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DRIE and bonding assisted low cost MEMS processing of in-plane HAR inertial sensors

Rajaraman et al., 2008

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4339727507511462452
Author
Rajaraman V
Makinwa K
French P
Publication year
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2008 International Conference on Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Microsystems

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We present a simple, flexible and low cost MEMS fabrication process, developed using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) and wafer bonding technologies, for manufacturing in-plane high aspect ratio (HAR) inertial sensors. Among examples, the design and fabrication results of a …
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