Tube-shaped Pirani gauge for in situ hermeticity monitoring of SiN thin-film encapsulation

作者: F Santagata , J F Creemer , E Iervolino , P M Sarro

DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/10/105025

关键词: OptoelectronicsPirani gaugeSiliconVacuum levelMicroelectromechanical systemsThin film encapsulationDetection limitNanotechnologyDeflection (engineering)Small footprintMaterials science

摘要: … Pirani gauges made as a MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical … is the other heat sink of the Pirani gauge besides the silicon … poly-Si tube within a SiN layer, a dry etching of the poly-Si …

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