4. WORKING OF MEMS
SENSORS - GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT
ELECTRONICS - PROCESSES THE INFORMATION
GATHERED AND DIRECTS THE ACTUATORS
ACTUATORS - RESPOND TO THE DIRECTION &
CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT TO DESIRED
OUTPUT
6. BUILDING BLOCKS OF MEMS
1. DEPOSITION PROCESS.
a. PHYSICAL
b. CHEMICAL
2. LITHORAPHY PROCESS.
a. NEGATIVE RESIST.
b. POSITIVE RESIST.
3. ETCHING PROCESS.
a. WET
b .DRY
20. INDIA’S FIRST SILICON
MEMS
VLM MICROTHRUSTER
DEVELOPED AT MICROELECTRONIC
LAB OF IIT KHARAGPUR
UNDER SUPERVISION OF PROF S.K
LAHIRI
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THRUST
FROM SEVERAL HUNDERED MICRO
NEWTON TO FEW MILLINEWTONS
25. FUTURE OF MEMS
AS THE WORLD HAVE REALISED THE
POWER OF MEMS WE CAN SAY THAT
INCREASINGLY COMPLEX SYSTEMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE .
AND AFTER ACCELEROMETERS,INK JET
NOZZLES,&MIRROR ARRAYS ,RF MEMS
USED FOR WIRELESS ID TAGS
CERTAINLY COULD BE THE NEXT
SUCCES STORY OF MEMS.