Patent ID: 8258590

Claim:
A method for producing a component, in particular a micromechanical, micro-electromechanical or micro-opto-electromechanical component, comprising the following steps: production of a first layer assembly, which has a first substrate, on the latter a first insulation layer and on the latter an at least partly conductive covering layer, after producing the first layer assembly, production of first depressions and second depressions in the covering layer, wherein the first depressions have a first etching depth and the second depressions have a second etching depth, which is smaller than the first etching depth and smaller than the thickness of the covering layer, and the first etching depth is at least equal to the thickness of the covering layer, after producing the first and second depressions, application of an at least partly conductive structure layer to the covering layer, in such a way that the structure layer adjoins the covering layer on that side of the covering layer, in which the second depressions are produced, and at least in regions.