Atabak Rashidian et al 2010 J. Micromech. Microeng. 20 025026 doi:10.1088/0960-1317/20/2/025026
Atabak Rashidian1,2, David M Klymyshyn1,2, Martin Boerner3 and Jürgen Mohr3
Show affiliationsDeep x-ray lithography is applied for the first time to fabricate polymer-based antenna structures with different portions of ceramic contents. To produce successful and viable antenna structures, three different methods are proposed using positive and negative tone resists. In the first method the structures are lithographically fabricated avoiding an intermediate molding step using SU-8 as a photosensitive resist filled with fine ceramic powder with particles in the submicron range. In the second and third methods a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) mold is first fabricated by x-ray lithography, and then SU-8/MMA mixed with the high ceramic powder content is injected into the mold. In these methods a final step of crosslinking for SU-8 and polymerization for MMA is also required. Optimized fabrication parameters allow the production of high quality antenna structures as thick as 2.3 mm. X-ray lithography capabilities in fabrication of antennas and other passive microwave components with special features reinforce the idea of fabricating integrated passive microwave circuits along with active circuits using this emerging technology.
85.40.Hp Lithography, masks and pattern transfer
81.05.Qk Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites
85.50.-n Dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric devices
Soft matter, liquids and polymers
Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
Issue 2 (February 2010)
Received 25 September 2009, in final form 9 December 2009
Published 20 January 2010
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