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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juergen A. Foerstner, Mesa, AZ (US);
Steven M. Smith, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Raymond Mervin Roop, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for making a MEMS structure ( ). In accordance with the method, a CMOS substrate ( ) is provided which has interconnect metal ( ) deposited thereon. A MEMS structure is created on the substrate through the plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon and silicon-germanium alloys. The low deposition temperatures attendant to the use of PACVD allow these materials to be used for MEMS fabrication at the back end of an integrated CMOS process.