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Method and apparatus for characterizing microelectromechanical devices on wafers

US7345806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2004
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/9501
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a method and apparatus for evaluating the quality of microelectromechanical devices having deformable and deflectable members using resonation techniques. Specifically, product quality characterized in terms of uniformity of the deformable and deflectable elements is inspected with an optical resonance mapping mechanism on a wafer-level.

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