摘要 |
<p>Three-dimensional structures of arbitrary shape are fabricated on the surface of a substrate (10) through a series of processing steps wherein a monolithic structure is fabricated in successive layers. A first layer (14) of photoresist material is spun onto a substrate (10) surface (18) and is exposed (26) in a desired pattern corresponding to the shape of a final structure, at a corresponding cross-sectional level in the structure. The layer is not developed after exposure; instead, a second layer (30) of photoresist material is deposited and is also exposed (32) in a desired pattern. Subsequent layers (40,52,64) spun onto the top surface of prior layers (14,30) and exposed (44,54,66), and upon completion of the succession of layers each defining corresponding levels of the desired structure, the layers are all developed at the same time leaving the three-dimensional structure (22).</p> |