Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110156106 | HERMETIC MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING HERMETIC MEMS DEVICE AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE OF MEMS DEVICE - A hermetic microelectromechanical system (MEMS) package includes a CMOS MEMS chip and a second substrate. The CMOS MEMS Chip has a first substrate, a structural dielectric layer, a CMOS circuit and a MEMS structure. The structural dielectric layer is disposed on a first side of the first structural substrate. The structural dielectric layer has an interconnect structure for electrical interconnection and also has a protection structure layer. The first structural substrate has at least a hole. The hole is under the protection structure layer to form at least a chamber. The chamber is exposed to the environment in the second side of the first structural substrate. The chamber also comprises a MEMS structure. The second substrate is adhered to a second side of the first substrate over the chamber to form a hermetic space and the MEMS structure is within the space. | 06-30-2011 |
20110183456 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MEMS DEVICE - A method for fabricating MEMS device includes: providing a single crystal substrate, having first surface and second surface and having a MEMS region and an IC region; forming SCS mass blocks on the first surface in the MEMS region; forming a structural dielectric layer over the first surface of the substrate, wherein a dielectric member of the structural dielectric layer is filled in spaces surrounding the SCS mass blocks in the MEMS region, the IC region has a circuit structure with an interconnection structure formed in the structural dielectric layer; patterning the single crystal substrate by an etching process on the second surface to expose a portion of the dielectric member filled in the spaces surrounding the SCS mass blocks; performing isotropic etching process at least on the dielectric portion filled in the spaces surrounding the SCS mass blocks. The SCS mass blocks are exposed to release a MEMS structure. | 07-28-2011 |
20110300659 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MEMS DEVICE - Method for fabricating MEMS device has a first surface and a second surface and having a MEMS region and an IC region. A MEMS structure is formed over the first surface. A structural dielectric layer is formed over the first surface. The structural dielectric layer has a dielectric member and the spaces surrounding the MEMS structure is filled with the dielectric member. The substrate is patterned by etching process from the second surface of the substrate to expose a portion of the dielectric member filled in the space surrounding the MEMS structure. A wettable thin layer is formed to cover an exposed portion of the substrate at the second surface. An etching process is performed on the dielectric member filled in the spaces surrounding the MEMS structure. The MEMS structure is exposed and released by the etching process. The etching process comprises an isotropic etching process with a wet etchant. | 12-08-2011 |
20120090398 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) STRUCTURE - A MEMS structure includes a substrate, a structural dielectric layer, and a diaphragm. A structural dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The diaphragm is held by the structural dielectric layer at a peripheral end. The diaphragm includes multiple trench/ridge rings at a peripheral region surrounding a central region of the diaphragm. A corrugated structure is located at the central region of the diaphragm, surrounded by the trench/indent rings. | 04-19-2012 |
20130056841 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A MEMS device includes a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of through holes in the substrate within a diaphragm region and optionally an indent space from the second surface at the diaphragm region. A first dielectric structural layer is then disposed over the substrate from the first surface, wherein the first dielectric structural layer has a plurality of openings corresponding to the through holes, wherein each of the through holes remains exposed by the first dielectric structural layer. A second dielectric structural layer with a chamber is disposed over the first dielectric structural layer, wherein the chamber exposes the openings of the first dielectric structural layer and the through holes of the substrate to connect to the indent space. A MEMS diaphragm is embedded in the second dielectric structural layer above the chamber, wherein an air gap is formed between the substrate and the MEMS diaphragm. | 03-07-2013 |
20130260504 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) DEVICE - Method is to fabricate a MEMS device with a substrate. The substrate has through holes in the substrate within a diaphragm region and optionally an indent space from the second surface at the diaphragm region. A first dielectric structural layer is then disposed over the substrate from the first surface, wherein the first dielectric structural layer has a plurality of openings corresponding to the through holes, wherein each of the through holes remains exposed by the first dielectric structural layer. A second dielectric structural layer with a chamber is disposed over the first dielectric structural layer, wherein the chamber exposes the openings of the first dielectric structural layer and the through holes of the substrate to connect to the indent space. A MEMS diaphragm is embedded in the second dielectric structural layer above the chamber, wherein an air gap is formed between the substrate and the MEMS diaphragm. | 10-03-2013 |
20140077317 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A MEMS device includes a silicon substrate and a structural dielectric layer. The silicon substrate has a cavity. The structural dielectric layer is disposed on the silicon substrate. The structural dielectric layer has a space above the cavity of the silicon substrate and holds a plurality of structure elements within the space, including: a conductive backplate, over the silicon substrate, having a plurality of venting holes and a plurality of protrusion structures on top of the conductive backplate; and a diaphragm, located above the conductive backplate by a distance, wherein a chamber is formed between the diaphragm and the conductive backplate, and is connected to the cavity of the silicon substrate through the venting holes. A first side of the diaphragm is exposed by the chamber and faces to the protrusion structures of the conductive backplate and a second side of the diaphragm is exposed to an environment space. | 03-20-2014 |
20150118780 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) MICROPHONE WITH PROTECTION FILM AND MEMS MICROPHONECHIPS AT WAFER LEVEL - A method to protect an acoustic port of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The method includes: providing the MEMS microphone; and forming a protection film, on the acoustic port of the MEMS microphone. The protection film has a porous region over the acoustic port to receive an acoustic signal but resist at least an intruding material. The protection film can at least endure a processing temperature of solder flow. | 04-30-2015 |