Methods of and apparatus for making high aspect ratio microelectromechanical structures
US7288178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/241
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention provide techniques for forming structures (e.g. HARMS-type structures) via an electrochemical extrusion process. Preferred embodiments perform the extrusion processes via depositions through anodeless conformable contact masks that are initially pressed against substrates that are then progressively pulled away or separated as the depositions thicken. A pattern of deposition may vary over the course of deposition by including more complex relative motion between the mask and the substrate elements. Such complex motion may include rotational components or translational motions having components that are not parallel to an axis of separation. More complex structures may be formed by combining the electrochemical extrusion process with the selective deposition, blanket deposition, planarization, etching, and multi-layer operations of a multi-layer electrochemical fabrication process.
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