Fabrication of three dimensional X-ray mask using MEMS technology

  • Harutaka Mekaru
  • , Takayuki Takano
  • , Koichi Awazu
  • , Masaharu Takahashi
  • , Ryutaro Maeda

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Abstract

We fabricated silicon microstructures with inclined sidewalls on the SOI wafer by using tapered-RIE technique. Then, this wafer was processed to an X-ray mask that made the silicon structure an X-ray absorber. The inclined angle of the sidewall of silicon X-ray absorbers has been changed from 60 to 71 degrees by adjusting the pressure of the mixed gas in the process chamber of the ICP-RIE system. The thickness distribution of the X-ray absorber is different according to the difference of the inclined angle of the X-ray absorber. As a result, the transmission intensity of X-rays is locally changed, and the energy distribution of X-rays irradiated on a resist can be controlled. We experimented on the X-ray lithography using this X-ray gray mask and the beamline BL-4 in the synchrotron radiation facility TERAS of AIST. As a result, we succeeded in fabrication of three-dimensional PMMA microstructures by only one X-ray exposure without scanning and rotating the X-ray exposure stage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007
Pages447-451
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007 - Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: 16 Jan 200719 Jan 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007

Conference

Conference2007 2nd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2007
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityBangkok
Period16/01/0719/01/07

Keywords

  • Masks
  • Plasma materials-processing applications
  • Silicon on insulator technology
  • X-ray lithography

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