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7625773 Anti-stiction technique for electromechanical systems and electromechanical device employing same  
A mechanical structure is disposed in a chamber, at least a portion of which is defined by the encapsulation structure. A first method provides a channel cap having at least one preform portion...
7625772 Method for making an electromechanical component on a plane substrate  
Method for making an electromechanical component on a plane substrate and comprising at least one structure vibrating in the plane of the substrate and actuation electrodes. The method comprises at...
7624644 Semiconductor pressure sensor and method for manufacturing semiconductor pressure sensor  
A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a diaphragm; a resistor provided on a top surface of the diaphragm; an insulating film formed on the diaphragm and the resistor having a penetrating part...
7622783 MEMS thermal actuator and method of manufacture  
A separated MEMS thermal actuator is disclosed which is largely insensitive to creep in the cantilevered beams of the thermal actuator. In the separated MEMS thermal actuator, a inlaid cantilevered...
7611920 Photonic coupling scheme for photodetectors  
A room temperature operation polycrystalline infrared responsive photodetector, manufactured by a process, comprising the steps of patterning vacuum-deposited material and dry-etching a photonic...
7607213 Method of making a device for measuring deformation  
A method of making a device for measuring deformation includes a step of depositing a silicon adhesion underlayer on a silicon carbide surface by chemical vapor spraying, and a step of depositing a...
7601551 Method for manufacturing optical device  
A method for manufacturing an optical device having an optical block, through which a light is transmitted, is provided. The method includes steps of: forming a plurality of silicon oxide members,...
7598109 Method for fabricating micrometer or nanometer channels  
Thin films, which are deposited on a sacrificial film on a substrate, are released and bonded back on a substrate surface. This technology provides open and closed 2D confined micro-/nano-channels...
7595209 Low stress thin film microshells  
Multi-layered, planar microshells having low stress for encapsulation of devices such as MEMS and microelectronics. The microshells may include a perforated pre-sealing layer, below which a...
7579206 Anchors for microelectromechanical systems having an SOI substrate, and method of fabricating same  
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a MEMS device, and technique of fabricating or manufacturing a MEMS device having...
7572660 Electrical through-plating of semiconductor chips  
A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component and a micromechanical component manufactured using this method are described, the micromechanical component having a first substrate, which in...
7572659 Semiconductor dynamic sensor and method of manufacturing the same  
A semiconductor sensor includes an adhesive film for suppressing thermal stress transfer to a semiconductor sensor chip. More specifically, the adhesive film includes a first layer and a second...
7569488 Methods of making a MEMS device by monitoring a process parameter  
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for making a microelectromechanical system MEMS device comprising supplying an etchant to etch one or more sacrificial structures...
7566940 Electromechanical devices having overlying support structures  
Embodiments of MEMS devices comprise a conductive movable layer spaced apart from a conductive fixed layer by a gap, and supported by rigid support structures, or rivets, overlying depressions in...
7566582 Systems, methods and devices relating to actuatably moveable machines  
Systems, methods and devices relating to actuatably movable machines and with methods of using and manufacturing the same.
7560789 Semiconductor device  
A microstructure and a semiconductor element which are included in a micromachine have been generally formed in different steps. It is an object to provide a method for manufacturing a micromachine...
7556978 Piezoelectric MEMS switches and methods of making  
MEMS piezoelectric switches 100 that provide advantages of compact structure ease of fabrication in a single unit, and that are free of high temperature-induced morphological changes of the...
7550311 Near-field optical probe based on SOI substrate and fabrication method thereof  
Provided is near-field optical probe including: a cantilever arm support portion that is formed of a lower silicon layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, the cantilever arm support...
7549328 Method of fabricating a pressure sensor  
A method of fabricating a pressure sensor ( 30 ) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a wafer substrate ( 32 ) with a recess, a flexible membrane ( 50 ) covering the recess to...
7547568 Electrical conditioning of MEMS device and insulating layer thereof  
A method of fabricating a MEMS device includes conditioning of an insulating layer by applying a voltage across the insulating layer via a conductive sacrificial layer for a period of time, prior...
7544531 Ground strap for suppressing stiction during MEMS fabrication  
To suppress stiction of a MEMS resonator during fabrication, conductive structures of the MEMS resonator are electrically coupled via a ground strap during the step of forming isolation trenches...
7541214 Micro-electro mechanical device made from mono-crystalline silicon and method of manufacture therefore  
The present invention is related to a method for manufacturing micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) having movable and stationary suspended structures formed from mono-crystalline silicon wafer...
7540192 Physical quantity sensor having optical part and method for manufacturing the same  
A method for manufacturing a physical quantity sensor having a movable portion, a support portion and an optical part is provided. The method includes steps of: etching a silicon substrate so that...
7537952 Method of manufacturing MEMS device package  
A micro electromechanical system (MEMS) device package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The MEMS device package includes: a device substrate with a MEMS active device being...
7534640 Support structure for MEMS device and methods therefor  
A microelectromechanical systems device having support structures formed of sacrificial material that is selectively diffused with a dopant material or formed of a selectively oxidized metal...
