Fabrication of a large-area silicon mold with microstructures using a novel recombining technique

Chih Wei Wu, Chih Heng Chi, Hung Yin Tsai, Yung Kang Shen

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Abstract

This paper presents an innovative fabrication of a large-area silicon mold with microstructures. Conventional techniques capable of manufacturing a large size mold pose severe challenges in making microstructures. In contrast, semiconductor process is limited in its wafer scale. This paper shows a new approach to achieve a large beyond-wafer-size silicon mold with alignment microstructures using two-direction passive alignment recombining techniques. Anisotropic bulk-micromachining technique, laterally joined of (111) silicon crystal planes, passive-alignment methods are the key to fabricate a large-area silicon mold. The area of each small silicon plate is 2.9cm2. Therefore, four small silicon plates with microstructures were recombined as a large-area square silicon mold. The optical fibers were placed into V-grooves on small silicon plates to make sure of microstructures alignment, minimum tilting and rotation angles between plates during the recombining process. The gap, height difference, and aligning accuracy of microstructures between joined silicon plates were able to achieve 8μm, 0.902μm and 20μm, respectively. Moreover, the rotation and tilting angles could be lowered to 0.0622 degree and 0.002 degree, respectively. Microstructures on the large-area silicon mold are faithfully reproduced by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Finally, a 16.8 cm × 12.6 cm silicon mold was fabricated using twelve 4.2cm × 4.2cm silicon plates. It is believed that the novel technique will give an impact and create a highly value-added technology to the precise mold manufacturing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Materials Processing IX
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages213-218
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0878492674, 9780878492671
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2010 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: Jun 7 2010Jun 10 2010

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume443
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Other

Other9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2010
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period6/7/106/10/10

Keywords

  • Passive alignment
  • Recombining technique
  • Silicon mold

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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