Thermally and electrically isolated single crystal silicon structures in CMOS technology

Thermally and electrically isolated single crystal silicon structures have been fabricated using a post-processing anisotropic tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) electrochemical etch. The process was carried out on CMOS circuits fabricated by a commercial foundry. Since the etch consists of a single micromachining step performed on packaged and bonded dice, this technique has the potential for cost-effective prototyping and production of integrated sensors and circuits.<<ETX>>

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