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Zyvex Corporation: Pioneering 3D MEMS Technology for Nanotech Applications
技术
- 传感器 - 加速度计
- 传感器 - 声学传感器
适用行业
- 电子产品
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 产品研发
用例
- 网状网络
- 虚拟原型与产品测试
服务
- 硬件设计与工程服务
- 系统集成
挑战
Zyvex Corporation 是一家领先的分子纳米技术开发公司，面临着开发微机电系统 (MEMS) 技术以实现新纳米技术应用的挑战。大多数商用 MEMS 器件本质上是二维的，生长在平坦的基底上或从平坦的基底上蚀刻而成。然而，Zyvex 看到了 MEMS 技术的潜力，该技术可以提供具有 3D 特性的结构和设备。挑战在于制造过程。构建 3D MEMS 设备需要某种形式的组装，以将结构从制造平面升起并将其移动到适当的位置。传统的组装方法成本高昂，而替代方法也有局限性。此外，计算分析的使用对于微结构的设计至关重要，因为微加工周期可能需要长达四个月的时间。
关于客户
Zyvex Corporation 总部位于德克萨斯州理查森，是第一家分子纳米技术开发公司，也是商业纳米技术应用的积极开发商。该公司拥有材料、工具和结构三大产品线，专注于三个细分市场：航空航天和国防；医疗保健和医学；以及电子和半导体。 Zyvex 客户包括波音、Easton Sports、霍尼韦尔国际和德州仪器等行业领导者。该公司在州和联邦机构的资助下活跃于多个研究领域。
解决方案
Zyvex 公司开发了一种独特的方法来克服这些挑战。他们设计了兼容的 MEMS 组件，这些组件可以在自动化过程中解开、从晶圆平面上移除并组装。这是通过使用 MEMS 末端执行器和高精度机器人技术的定向拾放微组装工艺实现的。这使得集成在单独工艺中制造的微型元件成为可能。 Zyvex 在 MEMS 设计过程中也严重依赖有限元分析 (FEA) 工具。这些工具使他们能够设计、分析和测试 MEMS 结构，从而显着加快工作速度。他们使用 Altair HyperMesh 等先进的 FEA 工具来更好地控制网格密度，并使用 Altair HyperView 等后处理工具的可视化功能来了解 MEMS 设备的性能和功能。
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