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B81C2201/0135	12	Controlling etch progression	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0135		18
B81C2201/0136	13	by doping limited material regions	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0136		61
B81C2201/0138	13	Monitoring physical parameters in the etching chamber, e.g. pressure, temperature or gas composition	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0138		46
B81C2201/0139	13	with the electric potential of an electrochemical etching	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0139		14
B81C2201/014	13	by depositing an etch stop layer, e.g. silicon nitride, silicon oxide, metal	CPCONLY	B81C2201/014		268
B81C2201/0142	13	Processes for controlling etch progression not provided for in B81C2201/0136&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/014	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0142		56
B81C2201/0143	11	Focussed beam, i.e. laser, ion or e-beam	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0143		208
B81C2201/0145	11	Spark erosion	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0145		5
B81C2201/0146	11	Processes for removing material not provided for in B81C2201/0129&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/0145	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0146		34
B81C2201/0147	10	Film patterning	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0147		26
B81C2201/0149	11	Forming nanoscale microstructures using auto-arranging or self-assembling material	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0149		312
B81C2201/015	11	Imprinting	CPCONLY	B81C2201/015		12
B81C2201/0152	12	Step and Flash imprinting, UV imprinting	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0152		13
B81C2201/0153	12	Imprinting techniques not provided for in B81C2201/0152	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0153		50
B81C2201/0154	11	other processes for film patterning not provided for in B81C2201/0149&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/015	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0154		30
B81C2201/0156	10	Lithographic techniques	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0156		59
B81C2201/0157	11	Gray-scale mask technology	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0157		25
B81C2201/0159	11	Lithographic techniques not provided for in B81C2201/0157	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0159		85
B81C2201/016	10	Passivation	CPCONLY	B81C2201/016		65
B81C2201/0161	9	Controlling physical properties of the material	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0161		16
B81C2201/0163	10	Controlling internal stress of deposited layers	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0163		10
B81C2201/0164	11	by doping the layer	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0164		27
B81C2201/0166	11	by ion implantation	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0166		15
B81C2201/0167	11	by adding further layers of materials having complementary strains, i.e. compressive or tensile strain	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0167		101
B81C2201/0169	11	by post-annealing	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0169		42
B81C2201/017	11	Methods for controlling internal stress of deposited layers not provided for in B81C2201/0164&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/0169	CPCONLY	B81C2201/017		63
B81C2201/0171	10	Doping materials	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0171		18
B81C2201/0173	11	Thermo-migration of impurities from a solid, e.g. from a doped deposited layer	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0173		15
B81C2201/0174	9	for making multi-layered devices, film deposition or growing	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0174		70
B81C2201/0176	10	Chemical vapour Deposition	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0176		114
B81C2201/0177	11	Epitaxy, i.e. homo-epitaxy, hetero-epitaxy, GaAs-epitaxy	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0177		59
B81C2201/0178	11	Oxidation	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0178		80
B81C2201/018	11	Plasma polymerization, i.e. monomer or polymer deposition	CPCONLY	B81C2201/018		18
B81C2201/0181	10	Physical Vapour Deposition [PVD], i.e. evaporation, sputtering, ion plating or plasma assisted deposition, ion cluster beam technology	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0181		147
B81C2201/0183	10	Selective deposition	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0183		23
B81C2201/0184	11	Digital lithography, e.g. using an inkjet print-head	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0184		37
B81C2201/0185	11	Printing, e.g. microcontact printing	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0185		44
B81C2201/0187	11	Controlled formation of micro- or nanostructures using a template positioned on a substrate	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0187		40
B81C2201/0188	11	Selective deposition techniques not provided for in B81C2201/0184&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/0187	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0188		57
B81C2201/019	10	Bonding or gluing multiple substrate layers	CPCONLY	B81C2201/019		515
B81C2201/0191	10	Transfer of a layer from a carrier wafer to a device wafer	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0191		89
B81C2201/0192	11	by cleaving the carrier wafer	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0192		30
B81C2201/0194	11	the layer being structured	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0194		79
B81C2201/0195	11	the layer being unstructured	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0195		22
B81C2201/0197	10	Processes for making multi-layered devices not provided for in groups B81C2201/0176&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/0192	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0197		76
B81C2201/0198	9	for making a masking layer	CPCONLY	B81C2201/0198		151
B81C2201/03	8	Processes for manufacturing substrate-free structures	CPCONLY	B81C2201/03		3
B81C2201/032	9	LIGA process	CPCONLY	B81C2201/032		53
