MEMS technology

How Excimer Lasers and Ultrafast Lasers Compare for Polymer Micromachining

It can be a complex calculus to weigh the pros and cons of various laser technologies for polymer micromachining. Here is some guidance on the subject. Micromachining of polymer materials is possible with ultrafast lasers at long wavelengths even though ...

MD&M East: 2020-11-15 - MEMS technology

UpNano: Forging Ahead in Microfabrication With Two-Photon Polymerization

A curated collection of industry and product deep-dives. Stefanie Brickwede’s efforts at Deutsche Bahn and Mobility Goes Additive are herculean and will have a significant impact on our industry ...

3dprint.com: 2020-11-14 - MEMS technology

Morphing 2D circuits - next-generation microfluidics gets rid of solid walls

"Moreover" he adds, "they do not suffer from the catastrophic gas-bubble issues so commonly found in traditional microfluidics; with fluid walls gas bubbles are automatically released to the atmosphere via naturally occurring buoyancy forces." Principle of ...

Nanowerk: 2020-11-19 - MEMS technology

Electrical Testing and Environmental Screening of Hybrid Microelectronic Devices

Overspecifying the environmental conditions can have an adverse effect on microelectronic circuits that require, among other test results, overdesigning packages and components. The very tests that are intended to ensure reliability may in fact damage the ...

MD&M East: 2020-11-16 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Compound Photonics opens MicroLED Innovation Acceleration Center in Chandler, AZ

By leveraging CP’s deep experience in making 3 µm pixel high performance microdisplays and its strategic partners’ new generation of manufacturing solutions ranging from CMP, hybrid wafer bonding, metrology and packaging, the collaboration at MiAC ...

Optics: 2020-11-17 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Building Method Could Power Anti-Counterfeiting Tools

Scientists have developed a new nanoscale building technique that could help create exclusive anti-counterfeiting and chemical sensing tools, which can be used with the human eyes. Heyou Zhang and collaborator Calum Kinnear working in the NanoScience ...

AZoNano: 2020-11-18 - Nanotechnology

Researchers find a completely new way to control the conductivity of materials at nanoscale

(Nanowerk News) “We found a completely new way to control the conductivity of materials at nanoscale,” says Professor Dennis Meier at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Nanowerk: 2020-11-19 - Nanotechnology

Researchers apply nanoscale graphene 'magic' angle to acoustics

Two atomically thin carbon sheets stacked on top of each other, called bilayer graphene, exhibit unique properties when one of the layers is twisted at a certain angle—a "magic" angle. The study of magic and other angle misalignments between two layers of material and their effects on material properties has been dubbed twistronics,

Phys.org: 2020-11-20 - Nanotechnology

Featured Periodical

Springer Nature Publishing Releases New Book on MEMS Manufacturing Authored by Dr. Michael Huff, Founder and Director of the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange (MNX) at Corporation for National Research Initiatives.

The volume is entitled: Process Variations in Microsystems Manufacturing and covers how to estimate and manage the dimensional and material property variations resulting from the use of micro- and nano-fabrication techniques when designing and developing a microsystems device for production. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and engineers working in the field as well as students at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

This book thoroughly examines and explains the basic processing steps used in MEMS fabrication (both integrated circuit and specialized micro machining processing steps. The book places an emphasis on the process variations in the device dimensions resulting from these commonly used processing steps. This will be followed by coverage of commonly used metrology methods, process integration and variations in material properties, device parameter variations, quality assurance and control methods, and design methods for handling process variations. A detailed analysis of future methods for improved microsystems manufacturing is also included. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and engineers working in the field as well as students at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

Examines and explains the basic processing steps used in MEMS fabrication; Illustrates best practices and lessons learned in manufacturing of microsystems for commercial products with detailed case studies; Reviews future methods that may provide for improved process variations.