Structure of MEMS electroacoustic transducer and fabricating method thereof
AssigneeUnited Microelectronics Corp.
InventorsBang-Chiang Lan, Ming-I Wang, Li-Hsun Ho, Hui-Min Wu, Min Chen, Chien-Hsin Huang
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Abstract
A structure of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) electroacoustic transducer includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a silicon material layer, and a conductive pattern. The substrate includes an MEMS device region. The diaphragm has openings, and is disposed in the MEMS device region. A first cavity is formed between the diaphragm and the substrate. The silicon material layer is disposed on the diaphragm and seals the diaphragm. The conductive pattern is disposed beneath the diaphragm in the MEMS device region.
Claims12
A method of fabricating a structure of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) electroacoustic transducer, comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising a circuit region, a MEMS device region, and a vent hole region;
- forming a first metal interconnect structure on the substrate in the circuit region;
- forming a first dielectric layer structure on the substrate in the MEMS device region and the vent hole region and a conductive pattern in the first dielectric layer structure in the MEMS device region;
- forming a diaphragm on the first dielectric layer structure in the MEMS device region, wherein the diaphragm has a plurality of openings;
- forming a vent hole layer on the first dielectric layer structure in the vent hole region, wherein the vent hole layer has a vent hole;
- forming a sealing layer on the diaphragm for sealing the diaphragm;
- forming a second metal interconnect structure on the first metal interconnect structure;
- forming a second dielectric layer structure directly on the sealing layer in the MEMS device region and on the vent hole layer in the vent hole region;
- forming a hard mask layer on the second metal interconnect structure;
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- removing the first dielectric layer structure and the second dielectric layer structure by the use of the hard mask layer as a mask.
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