Method of passivating a micromechanical device within a hermetic package
First Claim
1. A method rendering passive a surface of a micromechanical device, comprising the steps of:
- a) placing said micromechanical device in a package;
b) placing a predetermined quantity of a passivant in said package;
c) sealing said micromechanical device and said passivant from the ambient; and
d) activating said passivant to passivate said micromechanical device with said passivant to render said micromechanical device passive.
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Abstract
A method of passivating a hermetically sealed micromechanical device (14) with a passivant (100). A predetermined quantity of the passivant (100) is placed within the cavity (54) of a lid (42) after the lid and package base (46) have been activated. Thereafter, by heating the package (10) including the passivant, the passivant will sublime within the hermetically sealed package (10) to provide a monolayer of passivant across the active surfaces of the micromechanical die (14). An improved hermetic seal is achieved since the passivant is sublimed after the laser weld process. In addition, the effectiveness of the passivation process is improved since the passivation is performed after the package is sealed, without the risk of any impurities entering into the package to degrade the effectiveness of the passivation.
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9 Claims
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1. A method rendering passive a surface of a micromechanical device, comprising the steps of:
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a) placing said micromechanical device in a package; b) placing a predetermined quantity of a passivant in said package; c) sealing said micromechanical device and said passivant from the ambient; and d) activating said passivant to passivate said micromechanical device with said passivant to render said micromechanical device passive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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