Ballarini, 1998 - Google Patents

Recent developments in experimental and theoretical studies of the mechanical behavior of polycrystalline silicon for microelectromechanical systems

Ballarini, 1998

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14931526087411007730
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Ballarini R
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL)

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A review of recent developments in experimental and theoretical studies of the mechanicalbehavior of polycrystalline silicon structures whose dimensions are comparable to those of typicalmicro electromechanical systems devices is presented. It is concluded that …
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