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MIT designs completely 3D MEMS
… Fachin says, fabricating 3-D devices in silicon is tricky. MEMS engineers use a common technique called deep reactive ion etching to make partially 3-D structures, in which two-dimensional elements are etched into a wafer. The technique …
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Patterned magnetic media: impact of nanoscale patterning on hard disk drives
… specifications. Following the exposure of the e-beam resist coated master (Fig. 4a), the resist is developed, and reactive ion etching (RIE) is used to transfer the pattern into the master mold substrate ( Fig. 4b ). This topographic master …
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Single-wafer process for improved metal contact hole cleaning
… that connect the bit lines and active areas of the device. These connections are formed by a sequence of dry reactive - ion etching (RIE) through a resist film and the interlayer dielectric (ILD), creating a hole that is subsequently filled …
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Directed density multiplication for patterned disk templates
… assembled patterns into a variety of structures by reactive ion etching [8], lift-off[9], electroplating[10 ..... Cr dots after lift-off. c) Si Pillars after reactive ion etching . Click here to enlarge image The cylindrical domains …
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System-in-package integration of passives using 3D through-silicon vias
… copper. Click here to enlarge image Dry-etching. The most widely accepted way of via hole formation is by reactive - ion etching (RIE) [9], of which the patented Bosch-process is the most popular. Typically the vias are anisotropically …
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Tronics and Alcatel partner on advanced MEMS DRIE
… manufacturer of custom MEMS components, and Alcatel Micro Machining Systems (AMMS), manufacturer of deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) systems for MEMS and 3D semiconductors, have announced a joint development project on DRIE for extreme …
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MEMS developments in China
… micromachining, surface micromachining, high aspect ratio reactive ion etching (RIE), and LIGA and electroplating. Silicon ..... Klaassen et al., "Silicon Fusion Bonding and Deep Reactive Ion Etching : A New Technology for Microstructure," Transducers …
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Carbon dioxide meets the challenge of precision cleaning
… wafer cleaning. CO2 snow cleaning successfully removes a post-etch "veil" on semiconductor devices. During reactive ion etching (RIE), milled material is deposited on the sidewalls of the photoresist pattern; post-etch ashing used to …
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rf and microwave plasma for resist and post-etch polymer removal
… conversion to more selective polysilicon etch chemistries. With the demanding requirements for profile control, reactive ion etching (RIE) of polysilicon often utilizes O 2 or He/O 2 gas additives to the typical HBr and Cl 2 chemistries, which …
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japan
… at 193nm. For a material to be implemented into device fabrication, it must effectively withstand plasma and reactive - ion - etching environments. This has conventionally been achieved using aromatic moieties in the resist polymer. It has been …
