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Fabricated Structures:
Processing details:
SEM Images of released polysilicon cantilever 1. RCA cleaning
2. Thermal oxidation (SiO2)
3. 1st level Aluminium deposition , pattern, etch
4. 2nd level Resist spinning, patterning
5. 3rd level of Aluminium deposition, pattern, etch
6. 4th level exposure followed by immediate 5th level Al deposition,
patterning
7. Removal of Sacrificial Layer
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Fabrication & Characterization of MEMS Cantilever Switch for
Power Applications
Fabricated Structures:
Processing details:
i. P-type wafer <100> of high resistivity.
ii. Wafer cleaning- RCA Cleaning.
iii. Thermal Oxidization- Dry Oxidation (100nm)
iv. Metal deposition (Aluminium) for bottom electrode & transmission line
(fraction)– Thermal Evaporation ( 500nm) One, Two and three beam in parallel
v. 1st level Optical Lithography for patterning the bottom electrode and
transmission lines (fraction) – MASK 1
vi. Deposition of Sacrificial layer (PPR) – using Spinners.
vii. 2nd level Optical Lithography to form the anchors ( cantilever beam and
transmission OUT lines) – MASK 2.
viii. Deposition of metal (Aluminium) for the formation of the beam and
remaining transmission line - Thermal Evaporation (500nm).
ix. 3rd level Optical Lithography (without dehydration step ) to pattern the
metal layer to form the beam and remaining transmission line– MASK 3.
x. Removal of sacrificial layer - O2 Plasma Ashing Current Vs Time
Fabricated Device At IITB under INUP Program
Fabrication of microfluidic channel for detection of
adulterants in milk
Sakshi Rana, Jayu kalambe
Fabricated Structures:
Processing details:
1. RCA cleaning
2. Dehydration bake
3. SU8 spin coat - 100 um
4. Pre bake
5. UV exposure
6. Post bake
7. Developing
8. Hard bake
9. Silanization using Trichlorosilane
10. PDMS curing, hole punching
11. Piranha clean quartz
12. Plasma exposure to bond
Microfluidic chip
Mold images using Olympus Microscope
Fabrication Steps
• Fabrication of microchannels at IITB
Process steps:
1. Preparation of Mold
2. PDMS Curing
3. PDMS Bonding
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Fabrication steps
Process steps:
1. Preparation of Mold
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Fabrication steps
2. PDMS Curing
3. PDMS Bonding
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Fabricated molds
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Wavy (serpentine)
2” Silicon wafer
Microchannel thickness =
100 microns
Microchannel width = 100
microns
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Micromixer mold designs
Inlet
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Fabricated Microchannel at IITB under INUP Program
Micromotor
Micromotor Fabrication
Fabrication example
Example
Fab Steps :MEMS Wheel and Hub
Fabrication flow for Wheel and Hub
Details process
Microgripper Design & Fabrication
MEMS DEVICE FABRICATION PROCESS
1. Surface Micromachining
2. Bulk Micromachining
3. LIGA (For High Asepct Ratio Devices)
Sputtering, Isotropic and anisotropic etching process
Suggest deposition technique(s) to deposit Cr, Ni, and Ti
Compare between CVD techniques based on temperature and pressure operation
4. Pressure sensor
5. Accelerometer
6. Micromirror (Which Actuation Method?)
7. MEMS Switch (Clam Clamped Beam/ Cantilever)
8. Biosensor
9. Capacitor
10. Inductor
11. Resonator
12. Transverse comb drive
13. Other devices discussed in the class
How can you combine MEMS and Integrated Circuits on a
single chip which is also referred as monolithic integration?
Describe typical methods used in integration of MEMS and
CMOS circuits.