Gravure profonde du silicium

Deux réacteurs (SPTS Rapier, Oxford Estrelas) sont dédiés à la gravure profonde anisotrope de Si et de SOI permettant de réaliser le procédé switché Bosch et le procédé cryogénique (gravure continue dans le mélange de SF6/O2 dans la gamme de température -70°C à -150°C). 

Deposits of organic thin films under vacuum are also proposed (parylene, pentacene,...).

- Variation of the etching profile, such as the angle of the etching flanks, by adjusting the oxygen content in the SF6/O2 mixture in cryogenic etching.

 

1.  Change of etching angle with the variation of oxygen rate in cryogenic process


- Bosch process for creating membranes, especially on SOI, with stress control, thin thicknesses, or even drilled membranes. Typically used for MEMs or BioMEMs applications.

gravure Bosch

2. Réalisation d’un HF MEMs pour l’AFM par gravure Si Bosch (Équipe NAM6)

 

- Deep and very dense engravings by Bosch process, such as µ-pillars or µ-tubes. Engraving possible up to 100 µm depth on tube diameters of 2 µm-3 µm and pitch of 1 µm. Used in particular in energy storage applications.

Bosch process

3. gravure de microtubes diamètre 2µm, pitch 1µm en procédé Bosch (groupe CSAM, C. Lethien, RS2E)

- Deep anisotropic etchings with very low sidewall roughness by cryogenic process. Generally used for optoelectronic component realization as a replacement for Bosch etching for this reason.

- Silicon substrate feedthrough in Bosch process

- Deposition of conformal C4F8 layers on any type of surface including nanowires. Use as surface functionalization to increase contact angle in microfluidic applications, bioMEMs,...

Contact: Dmitri Yarekha