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The Use Of SOI Wafers In MEMS Production

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

SOI wafers were introduced in 1978 as an alternative technology due to their high speeds, error-reduction, low power usage, improved scaling and their immunity to latch-up. Originally, Silicone on Insulator processes were used in small ...

How SOI Wafers are Advancing MEMS Manufacturing

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

Advancements in MEMS manufacturing, like many technological markets, is greatly driven by size, cost, and performance. Implementing SOI wafer solutions in the MEMS fabrication process allows production of smaller devices, cheaper costs and higher device ...

MEMS: A Tiny Package With Potential To Revolutionize Every Field of Technology

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

Micro-electromechanical systems, more frequently known by the acronym MEMS, are micro devices which can be used as sensors, valves, gears, mirrors, actuators, and more. Most often combined with, or comprising, a microprocessor, they make possible ...

MEMS Fabrication Processes

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

The techniques utilized in MEMS fabrication borrow from techniques established for the integrated circuit industry, but they have been extended to include production of mechanical components. There are three elements in the conventional processing of ...

Introduction to Silicon Wafers used in Electronics

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

Silicon wafers are actually semiconductor devices that are heavily used in today’s electronics. To some, these micro devices may seem dismissible but they really have important uses in technology. Silicon wafers are primarily used in ...

MEMS Fabrication and Micromachining Processes

By Jessica Gomez · 12 years ago

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System - MEMS for short - is a fabrication process that explores potential applications for customized process technologies and processing capabilities of microdevices. In other words, MEMS technology is used to manufacture electronic micro ...

What's Cool About Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems or MEMS For Short?

By Jessica Gomez · 13 years ago

You've probably seen, used and taken for granted items that run on microdevices derived through MEMS Processes. Nano-technology may not have your attention, but the mighty power of microdevices drives technology to new heights whether ...

Silicon Wafers Are Used In Electronics

By Jessica Gomez · 13 years ago

Silicon wafers are semiconductor devices used in many electronics today. Even though they sound like a snack, they have a very important job. They are used in making computer chips by many manufacturers. These tiny ...

Physical Vapor Deposition Of Thin Film

By Jessica Gomez · 13 years ago

PVD or physical vapor deposition is a method with the help of which a thin film of material is coated on a substrate by following certain steps. First, the material which is to be deposited ...

A Brief Overview of Manufacturing Processes for Semiconductor Devices

By Jessica Gomez · 13 years ago

Television, radio, cell phone and other electrical or electronics goods have semiconductor devices in them. The materials used in semiconductor devices are capable of partially conducting electricity, unlike full conductors of electricity like aluminum, copper ...