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Crescent shaped patterns for self-alignment of micro-parts: Part II - Self-alignment demonstration and conductivity evaluation

  • Mengqing Liu
  • , Dong F. Wang
  • , Shouhei Shiga
  • , Takao Ishida
  • , Ryutaro Maeda
  • Ibaraki University
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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Abstract

A 'crescent-shaped' binding alignment mark, more applicable to the self-alignment than reported 'tear-drop/elliptical hole' pattern, was designed and comparatively studied with other possible alignment marks by introducing the overlap ratio analysis (DTIP 2011). Recently, in order to apply this novel design to micro-parts with positive and negative poles on the binding sites, a modified 'crescent-shaped' pattern with an insulated space area, defined as 'crescent-shaped/interval' for self-alignment of micro-parts with two poles was further proposed and discussed. In this report however, the self-alignment process has been in-situ observed and studied using a 'square' binding alignment pattern with relatively higher energy barrier but four fully aligned orientations at four off-set angles. Sequential images reveal a slow translational motion in the early stage followed by a faster rotational alignment. The conductivity evaluation before and after the self-alignment of micro-parts has been also preliminarily considered.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDTIP 2014 - Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9782355000287
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, DTIP 2014 - Cannes, France
Duration: 2 Apr 20144 Apr 2014

Publication series

NameDTIP 2014 - Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS

Conference

Conference2014 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, DTIP 2014
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityCannes
Period2/04/144/04/14

Keywords

  • Conductivity evaluation
  • In-situ observation
  • Maximum overlap ratio
  • One-mask micromachining
  • Self-alignment demonstration
  • Square binding pattern

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