15.
- the etching mask layer 1 is formed such that the border 8 forms an angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees of angle on both sides of the web.
- FIG. 1C shows a plan view of the etching result without misalignment.
- the exposed crystal plane 7 and the first main surface 2 touch each other.
- the line 6 lies on the edge 9, so that the micromechanical structure element 13 protrudes into the recess 4 without unwanted undercutting.
- FIG. 1D shows in plan view an etching result with a faulty arrangement with an angular error ⁇ smaller than the predeterminable angle ⁇ .
- the line 6 forms an angle ⁇ with the edge 9. Therefore, only one side of the web on the line 6 ends of the micromechanical structure element 13 to be etched free. The second side of the web lies completely above the recess 4.
- an advantage of an etching mask 1 according to the proposed principle is that the boundary 8 of the etching mask layer 1 is angled such that at least one of the sides of the web 15 extends to the line 6.
- the boundary 8 of the etching mask layer 1 is angled such that at least one of the sides of the web 15 extends to the line 6.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show plan views of a conventional etching mask 1 for producing the micromechanical structure element 13 to be etched and of the angular misalignment etching result.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B were explained in the introduction to the description, so that the explanation will not be repeated here.
- the undercut is x ⁇ * sin ( ⁇ ), where x ⁇ is the distance between the corner of the rectangle in the border 8 and the first side of the ridge 15 and ⁇ the angle of misplacement of the etch mask to the line 6 is.
- the undercut on the second side is
- an etching mask layer 1 according to FIG. 1B is therefore that the micromechanical structure element 13 in FIG. 1B has a significantly smaller undesired undercut than the micromechanical structure element 13 in FIG. 2B.
- FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the exemplary etching mask layer 1 according to the proposed principle for producing the To be etched micromechanical structure element 13, which has the web 15 and another web 151, both of which connect the structural element 13 with the crystal substrate 3 via the edge 9. Therefore, the further web 151 has in the same main direction as the web 15.
- the main directions of the two webs 15, 151 and the main direction of the micromechanical structure element 13 are approximately perpendicular to the edge 8.
- the further web 151 may have as a border lines parallel to are the lines of the border of the web 15. Depending on the function of the micromechanical structural element 13, the border of the web 15 and the border of the further web 151 may not have parallel lines.
- a common connection region 191 comprises parts of the web 15, of the further web 151 and of the crystal substrate 3 in the vicinity of the transition or of the edge 9.
- the border 8 leaving the common connection region 191 on both sides forms an angle ⁇ of less than 180 degrees of angle and has two line segments 81, 85, which lie in the vicinity of the border of the webs 15, 151 on the legs of the angle ⁇ less than 180 degrees.
- the vertex of the angle lies on the remaining etching mask layer.
- the border 8 is shown as a line with partial straight lines.
- the border 8 of the proposed etching mask layer 1 ensures that the line 6 passes through the common connection region 191. At least one side of the web 15 or the further web 151 have a point in common with the line 6.
- An advantage of an etching mask 1 according to the proposed principle is that the accuracy in the production of this structure turiatas is significantly improved, characterized in that the line 6 passes through the common connection area 191.
- the border 8 between the web 15 and the further web 151 can not be located on the half plane of the edge 9 opposite the structure element 13 to be etched free. In this case, the edge 9 would be determined by one of these points of the border 8 between the web 15 and the other web 151.
- the border 8 between the two webs 15, 151 has the line sections 82, 83.
- FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the exemplary etching mask layer 1 according to the proposed principle for producing a micromechanical structure element 13 to be exposed in the form of a bridge, which by means of the web 15 with the edge 9 of the recess 4 of the crystal substrate 3 and by means of a further web 152 with another Edge 92 of the recess 4 of the crystal substrate 3 is connected.
- the main direction of the micromechanical structural element 13 is approximately perpendicular to both edges 9, 92.
- the main direction of the web 15 is approximately perpendicular to the edge 9 and the main direction of the further web 152 is approximately perpendicular to the further edge 92nd
- the web 15 and an adjacent part of the crystal substrate 3 form the terminal region 19;
- the further web 152 and an adjacent part of the crystal substrate 3 form a further connection region 192.
- the border 8 comprises in this embodiment straight lines and other line shapes.
- the surrounding fertil 8 has in the connection area 19, the first and the second line section 81, 82 and in the further connection area 192, a further first and a further second line section 84, 86.
- Silicon with a (110) crystal surface is preferably used as the crystal substrate 3 for producing a bridge as a micromechanical structural element 13.
- the symbols in parentheses are Miller indices indicating the orientation of the crystal planes.
- the bridge is thus advantageously free-etchable with high accuracy.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show two developments of the etching mask layer 1 with the border 8 in or in the vicinity of the connection region 19.
- FIG. 5A shows the web 15 and the micromechanical structure element 13 and the border 8 in an xy coordinate system.
- the main direction of the micromechanical structural element 13 and the main direction of the web 15 are in the direction of the y-coordinate axis and thus perpendicular to the edge 9.
- the border 8 extends along the web 15 and the micromechanical structural element 13.
- the border 8 forms a closed surface
- the border 8 comprises further lines which lie in the following area, wherein the areas of the web 15 and of the micromechanical structural element 13 are to be excluded: y ⁇ 0 for 0 ⁇ x ⁇ x B ; y ⁇ (xx B ) -tan ⁇ för x B ⁇ x; with x B > 0
- the sin ⁇ can also be selected, since the values for tan ⁇ and sin ⁇ differ only slightly at the small angles ⁇ .
- the further predeterminable angle ⁇ is in the following relation to the predeterminable angle ⁇ :
- the first line section 81 has x coordinates with x ⁇ 0 and y coordinates with y ⁇ -x tan ⁇
- the second line section 82 has x coordinates with x ⁇ xg and y coordinates with y ⁇ (x-xg) tan ⁇ on.
- the first and second line sections 81, 82 lie in sections on a first and a second straight line, which have the predeterminable angle ⁇ less than 180 degrees to each other.
- the vertex of the angle lies on the remaining etching mask layer and has a y- Coordinate with y ⁇ 0 and an x-coordinate with 0 ⁇ x ⁇ Xg.
- FIG. 5B shows, as in FIG. 15A, the web 15 and the micromechanical structure element 13 and the border 8 in an x-y coordinate system.
- the border 8 runs along the web 15 and the micromechanical structural element 13.
- the border 8 forms a closed surface
- the border 8 encloses further lines.
- the boundary 8 comprises short straight lines 87, 88 which lie on the edge 9 or near the edge 9.
- the border 8 comprises the first and second line sections 81 ', 82'.
- the first and the second line sections 81 ', 82' lie in sections on two straight lines, which have the predeterminable angle ⁇ less than 180 degrees to each other.
- the vertex of the angle is on the remaining etch mask layer, as in FIG. 5A.
- the border 8 can lie in the following area, wherein the areas of the web 15 and the micromechanical structural element 13 are to be excluded: y ⁇ (xx B -d ⁇ ) ⁇ zn ⁇ för x B + d x ⁇ x; y ⁇ - (x + d 2 ) -tan ⁇ for x ⁇ -d 2 withd ⁇ > 0 and d 2 > 0
- the web 15 thus has on one side only a very small undercut and on the other side a slightly larger undercut.
- connection area 191 common connection area
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