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General introduction to micromachining

Banks, 1997

Document ID
12129178152035002304
Author
Banks D
Publication year
Publication venue
IEE Colloquium on Microengineering Technologies and How to Exploit Them

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This paper will introduce some basic micromachining technology. Photolithography, in different forms, is a key part of silicon, LIGA, and Excimer (ultraviolet) Laser micromachining. Some basic techniques and structures that can be produced by silicon micromachining will …
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81C—PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • B81C1/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C1/00436—Shaping materials, i.e. techniques for structuring the substrate or the layers on the substrate
    • B81C1/00555—Achieving a desired geometry, i.e. controlling etch rates, anisotropy or selectivity
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    • B81—MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81C—PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • B81C2201/00—Manufacture or treatment of micro-structural devices or systems
    • B81C2201/01—Manufacture or treatment of micro-structural devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C2201/0101—Shaping material; Structuring the bulk substrate or layers on the substrate; Film patterning
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    • B81C1/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C1/00015—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate for manufacturing micro-systems
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    • B81—MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
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    • B81C2201/00—Manufacture or treatment of micro-structural devices or systems
    • B81C2201/01—Manufacture or treatment of micro-structural devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C2201/0174—Manufacture or treatment of micro-structural devices or systems in or on a substrate for making multi-layered devices, film deposition or growing
    • B81C2201/019—Bonding or gluing multiple substrate layers
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    • B81C1/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C1/00349—Creating layers of material on a substrate
    • B81C1/0038—Processes for creating layers of materials not provided for in groups B81C1/00357 - B81C1/00373
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    • B81—MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B2203/00—Basic micro-electromechanical structures
    • B81B2203/01—Suspended structures, i.e. structures allowing a movement
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