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    Custom MEMS accelerometer fabrication involves
    micro-machining silicon to create suspended proof masses and beams, typically using bulk micromachining (DRIE), surface micromachining , or SOI wafer bonding . Key steps include photolithography, deposition, doping, and etching to define 3D structures, often requiring precise wafer bonding to create capacitive or piezoresistive sensing elements.
    Common Fabrication Methods
    • Bulk Micromachining: Uses Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) to carve structures directly into a single-crystal silicon wafer, often for large, sensitive proof masses.
    • Surface Micromachining: Builds structural layers on top of a wafer, using sacrificial layers (like oxide) that are etched away to release suspended structures.
    • SOI Wafer Process: Utilizes Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) wafers to create precise mechanical layers, allowing high-performance capacitive structures.
    Key Process Steps
    1. Substrate Preparation: Starting with a polished single-crystal silicon wafer.
    2. Thin Film Deposition: Applying materials like silicon dioxide or silicon nitride for insulation or sacrificial layers using CVD or sputtering.
    3. Photolithography: Patterning photoresist to define the accelerometer's structure.
    4. Etching: Using dry etching (e.g., Plasma or DRIE) to etch deep, high-aspect-ratio trenches for proof masses.
    5. Releasing: Removing sacrificial layers to free the microstructure (e.g., proof mass and fingers).
    6. Bonding & Packaging: Anodic or fusion bonding to seal the device, followed by packaging to protect the sensor.
    Advanced Fabrication Approaches
    • 3D Printing (Two-Photon Polymerization): Used for rapid, low-cost, and high-precision prototyping, sometimes combined with metal evaporation for sensing.
    • Electrostatic Assembly: Used to modulate the stiffness of beams post-fabrication to increase sensitivity.
    • Metalized Structures: Utilizing shadow-masking and metal deposition (e.g., Au/Ti) to create conductive paths on 3D structures.
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      The fabrication process uses two major techniques: * Wafer bonding * Silicon deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) The process can be adap...
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    • Design and Fabrication of a Slanted-Beam MEMS Accelerometer
      Mar 7, 2017 — The sensitivity angle is calculated to be 45.4°, which is larger than simulated value 43.7°. This difference results from the geom...
      MDPI
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    • Process Flow for the fabrication of microaccelerometer, a deposition ...
      This simplified the technique compared to the classic UV-LIGA and guaranteed high quality and uniformity of the resulting structur...
      ResearchGate
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