Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Chan-Bong Jun

Moon-chul Lee

Seog-woo Hong

Hyung Jin Choi

Seok-whan Chung

Seok-jin Kang

Kyu-dong Jung

Hoon Song

Mi Na Jang

Dong-sik Shim

Kyu-Dong Jung

Hyung Ki Choi

Eun-sung Lee

Jong-Seok Kim

Seok-Whan Chung

Jung-ho Kang

Seok-Jin Kang

O-Gweon Seo

Ci-moo Shong

A method and apparatus for vacuum-mounting at least one micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) on a substrate includes a gas injecting section for injecting an inert gas into a vacuum chamber; a substrate aligning section for aligning a semiconductor substrate and a cover, the cover having a cavity formed therein and a getter attached to an interior surface of the cavity; a bonding section for bonding the semiconductor substrate and the cover together; and a controlling section for controlling the substrate aligning section to align the semiconductor and the cover, for controlling the gas injecting section to inject the inert gas into the vacuum chamber, and for controlling the bonding section to bond the semiconductor substrate and the cover together after the inert gas is injected.

Method and apparatus for vacuum-mounting a micro electro mechanical system on a substrate

Disclosed is a method for forming a plurality of metal structures having different heights on a semiconductor substrate. The disclosed method for manufacturing a metal structure having different heights includes: forming a plurality of seed layers, to have heights corresponding to the metal structure to be formed, on a semiconductor substrate so that those layers can be electrically separated, performing a plating process using a plating mold, and applying different currents to the respective seed layers so that the plating thickness can be adjusted for each of the seed layers. Accordingly, a plurality of metal structures having different heights can be obtained by a plating mold forming process and a plating process that are performed just once, respectively.

Method for manufacturing metal structure having different heights

A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) includes a resistance layer deposited on the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate and having a recess therein, a membrane layer on the upper surfaces of the resistance layer and the recess, thereby forming an air gap between the membrane layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a resonator having a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode deposited on the membrane layer. The resistance layer may include first and second resistance layers, the first resistance layer having the recess therein and the second resistance layer being deposited on the upper surfaces of the recess. Thus, the air gap is formed without etching the semiconductor substrate, enhancing the resonant characteristics of the FBAR. Active and/or passive devices can be formed underneath the air gap to be integrated with the FBAR.

Film bulk acoustic resonator having an air gap and a method for manufacturing the same

A method of forming a via hole through a glass wafer includes depositing a material layer on an outer surface of the glass wafer, the material layer having a selection ratio higher than that of the glass wafer, forming a via-patterned portion on one side of the material layer, performing a first etching in which the via-patterned portion is etched to form a preliminary via hole, eliminating any remaining patterning material used in the formation of the via-patterned portion, performing a second etching in which the preliminary via hole is etched to form a via hole having a smooth surface and extending through the glass wafer, and eliminating the material layer. The method according to the present invention is able to form a via hole through a glass wafer without allowing formation of an undercut or minute cracks, thereby increasing the yield and reliability of MEMS elements.

Method of forming a via hole through a glass wafer

A metal wiring method for an undercut in a MEMS packaging process includes disposing a MEMS element on a silicon substrate, welding a glass wafer to an upper portion of the silicon substrate having the MEMS element disposed thereon, the glass wafer having a hole formed therein for connecting a metal wiring, depositing a thin metal film for the metal wiring in the hole, and ion-mealing the deposited thin metal film. By the ion-mealing, the method is capable of connecting a metal wiring to a via hole having an undercut.

Metal wiring method for an undercut

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Chan-Bong Jun