ZHAI Yanzhao, CAI Anjiang, ZHANG Dongpeng, HAN Chao, LI Li. Fabrication process of MEMS print head based on silicon-silicon low temperature direct bonding[J]. CIESC Journal, 2019, 70(3): 1220-1226
ZHAI Yanzhao, CAI Anjiang, ZHANG Dongpeng, HAN Chao, LI Li. Fabrication process of MEMS print head based on silicon-silicon low temperature direct bonding[J]. CIESC Journal, 2019, 70(3): 1220-1226DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20180919.
Fabrication process of MEMS print head based on silicon-silicon low temperature direct bonding
Aiming at the processing of complex chamber structure of MEMS piezoelectric integrated print head
a set of fabrication process based on ICP etching combined with silicon-silicon low temperature direct bonding was proposed. Firstly
the upper and lower chamber structures of the print head are separately fabricated by the ICP bulk silicon dry etching process
and then the two silicon wafers with the chamber structures are directly bonded at a low temperature to form a complete print head chamber. Through bonding experiments on the upper and lower chamber structures of the print head
the mechanism of silicon-silicon low temperature direct bonding was further explored and verified. Besides
the effects of different activation methods and annealing time on bonding quality were analyzed
and the bonding process was optimized. The low temperature direct bonding process lays the foundation for the fabrication of MEMS devices with complex three-dimensional structures. The test results show that the finished MEMS print head has a high bonding strength
and the chamber flow channel has good integrity and sealing.
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