Patent ID: 6630367
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: B81B,B81C,H01H

Abstract:
A method of making a MEM tunneling sensor comprising the steps of:(a) defining a cantilevered beam structure and a mating structure on a first substrate or wafer; (b) forming at least one contact structure and a mating structure on a second substrate or wafer, the mating structure on the second substrate or wafer being of a complementary shape to the mating structure on the first substrate or wafer; (c) positioning the mating structure of the first substrate or wafer into a confronting relationship with the mating structure of the second substrate or wafer; (d) bonding a layer associated with said mating structure on the first substrate or wafer with a layer associated with the mating structure on the second substrate or wafer; and (e) removing at least a portion of the first substrate or wafer to release the cantilevered beam structure.