Table 6 Yield results of the two high temperature tests on xy devices

From: Design, fabrication, characterization and reliability study of CMOS-MEMS Lorentz-force magnetometers

XY device with long sensing plates

Dev. L (μm)

300

400

500

600

 

Sense L (μm)

 

100 x 4

82 x 6

74 x 8

 

Couplings

 

4

6

6

TOTAL

Yield before 400 °C 1 h

 

13/13 (100%)

11/13 (85%)

13/13 (100%)

37/39 (95%)

Yield after 400 °C 1 h

 

7/13 (54%)

5/13 (38%)

10/13 (77%)

22/39 (56%)

Yield before 450 °C 0.5 h

 

13/13 (100%)

13/13 (100%)

12/13 (92%)

38/39 (97%)

Yield after 450 °C 0.5 h

 

5/13 (38%)

2/13 (15%)

0/13 (0%)

7/39 (18%)

XY device improved with shorter sensing plates (Fig. 6a)

Dev. L (μm)

300

400

500

600

 

Sense L (μm)

 

33 x 6

 

36 x 7

 

Couplings

 

2

 

6

TOTAL

Yield before 400 °C 1 h

 

12/13 (92%)

 

13/13 (100%)

25/26 (96%)

Yield after 400 °C 1 h

 

12/13 (92%)

 

13/13 (100%)

25/26 (96%)

Yield before 450 °C 0.5 h

 

12/13 (92%)

 

13/13 (100%)

25/26 (96%)

Yield after 450 °C 0.5 h

 

5/13 (38%)

 

3/13 (23%)

8/26 (31%)