Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

February 2011

Patent Number

7892440

Abstract

The present invention illustrates a bulk silicon etching technique that yields straight sidewalls, through wafer structures in very short times using standard silicon wet etching techniques. The method of the present invention employs selective porous silicon formation and dissolution to create high aspect ratio structures with straight sidewalls for through wafer MEMS processing.

Application Number

11/828,639

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

07/26/2007

Primary/U.S. Class

216/2

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