Patent ID: 8790534

Claim:
A system for fabricating micro- and nano-devices and structures, the system comprising: a platform stage on which a substrate is positioned and moved during machining, a femto-second laser for performing machining on the substrate, a focused-ion beam for performing machining on the substrate, a plasma focused-ion beam for performing machining on the substrate, and a conventional laser for performing machining on the substrate, the micro- and nano-devices and structures including: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS); Microsytems; Nanosystems; Photonics; 3-D integration, heterogeneous integration; and Nanotechnology devices and structures, the micro- and nano-devices and structures having a range of depth, lateral or depth and lateral dimensions ranging from nanometers to millimeters.