PostFlex Process Flow



 
Introduction Process Flow Applications Examples
 
   
 A "sacrificial" high surface area to volume ratio film is deposited on "mother" substrate.
   
Sacrificial layer is high-temperature stabilized and capped.
   
Devices are fabricated, with high temperature processes:
  • deposition
  • annealing and crystallization
  • oxidation
  • dopant activation
   
Completed devices are covered with encapsulation medium; used as
  • final substrate
  • carrier substrate
   
  • Access vias made to remove the sacrificial layer
  • Access vias can also be pre-drilled into the mother substrate
   
  • Chemical removal of sacrificial layer releases devices
  • Structures can be incorporated to minimize stresses
  • Advanced via design makes separation fast


   
The separated devices can be:
  • Used with the encapsulation medium as the final substrate
  • Transferred to a final glass or plasic substrate
   
  • Tiled to make large area devices


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