Patent ID: 7075161

Claim:
An apparatus for the construction of one of a microscale and nanoscale device, comprising: a first region comprising a diaphragm, the diaphragm comprising a first insulator material, the diaphragm having a top surface and a bottom surface, a second region comprising a second insulator material laterally surrounding the first region and having an upper surface substantially flush with the bottom surface of the first region, a substrate region comprising semiconductor material supporting the first region, the semiconductor material comprising a rigid frame laterally surrounding the diaphragm, wherein the second region is positioned between a portion of the bottom surface of the first region and a portion of an upper surface of the substrate region, a substrate cavity region beneath the diaphragm, a third region comprising a third insulator material, the third region being disposed atop the diaphragm, the third region being substantially thicker than the diaphragm and having a third cavity therethrough exposing a portion of the top surface of the diaphragm, the exposed portion of the top surface of the diaphragm being suitable for fabrication of one of a microscale and a nanoscale device.