摘要 |
<p>A method of manufacturing a monolithic silicon acceleration sensor is disclosed. The monolithic silicon acceleration sensor is micromachined from silicon to form one or more sensor cells, each sensor cell having an inertial mass positioned by beam members fixed to a silicon support structure. A sandwiched etch-stop layer is formed between a first silicon wafer section and a second silicon wafer section. A first section of the inertia mass and beam members are formed by etching a U-shaped channel and a bar-shaped channel in the first wafer section of the sandwiched layer to the etch-stop layer. A second section of the inertial mass is formed by aligning a frame-shaped channel in the second wafer section with the U-shaped channel and the bar-shaped channel in the first section, and etching the frame-shaped channel to the etch-stop layer. After stripping exposed etch-stop layer, an inertial mass positioned by beam members fixed to a silicon support structure is formed. A first cover plate structure is bonded to a first surface of the silicon support structure.</p> |