Surface microcomponents fabricated by UV depth lithography and electroplating

Bernd Loechel; Andreas Maciossek

doi:10.1117/12.221275

19 September 1995 Surface microcomponents fabricated by UV depth lithography and electroplating

Bernd Loechel, Andreas Maciossek

Proceedings Volume 2639, Micromachining and Microfabrication Process Technology; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221275
Event: Micromachining and Microfabrication, 1995, Austin, TX, United States

Abstract

A new technology called 3D UV-Microforming consisting of an advanced resist preparation process, UV lithographic steps, resist development, moulding procedures by electrodeposition, and finally stripping and cleaning for finishing the structures was developed for application in microsystem technology. It enables the low-cost fabrication of a wide variety of micro components for many different users. During resist preparation, layers up to two hundred pm thickness have been obtained until now. By using a standard UV mask aligner as an exposure tool followed by immersion development, thick resist layers up to 100 jim could be patterned in a single step on pre-processed silicon wafers. Repeated exposure and development were successfully used for structuring resist layers of up to 200 R thickness. High aspect ratios of more than 10 as well as steep edges of more than 88' could be fabricated. The resist patterns were moulded by using pulse or DC electroplating. For microsystem applications some metals and alloys were deposited. Three-dimensional micro components were fabricated as demonstrators for the new technique. It allows the use of materials with interesting properties which could not be provided by standard processes. Keywords: 3D UV-Microforming, electrochemical microfabrication, UV lithography, thick photoresist layers, high aspect ratio, steep edges, moulding by electrodeposition, sacrificial layers, 3D surface components, low-cost technology

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Bernd Loechel and Andreas Maciossek "Surface microcomponents fabricated by UV depth lithography and electroplating", Proc. SPIE 2639, Micromachining and Microfabrication Process Technology, (19 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221275

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