B81C1/00984

FORMING A PASSIVATION COATING FOR MEMS DEVICES

In described examples, a MEMS device component includes a passivation layer formed from a vapor and/or a liquid compound that may include precursors. The compound may contain amino acid, antioxidants, nitriles or other compounds, and may be disposed on a surface of the MEMS device component and/or a package or package portion thereof. If the compound is a precursor, it may be treated to cause formation of the passivation layer from the precursor.

MEMS structure and method of forming same

A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a substrate and a movable element at least partially suspended above the substrate and having at least one degree of freedom. The MEMS device further includes a protrusion extending from the substrate and configured to contact the movable element when the movable element moves in the at least one degree of freedom, wherein the protrusion comprises a surface having a water contact angle of higher than about 15 measured in air.

Method for controlling surface roughness in MEMS structure

The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a CMOS-MEMS structure. The method includes etching a cavity on a first surface of a cap substrate; bonding the first surface of the cap substrate with a sensing substrate; thinning a second surface of the sensing substrate, the second surface being opposite to a third surface of the sensing substrate bonded to the cap substrate; etching the second surface of the sensing substrate; patterning a portion of the second surface of the sensing substrate to form a plurality of bonding regions; depositing an eutectic metal layer on the plurality of bonding regions; etching a portion of the sensing substrate under the cavity to form a movable element; and bonding the sensing substrate to a CMOS substrate through the eutectic metal layer.

ROUGH ANTI-STICTION LAYER FOR MEMS DEVICE
20170210612 · 2017-07-27 ·

The present disclosure relates to a MEMS package with a rough metal anti-stiction layer, to improve stiction characteristics, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the MEMS package includes a MEMS IC bonded to a CMOS IC. The CMOS IC has a CMOS substrate and an interconnect structure disposed over the CMOS substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of metal layers disposed within a plurality of dielectric layers. The MEMS IC is bonded to an upper surface of the interconnect structure and, in cooperation with the CMOS IC, enclosing a cavity between the MEMS IC and the CMOS IC. The MEMS IC has a moveable mass arranged in the cavity. The MEMS package further includes an anti-stiction layer disposed on the upper surface of the interconnect structure under the moveable mass. The anti-stiction layer is made of metal and has a rough top surface.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING IN-PROCESS AND IN-USE STICTION FOR MEMS DEVICES

The present disclosure involves forming a method of fabricating a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device. A plurality of openings is formed in a first side of a first substrate. A dielectric layer is formed over the first side of the substrate. A plurality of segments of the dielectric layer fills the openings. The first side of the first substrate is bonded to a second substrate that contains a cavity. The bonding is performed such that the segments of the dielectric layer are disposed over the cavity. A portion of the first substrate disposed over the cavity is transformed into a plurality of movable components of a MEMS device. The movable components are in physical contact with the dielectric the layer. Thereafter, a portion of the dielectric layer is removed without using liquid chemicals.

Anti-stiction bottom cavity surface for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices

An ultrasound transducer device made by a process that includes the steps of forming depositing a first layer on a substrate, depositing a second layer on the first layer, patterning the second layer at a region corresponding to a location of a transducer cavity, depositing a third layer that refills regions created by patterning the second layer, planarizing the third layer to a top surface of the second layer, removing the second layer, conformally depositing a fourth layer over the first layer and the third layer, defining the transducer cavity in a support layer formed over the fourth layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer.

SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

A semiconductor structure includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a plate including a plurality of apertures; a membrane disposed opposite to the plate and including a plurality of corrugations, and a conductive plug extending through the plate and the membrane. The second device includes a substrate and a bond pad disposed over the substrate, wherein the conductive plug is bonded with the bond pad to integrate the first device with the second device, and the plate includes a semiconductive member and a tensile member, and the semiconductive member is disposed within the tensile member.

ANTI-STICTION LAYER DEPOSITION
20250145448 · 2025-05-08 ·

An anti-stiction layer is formed from a first organosilane precursor. A second organosilane precursor is introduced around the workpiece with the anti-stiction layer. The second organosilane precursor is different from the first organosilane precursor. The second organosilane precursor is configured to eliminate defect sites and unreacted sites on the anti-stiction layer and on a surface of the workpiece that includes the anti-stiction layer.

ANTI-STICTION BOTTOM CAVITY SURFACE FOR MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICES

An ultrasound transducer device made by a process that includes the steps of forming depositing a first layer on a substrate, depositing a second layer on the first layer, patterning the second layer at a region corresponding to a location of a transducer cavity, depositing a third layer that refills regions created by patterning the second layer, planarizing the third layer to a top surface of the second layer, removing the second layer, conformally depositing a fourth layer over the first layer and the third layer, defining the transducer cavity in a support layer formed over the fourth layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer.

MEMS device, method for manufacturing MEMS device and electronic device

The present disclosure provides an MEMS device, a method for manufacturing an MEMS device and an electronic device, and belongs to the field of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System technology. The MEMS device includes: a first dielectric substrate and a first component on the first dielectric substrate; the first component and the first dielectric substrate enclose a movable space; the first component has a first portion corresponding to the movable space; the first portion has at least one first opening, and at least one protruding structure is on a side of the first portion close to the first dielectric substrate; orthographic projections of the at least one protruding structure and the at least one first opening on the first dielectric substrate do not overlap with each other, and a thickness of each protruding structure is smaller than a height of the movable space.