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Surface micromachining, the Glossary

Index Surface micromachining

Surface micromachining builds microstructures by deposition and etching structural layers over a substrate.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Accelerometer, Acid, Array, Bulk micromachining, Cantilever, Glass, Integrated circuit, Ion, Magnetic nanoparticles, MEMS, Microstructure, Nanoelectromechanical relay, Nanoparticle deposition, Photolithography, Plasma (physics), Plastic, Polycrystalline silicon, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polymer, Semiconductor device fabrication, Silicon, Silicon dioxide, Substrate (materials science), Thin-film solar cell, Thin-film transistor, Wafer (electronics).

  2. Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems

Accelerometer

An accelerometer is a device that measures the proper acceleration of an object.

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Acid

An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.

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Array

An array is a systematic arrangement of similar objects, usually in rows and columns.

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Bulk micromachining

Bulk micromachining is a process used to produce micromachinery or microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Surface micromachining and Bulk micromachining are Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems, Microtechnology and Nanotechnology.

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Cantilever

A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is unsupported at one end.

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Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.

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Integrated circuit

An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, computer chip, or simply chip, is a small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors.

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Ion

An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.

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Magnetic nanoparticles

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are a class of nanoparticle that can be manipulated using magnetic fields.

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MEMS

MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) is the technology of microscopic devices incorporating both electronic and moving parts. Surface micromachining and MEMS are Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems and Microtechnology.

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Microstructure

Microstructure is the very small scale structure of a material, defined as the structure of a prepared surface of material as revealed by an optical microscope above 25× magnification.

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Nanoelectromechanical relay

A nanoelectromechanical (NEM) relay is an electrically actuated switch that is built on the nanometer scale using semiconductor fabrication techniques. Surface micromachining and nanoelectromechanical relay are Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems.

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Nanoparticle deposition

Nanoparticle deposition refers to the process of attaching nanoparticles to solid surfaces called substrates to create coatings of nanoparticles.

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Photolithography

Photolithography (also known as optical lithography) is a process used in the manufacturing of integrated circuits. Surface micromachining and Photolithography are Microtechnology.

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Plasma (physics)

Plasma is one of four fundamental states of matter (the other three being solid, liquid, and gas) characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons.

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Plastic

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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Polycrystalline silicon

Polycrystalline silicon, or multicrystalline silicon, also called polysilicon, poly-Si, or mc-Si, is a high purity, polycrystalline form of silicon, used as a raw material by the solar photovoltaic and electronics industry.

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Polyethylene terephthalate

Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins.

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Polymer

A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.

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Semiconductor device fabrication

Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to manufacture semiconductor devices, typically integrated circuits (ICs) such as computer processors, microcontrollers, and memory chips (such as NAND flash and DRAM). Surface micromachining and semiconductor device fabrication are Microtechnology.

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Silicon

Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.

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Silicon dioxide

Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula, commonly found in nature as quartz.

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Substrate (materials science)

Substrate is a term used in materials science and engineering to describe the base material on which processing is conducted.

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Thin-film solar cell

Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or TFs) of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal.

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Thin-film transistor

A thin-film transistor (TFT) is a special type of field-effect transistor (FET) where the transistor is made by thin film deposition.

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Wafer (electronics)

In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si, silicium), used for the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, to manufacture solar cells.

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See also

Microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_micromachining