Practice - Typical Materials
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Practice Questions
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What is a common structural layer used in surface micromachining?
💡 Hint: Think about materials with conductive properties.
Name a material used as a sacrificial layer.
💡 Hint: This is a common material used in front-end lithography.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following is a common structural layer material?
💡 Hint: It's an allotrope of silicon that is critical for electronic applications.
True or False: Silicon Nitride cannot be used as a structural material in MEMS.
💡 Hint: Consider its advantages in flexible applications.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple MEMS device using polysilicon and silicon nitride. Discuss the choice of materials and their physical properties.
💡 Hint: Discuss the typical forces the device will encounter.
Evaluate the impact of using photoresist versus silicon dioxide as sacrificial layers in a MEMS process.
💡 Hint: Consider applications that may require specific material properties.
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