CA2154357A1 - Microstructures and single-mask, single-crystal process for fabrication thereof - Google Patents

Microstructures and single-mask, single-crystal process for fabrication thereof

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CA2154357A1
CA2154357A1 CA002154357A CA2154357A CA2154357A1 CA 2154357 A1 CA2154357 A1 CA 2154357A1 CA 002154357 A CA002154357 A CA 002154357A CA 2154357 A CA2154357 A CA 2154357A CA 2154357 A1 CA2154357 A1 CA 2154357A1
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Kevin A. Shaw
Z. Lisa Zhang
Noel C. Macdonald
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Abstract

The invention provides a single mask, low temperature reactive ion etching process for fabricating high aspect ratio, released single crystal microelectromechanical structures independent of crystal orientation.
A dielectric mask (12) on a single-crystal substrate (154) is patterned to define isolating trenches. A protective conformal layer (28) is applied to the resultant structure. The conformal layer (28) on the floor of the trenches is removed and a second etch deepens the trench to expose the mesa walls which are removed during the release step by isotropic etching. A metal layer (44) is formed on the resultant structure providing opposed plates (156) and (158) of a capacitor. The cantilever beam (52) with the supporting end wall (152) extends the grid-like structure (150) into the protection of the deepened isolation trenches (54). A membrane can be added to the released structures to increase their weight for use in accelerometers, and polished for use as movable mirrors.
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