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Final Dissertation
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DissertationAuthors
Carreno, Armando Arpys Arevalo
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Foulds, Ian G.Kosel, Jürgen

Committee members
Younis, Mohammad I.
Bohringer, Karl
Date
2016-11Embargo End Date
2017-12-06Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/621944
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At the time of archiving, the student author of this dissertation opted to temporarily restrict access to it. The full text of this dissertation became available to the public after the expiration of the embargo on 2017-12-06.Abstract
The development of a polyimide and metals multi-user surface micro-machining process for Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS) is presented. The process was designed to be as general as possible, and designed to be capable to fabricate different designs on a single silicon wafer. The process was not optimized with the purpose of fabricating any one specific device but can be tweaked to satisfy individual needs depending on the application. The fabrication process uses Polyimide as the structural material and three separated metallization layers that can be interconnected depending on the desired application. The technology allows the development of out-of-plane compliant mechanisms, which can be combined with six variations of different physical principles for actuation and sensing on a single processed silicon wafer. These variations are: electrostatic motion, thermal bimorph actuation, capacitive sensing, magnetic sensing, thermocouple-based sensing and radio frequency transmission and reception.Citation
Carreno, A. A. A. (2016). Polyimide and Metals MEMS Multi-User Processes. KAUST Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.25781/KAUST-Q5E4Hae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.25781/KAUST-Q5E4H