• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.95-109
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• 2009

A low temperature plasma process has been widely used for semiconductor fabrication and can also be applied for the preparation of solar cell, MEMS or NEMS, but they are notorious in the point of particle contamination. The nano-sized particles can be generated in the low temperature plasma process and they can induce several serious defects on the performance and quality of microelectronic devices and also on the cost of final products. For the preparation of high quality thin films of high efficiency by the low temperature plasma process, it is desirable to increase the deposition rate of thin films with reducing the particle contamination in the plasmas. In this paper, we introduced the studies on the generation and growth of nanoparticles in the low temperature plasmas and tried to introduce the recent interesting studies on nanoparticle generation in the plasma reactors.

• 센서학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2002

광 저장장치는 디스크 트랙에 레이저빔을 위치시켜 정보를 저장한다. 정보의 용량이 증대되면서 좀더 높은 저장 밀도를 요구하게 되었고, 그만큼 정밀한 레이저빔의 위치제어가 필요하게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 광 저장장치용 정전형 마이크로 미러를 MEMS기술을 이용해 제조하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 마이크로 미러는 벌크 마이크로머시닝 기술에 의하여 제조되었으며, 특히 접합공정이 이루어지고 난 후에 연마공정에 의해서 실리콘 웨이퍼의 두께 및 미러면의 형태를 형성하는 공정을 적용함으로서 제현성을 높였다. 제작된 미러의 크기는 $3.0mm{\times}2.5mm$ 이고, 35V에서 변위는 $3.2{\mu}m$ 였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.674-680
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• 2017

본 논문은 현재 개인 휴대기기 및 대형 디스플레이 장비의 제어에서 폭넓게 사용되고 있는 터치스크린 패널 (TSP; Touch Screen Panel)의 정상 작동 유무를 확인하기 위한 micro bump 제작 기술에 관한 연구이다. 터치스크린 패널은 감압식, 정전식 등의 여러 가지 방식이 있으나 지금은 편리성에 의하여 정전식 방식이 주도하고 있다. 정전식의 경우 해당하는 좌표의 접촉에 따라 전기적 신호가 변화하게 되고, 이를 통하여 접촉 위치를 확인할 수 있으며 따라서 접촉 위치에 따른 전기 특성 검사가 필수적이다. 검사공정에서 TSP의 모델이 변경됨에 따라 새로운 micro bump를 제작이 및 검사 프로그램의 수정이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 새로운 micro bump 제작 시 mask를 사용하지 않아 보다 경제적이며 변화에 대응이 유연한 maskless lithography 시스템을 이용하여 micro bump 제작 가능성에 대하여 확인하였다. 이를 위하여 제작되는 bump의 pitch에 따른 전기장 간섭 시뮬레이션을 진행하였으며, maskless lithogrphy 공정을 적용하기 위한 패턴 이미지를 생성하였다. 이후 MEMS 기술에 해당하는 PR(Photo Resist) 패터닝 공정에서 노광(Lithography) 공정 및 현상(Developing) 공정을 통하여 PR 마스크를 제작한 후 electro-plating 공정을 통하여 micro bump를 제작하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.107-110
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• 2000

In this experiment, we fabricated pyramid-type silicon tunneling devices in which a tunneling current flow between a micro-tip and Si$_3$N$_4$ thin film membrane. A MEMS process was used for the fabrication of the tunneling devices. The micro-tips were formed on Si wafers by undercutting a differently oriented square of SiO$_2$ with KOH. The stiffness of the Si$_3$N$_4$ films were observed and the model for the stiffness calculation, which is useful in predicting the stiffness even when the stiffness ranges beyond the scope of the normal experimental condition, was suggested.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2006

