Global Patent Index - EP 1196349 A1

EP 1196349 A1 20020417 - MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

Title (en)

MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

Title (de)

MIKROELEKTROMECHANISCHE BAUELEMENTE UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS MICROELECTRIQUES ET LEURS PROCEDES DE FABRICATION

Publication

EP 1196349 A1 20020417 (EN)

Application

EP 00945011 A 20000629

Priority

  • US 0017988 W 20000629
  • US 14141399 P 19990629

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0100523A1] Micro-electromechanical devices, substrate assemblies from which the devices can be manufactured, and methods to manufacture the devices are disclosed. The invention combines the advantages of conventional surface and bulk micromachining processes using a sacrificial layer to create an integrated micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technology that provides high performance, high yield, and manufacturing tolerance. The devices manufactured according to the present invention include, but are not limited to, pressure sensors, vibration sensors, accelerometers, gas or liquid pumps, flow sensor, resonant devices, and infrared detectors.

IPC 1-7

B81B 3/00

IPC 8 full level

B81B 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B81C 1/00182 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0264 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0118 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0127 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0315 (2013.01); B81C 2201/0109 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0100523A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0100523 A1 20010104; WO 0100523 A9 20020725; AU 5901100 A 20010131; CA 2377189 A1 20010104; EP 1196349 A1 20020417

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0017988 W 20000629; AU 5901100 A 20000629; CA 2377189 A 20000629; EP 00945011 A 20000629