B81C2201/034	9	Moulding	CPCONLY	B81C2201/034		148
B81C2201/036	9	Hot embossing	CPCONLY	B81C2201/036		41
B81C2201/038	9	Processes for manufacturing substrate-free structures not provided for in B81C2201/034&#160;-&#160;B81C2201/036	CPCONLY	B81C2201/038		27
B81C2201/05	8	Temporary protection of devices or parts of the devices during manufacturing	CPCONLY	B81C2201/05		8
B81C2201/053	9	Depositing a protective layers	CPCONLY	B81C2201/053		180
B81C2201/056	9	Releasing structures at the end of the manufacturing process	CPCONLY	B81C2201/056		64
B81C2201/11	8	Treatments for avoiding stiction of elastic or moving parts of MEMS	CPCONLY	B81C2201/11		10
B81C2201/112	9	Depositing an anti-stiction or passivation coating, e.g. on the elastic or moving parts	CPCONLY	B81C2201/112		144
B81C2201/115	9	Roughening a surface	CPCONLY	B81C2201/115		55
B81C2201/117	9	Using supercritical fluid, e.g. carbon dioxide, for removing sacrificial layers	CPCONLY	B81C2201/117		27
B81C2203/00	7	Forming microstructural systems	CPCONLY	B81C2203/00		10
B81C2203/01	8	Packaging MEMS	CPCONLY	B81C2203/01		114
B81C2203/0109	9	Bonding an individual cap on the substrate	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0109		486
B81C2203/0118	9	Bonding a wafer on the substrate, i.e. where the cap consists of another wafer	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0118		576
B81C2203/0127	9	Using a carrier for applying a plurality of packaging lids to the system wafer	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0127		40
B81C2203/0136	9	Growing or depositing of a covering layer	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0136		292
B81C2203/0145	9	Hermetically sealing an opening in the lid	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0145		378
B81C2203/0154	9	Moulding a cap over the MEMS device	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0154		188
B81C2203/0163	9	Reinforcing a cap, e.g. with ribs	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0163		41
B81C2203/0172	9	Seals	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0172		61
B81C2203/0181	10	Using microheaters for bonding the lid	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0181		17
B81C2203/019	10	characterised by the material or arrangement of seals between parts	CPCONLY	B81C2203/019		422
B81C2203/03	8	Bonding two components	CPCONLY	B81C2203/03		52
B81C2203/031	9	Anodic bondings	CPCONLY	B81C2203/031		148
B81C2203/032	9	Gluing	CPCONLY	B81C2203/032		247
B81C2203/033	9	Thermal bonding	CPCONLY	B81C2203/033		22
B81C2203/035	10	Soldering	CPCONLY	B81C2203/035		259
B81C2203/036	10	Fusion bonding	CPCONLY	B81C2203/036		250
B81C2203/037	10	Thermal bonding techniques not provided for in B81C2203/035&#160;-&#160;B81C2203/036	CPCONLY	B81C2203/037		93
B81C2203/038	9	Bonding techniques not provided for in B81C2203/031&#160;-&#160;B81C2203/037	CPCONLY	B81C2203/038		119
B81C2203/05	8	Aligning components to be assembled	CPCONLY	B81C2203/05		7
B81C2203/051	9	Active alignment, e.g. using internal or external actuators, magnets, sensors, marks or marks detectors	CPCONLY	B81C2203/051		73
B81C2203/052	9	Passive alignment, i.e. using only structural arrangements or thermodynamic forces without an internal or external apparatus	CPCONLY	B81C2203/052		2
B81C2203/054	10	using structural alignment aids, e.g. spacers, interposers, male/female parts, rods or balls	CPCONLY	B81C2203/054		57
B81C2203/055	10	using the surface tension of fluid solder to align the elements	CPCONLY	B81C2203/055		8
B81C2203/057	10	Passive alignment techniques not provided for in B81C2203/054&#160;-&#160;B81C2203/055	CPCONLY	B81C2203/057		13
B81C2203/058	9	Aligning components using methods not provided for in B81C2203/051&#160;-&#160;B81C2203/052	CPCONLY	B81C2203/058		27
B81C2203/07	8	Integrating an electronic processing unit with a micromechanical structure	CPCONLY	B81C2203/07		8
B81C2203/0707	9	Monolithic integration, i.e. the electronic processing unit is formed on or in the same substrate as the micromechanical structure	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0707		12
B81C2203/0714	10	Forming the micromechanical structure with a CMOS process	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0714		136
B81C2203/0721	10	Forming the micromechanical structure with a low-temperature process (B81C2203/0735 takes precedence)	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0721		11
B81C2203/0728	10	Pre-CMOS, i.e. forming the micromechanical structure before the CMOS circuit	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0728		50
B81C2203/0735	10	Post-CMOS, i.e. forming the micromechanical structure after the CMOS circuit	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0735		222
B81C2203/0742	10	Interleave, i.e. simultaneously forming the micromechanical structure and the CMOS circuit	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0742		81
B81C2203/075	10	the electronic processing unit being integrated into an element of the micromechanical structure	CPCONLY	B81C2203/075		29
B81C2203/0757	10	Topology for facilitating the monolithic integration	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0757		3
B81C2203/0764	11	Forming the micromechanical structure in a groove	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0764		7
B81C2203/0771	11	Stacking the electronic processing unit and the micromechanical structure	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0771		101
B81C2203/0778	11	Topology for facilitating the monolithic integration not provided for in B81C2203/0764&#160;-&#160;B81C2203/0771	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0778		33
B81C2203/0785	9	Transfer and j oin technology, i.e. forming the electronic processing unit and the micromechanical structure on separate substrates and joining the substrates	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0785		69
B81C2203/0792	10	Forming interconnections between the electronic processing unit and the micromechanical structure	CPCONLY	B81C2203/0792		326
B81C2900/00	7	Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems	CPCONLY	B81C2900/00		18
B81C2900/02	8	Microextrusion heads	CPCONLY	B81C2900/02		10