7531371 Multisurfaced microdevice system array and a method of producing the array  
A multisurfaced microdevice system array is produced from a wafer formed of semiconductor substrate material. Sensing, controlling and actuating microdevices are fabricated at specific location on...
7528048 Planar vertical resistor and bond pad resistor and related method  
Resistors that avoid the problems of miniaturization of semiconductor devices and a related method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a resistor includes a planar resistor material that extends...
7527998 Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control  
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a depth of a cavity between two layers of a light modulating device. A method of making a light modulating device includes providing a substrate,...
7527996 Non-planar surface structures and process for microelectromechanical systems  
Methods of making MEMS devices including interferometric modulators involve depositing various layers, including stationary layers, movable layers and sacrificial layers, on a substrate. Voids are...
7524693 Method and apparatus for forming an electrical connection to a semiconductor substrate  
A device ( 100 ) may use one or more conductive elements ( 112 ) to electrically couple a substrate ( 116 ) and a cap ( 114 ). In one embodiment, an acceleration sense element may be formed on the...
7521276 Compliant terminal mountings with vented spaces and methods  
A method of making chip assemblies includes providing an in-process assembly including a semiconductor wafer, a wafer compliant structure overlying a front surface of the wafer and cavities, and...
7521265 Method for measuring an amount of strain of a bonded strained wafer  
In a method for measuring an amount of strain of a bonded strained wafer, at least one strained layer is formed on a single crystal substrate. The bonded strained wafer is measured with respect to...
7517711 MEMS type resonator, process for fabricating the same and communication unit  
A MEMS resonator and a method for manufacturing thereof are provided, in which an adsorption of a beam into a substrate in a wet process when manufacturing a MEMS is prevented and other oscillation...
7514760 IC-compatible MEMS structure  
An IC-compatible MEMS structure and a method to form such a structure are described. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit having a MEMS device is formed. The structure comprises a plurality of...
7514285 Isolation scheme for reducing film stress in a MEMS device  
A method of electrically isolating a MEMS device is provided. In one example, a piezo-resistive pressure sensor having an exposed silicon region undergoes a Local Oxidation of Silicon (LOCOS)...
7514283 Method of fabricating electromechanical device having a controlled atmosphere  
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of fabricating or manufacturing MEMS having mechanical structures that...
7504276 Micro device having micro system structure and method for method for manufacturing the same  
A micro device having a micro system structure includes a protection film disposed on the micro system structure for protecting from a particle. The protection film includes a first protection film...
7495301 Thin film accelerometer  
A thin film structure including a conductive thin film provided on a substrate and configured to be displaced in response to an applied acceleration, a pair of electrode pads formed on the...
7492040 Glass lid, and package provided with such a lid, for the encapsulation of electronic components  
The encapsulation lid comprises at least two glass layers of different compositions, a first layer called the bottom layer, which is continuous, and at least a second layer, which is discontinuous...
7491567 MEMS device packaging methods  
A method of packaging a MEMS device that includes, for example, the steps of providing a MEMS die that has a MEMS device, a seal ring and bond pads disposed thereon, providing a MEMS package that...
7491566 Method of forming a device by removing a conductive layer of a wafer  
A method of forming a MEMS device provides a wafer having a base, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an intermediate conductive layer. After it provides the wafer, the method...
7482192 Method of making dimple structure for prevention of MEMS device stiction  
A MEMS device having a proof mass resiliently mounted above a substrate has projections formed on adjacent surfaces of the mass and substrate. The device is formed by creating a plurality of holes...
7479402 Comb structure fabrication methods and systems  
A method of manufacturing a vertical comb structure for a micro electromechanical (MEMS) device. Tooth structures are formed on a first wafer. A second wafer is then bonded to the tooth structures...
7476948 Microminiature moving device and method of making the same  
In a microminiature moving device that has disposed, on a single-crystal silicon substrate, movable elements (a movable rod 46, a movable comb electrode 49, etc.) displaceable in parallel to...
7469590 Package structure of pressure sensor  
A pressure-sensor package mainly includes a pressure sensor, a support substrate, and a resin layer. The pressure sensor includes a glass substrate having a fixed electrode, and a silicon substrate...
7465599 Method for manufacturing physical quantity sensor  
A physical quantity sensor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a cavity disposed in the substrate and extending in a horizontal direction of the substrate; a groove disposed on the substrate and...
7459329 Method of fabricating silicon-based MEMS devices  
A method of fabricating a silicon-based microstructure is disclosed, which involves depositing electrically conductive amorphous silicon doped with first and second dopants to produce a structure...
7456399 Calibrating multiple photoelectron spectroscopy systems  
A method comprising obtaining a first set of spectral data for a first sample film measured by a first system, extracting intensities for one or more elemental species associated with the first...
7456042 Microelectromechanical systems having stored charge and methods for fabricating and using same  
Many inventions are disclosed. Some aspects are directed to MEMS, and/or methods for use with and/or for fabricating MEMS, that supply, store, and/or trap charge on a mechanical structure disposed...
7456041 Manufacturing method of a MEMS structure, a cantilever-type MEMS structure, and a sealed fluidic channel  
A method of manufacturing a MEMS structure including forming a porous layer having a predetermined thickness on the top surface of a substrate over an area where a cavity is to be formed; forming...