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US 11,274,037 B2Granted
Dual micro-electro mechanical system and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsYang-Che Chen, Victor Chiang Liang, Chen-Hua Lin, Chwen-Ming Liu, Huang-Wen Tseng, Yi-Chuan Teng
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Abstract
A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) includes a circuit substrate, a first MEMS structure disposed over the circuit substrate, and a second MEMS structure disposed over the first MEMS structure.
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A method of manufacturing a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS), comprising:
- forming first MEMS patterns for a first MEMS structure on a first dielectric layer disposed on a first substrate;
- attaching the first MEMS patterns to a circuit substrate via a second dielectric layer;
- forming second MEMS patterns for a second MEMS structure in the first substrate;
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- releasing the first MEMS patterns and the second MEMS patterns by removing part of the first dielectric layer and part of the second dielectric layer using a chemical dry etching.
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A method of manufacturing a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS), comprising:
- forming first MEMS patterns for a first MEMS structure in a first substrate on a first dielectric layer disposed on a second substrate;
- attaching the first MEMS patterns to a circuit substrate via a second dielectric layer;
- forming a first via hole passing through the second substrate, the first electric layer, the first substrate and the second dielectric layer, and a second via hole passing through the second substrate and the first dielectric layer, a bottom of the second via hole being located in the first substrate;
- forming a first via electrode by filling the first via hole with a conductive material, and a second via electrode by filling the second via hole with the conductive material;
- forming second MEMS patterns for a second MEMS structure in the second substrate;
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- releasing the first MEMS patterns and the second MEMS patterns by removing part of the first dielectric layer and part of the second dielectric layer using a chemical dry etching.
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A method of manufacturing a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS), comprising:
- forming first MEMS patterns in a first silicon layer of an silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, the SOI substrate including a second silicon layer, a first dielectric layer on the second silicon layer and the first silicon layer on the first dielectric layer;
- attaching the first MEMS patterns to a circuit substrate via a second dielectric layer;
- thinning the second silicon layer;
- forming second MEMS patterns in the thinned second silicon layer;
- releasing the first MEMS patterns and the second MEMS patterns by removing part of the first dielectric layer and part of the second dielectric layer using a chemical dry etching;
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- attaching a cover over to the second silicon layer.
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