To get rid of the abstract and tedious design of the current methodology
a new generation method of mask and process flow for surface micromachined devices is proposed
where the constructed 3D geometric models are employed to recognize and generate basic process layers
such as silicon substrate layers
structural layers
sacrificial layers and metal layers
by analyzing the 3D component features and material information. The mask and process flow are automatically generated from the basic layers according to the geometric characteristics and material information
and a program is developed through the application programming interfaces of SolidWorks to verify the method. A practical example shows that this method is effective and straightforward to obtain mask and process flow from the constructed geometric models of surface micromachined devices.
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