Fabrication of silicon micro-mechanical structures
A method for protecting a material of a microstructure comprising the material and a noble metal layer against undesired galvanic etching during manufacture, the method comprises forming on the structure a sacrificial metal layer having a lower redox potential than the material, the sacrificial meta...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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28.07.2009
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Summary: | A method for protecting a material of a microstructure comprising the material and a noble metal layer against undesired galvanic etching during manufacture, the method comprises forming on the structure a sacrificial metal layer having a lower redox potential than the material, the sacrificial metal layer being electrically connected to the noble metal layer. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20050149921 |