A high-resolution shadow mask, or called a nanostencil was fabricated for high resolution lithography. This high-resolution shadowmask was fabricated by a combination or MEMS processes and focused ion beam (FIB) milling. 500 nm thick and $2{\times}2mm$ large membranes wore made on a silicon wafer by micro-fabrication processes of LPCVD, photolithography, ICP etching and bulk silicon etching. A subsequent FIB milling enabled local membrane thinning and aperture making into the thinned silicon nitride membrane. Due to the high resolution of the FIB milling process, nanoscale apertures down to 70 nm could be made into the membrane. By local deposition through the apertures of nanostencil, nanoscale patterns down to 70 nm could be achieved.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.366-372
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• 2007

This paper presents the fabrication techniques of microcooling fins for microelectronics applications. The various types of cooling fins have been fabricated on the surface of a silicon wafer (4inch-N type) by using wet etching technique. The designed micro fins and micro channels are considered as an effective method for cooling microelectronics devices generating high heat flux. Further we extensively investigate the design processes fabricating micro fins and channels which can cool the heat generated from high density electronics devices.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 영호남학술대회 논문집
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• pp.301-306
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• 2000

This paper describes on the fabrication of a SOI substrate by SDB technology and electrochemical etch-stop. The surface of the thinned SDB SOI substrate is more uniform than that of grinding or polishing by mechanical method, and this process was found to be a very accurate method for SOI thickness control. During electrochemical etch-stop, leakage current versus voltage curves were measured for analysis of the open current potential(OCP) point, the passivation potential(PP) point and anodic passivation potential. The surface roughness and the controlled thickness selectivity of the fabricated a SDB SOI substrate were evaluated by using AFM and SEM, respectively.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2010

This paper describes the fabrication and characteristics of AlN piezoelectric MPG(micro power generator). The micro energy harvester was fabricated to convert ambient vibration energy to electrical power as a AlN piezoelectric cantilever with Si proof-mass. To be compatible with CMOS process, AlN thin film was grown at low temperature by RF magnetron sputtering and micro power generators were fabricated by MEMS technologies. X-ray diffraction pattern proved that the grown AlN film had highly(002) orientation with low value of FWHM(full width at the half maximum, $\theta=0.276^{\circ}$) in the rocking curve around(002) reflections. The implemented harvester showed the $198.5\;{\mu}m$ highest membrane displacement and generated 6.4 nW of electrical power to $80\;k{\Omega}$ resistive load with $22.6\;mV_{rms}$ voltage from 1.0 G acceleration at its resonant frequency of 389 Hz. From these results, the AlN piezoelectric MPG will be possible to suitable with the batch process and confirm the possibility for power supply in portable, mobile and wearable microsystems.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2021

Thermoplastic microfluidic devices are used in BioMEMS for medical and biotechnology applications, such as gene extraction, DNA analysis, and virus detection. In this research, a simple fabrication protocol with a commercially available pneumatic hot press is proposed and demonstrated for polycarbonate microfluidic devices. Microfluidic channels with a width of 200 ㎛ and a height of 10 ㎛ were designed and machined onto a brass plate as a mold insert using a CNC milling machine. The resulting microfluidic channels on the mold insert were assessed and found to have an actual width of 198 ㎛ and a height of 10 ± 0.25 ㎛. The microfluidic channels were replicated on a polycarbonate sheet using the proposed replication technique at 146℃ for 20 minutes under a constant load of 2400 kgf. The devices were then naturally cooled to 100℃ while maintaining the same pressure. It was found that the microchannels were successfully replicated in the polycarbonate, with a width of 198 ㎛ and a height of 10.07 ㎛. The proposed replication technique thus offers the rapid mass production of high-quality microfluidic devices at a low cost with a process that, unlike conventional photolithography systems, does not require expensive equipment.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2020

Silicon wafer etching in micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication is challenging to form 3-D structures. Well known Si-wet etch of silicon employs potassium hydroxide (KOH), tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). However, the existing silicon wet etching process has a fatal disadvantage that etching of the back side of the wafer is hard to avoid. In this study, a wet etching bath for 150 mm wafers was designed to prevent back-side etching of silicon wafer, and we demonstrated the optimized process recipe to have anisotropic wet etching of silicon wafer without any damage on the backside. We also presented the design of wet bath for 300 mm wafer processing as a promising process development.