B81C1/00142

Method for manufacturing thin-film support beam
09862595 · 2018-01-09 · ·

A method for manufacturing a film support beam includes: providing a substrate having opposed first and second surfaces; coating a sacrificial layer on the first surface of the substrate, and patterning the sacrificial layer; depositing a dielectric film on the sacrificial layer to form a dielectric film layer, and depositing a metal film on the dielectric film layer to form a metal film layer; patterning the metal film layer, and dividing a patterned area of the metal film layer into a metal film pattern of a support beam portion and a metal film pattern of a non-support beam portion, wherein a width of the metal film pattern of the support beam portion is greater than a width of a final support beam pattern, and a width of the metal film pattern of the non-support beam portion is equal to a width of a width of a final non-support beam pattern at the moment; photoetching and etching on the metal film layer and the dielectric film layer to obtain the final support beam pattern, the final non-support beam pattern and a final dielectric film layer, wherein the final dielectric film layer serves as a support film of the final support beam pattern and the final non-support beam pattern; and removing the sacrificial layer.

MEMS device built using the BEOL metal layers of a solid state semiconductor process
12209009 · 2025-01-28 · ·

A MEMS device formed using the materials of the BEOL of a CMOS process where a post-processing of vHF and post backing was applied to form the MEMS device and where a total size of the MEMS device is between 50 um and 150 um. The MEMS device may be implemented as an inertial sensor among other applications.

Fabrication method for micromechanical sensors
09857229 · 2018-01-02 · ·

A method of fabricating electromagnetic radiation detection devices including: forming a first mask on a substrate; forming a structural layer on the substrate using the first mask; forming a metallic layer overlying the structural layer; removing the first mask; forming a second mask on the substrate, the second mask comprising mask openings; selectively patterning the metallic layer using the mask openings; and removing the second mask.

Vibration device including support portion

A vibration device including a supporting portion formed to cover both ends of a vibration region, and a method of manufacturing the vibration device are provided. The vibration device may include a lower substrate on which an insulating layer is formed, an upper substrate connected onto the insulating layer, and including a vibration region that vibrates and that is separated from the lower substrate by at least a predetermined distance, and a supporting portion formed to cover both ends of the vibration region, to support the vibration region.

Electromechanical devices and methods for fabrication of the same

A fabricated electromechanical device is disclosed herein. An exemplary device includes, a substrate, at least one layer of a high-transconductance material separated from the substrate by a dielectric medium, a first electrode in electrical contact with the at least one layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one first supporting member, a second electrode in electrical contact with the layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one second supporting member, where the first electrode is electrically separate from the second electrode, and a third electrode separated from the at least one layer of high-transconductance material by a dielectric medium and separated from each of the first electrode and the second electrode by a dielectric medium.

Micro-electromechanical device having a soft magnetic material electrolessly deposited on a palladium layer coated metal beam

A micro-electromechanical device and method of manufacture are disclosed. A sacrificial layer is formed on a silicon substrate. A metal layer is formed on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Soft magnetic material is electrolessly deposited on the metal layer to manufacture the micro-electromechanical device. The sacrificial layer is removed to produce a metal beam separated from the silicon substrate by a space.

Method for manufacturing mirror device

A method for manufacturing a mirror device, the method includes a first step of preparing a wafer having a support layer, a device layer, and an intermediate layer; a second step of forming a slit in the wafer such that the movable portion becomes movable with respect to the base portion by removing a part of each of the support layer, the device layer, and the intermediate layer from the wafer and forming a plurality of parts each corresponding to the structure in the wafer, after the first step; a third step of performing wet cleaning using a cleaning liquid after the second step; and a fourth step of cutting out each of the plurality of parts from the wafer after the third step. In the second step, a part of the intermediate layer is removed from the wafer by anisotropic etching.

STRETCHABLE ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT, FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF
20250136435 · 2025-05-01 ·

A stretchable electrical interconnect comprises: a curved wall that is stretchable lengthwise towards two ends of the curved wall, wherein the curved wall has a height that extends perpendicularly to a plane in which the two ends of the curved wall extend, and wherein the two ends of the curved wall are configured to be connectable to one or more electronic devices.

MEMS DEVICE BUILT USING THE BEOL METAL LAYERS OF A SOLID STATE SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS
20250236506 · 2025-07-24 · ·

A MEMS device formed using the materials of the BEOL of a CMOS process where a post-processing and post backing was applied to form the MEMS device and where a plurality of passivation openings a vertically aligned above a pad.

MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES
20250304427 · 2025-10-02 ·

A micro-electromechanical device may include a first resonator tine and a second resonator tine configured to resonate in-plane and out-of-phase with each other. A graphene layer may be deposited over at least a portion of the first resonator tine.