• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1923-1930
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• 2004

This paper presents digital microflow controllers(DMFC), where a fluidic digital-to-analog converter(DAC) is used to achieve high-linearity, fine-level flow control for applications to precision biomedical dosing systems. The fluidic DAC, composed of binary-weighted flow resistance, controls the flow-rate based on the ratio of the flow resistance to achieve high-precision flow-rate control. The binary-weighted flow resistance has been specified by a serial or a parallel connection of an identical flow resistor to improve the linearity of the flow-rate control, thereby making the flow-resistance ratio insensitive to the size uncertainty in flow resistors due to micromachining errors. We have designed and fabricated three different types of 4-digit DMFC: Prototype S and P are composed of the serial and the parallel combinations of an identical flow resistor, while Prototype V is based on the width-varied flow resistors. In the experimental study, we perform a static test for DMFC at the forward and backward flow conditions as well as a dynamic tests at pulsating flow conditions. The fabricated DMFC shows the nonlinearity of 5.0% and the flow-rate levels of 16(2$^{N}$) for the digital control of 4(N) valves. Among the 4-digit DMFC fabricated with micromachining errors, Prototypes S and P show 27.2% and 27.6% of the flow-rate deviation measured from Prototype V, respectively; thus verifying that Prototypes S and P are less sensitive to the micromachining error than Prototype V.V.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2019

The high-precision laser scriber carries out scribing alumina ceramic substrates for manufacturing ultra-small chip resistors. The ceramic substrates are loaded, aligned, scribed, transferred, and unloaded. The entire process is fully automated, thereby minimizing the scribing cycle time of the ceramic substrates and improving the throughput. The scriber consists of the laser optical system, pick-up module of ceramic substrates, pre-alignment module, TH axis drive work table, automation module for substrate loading / unloading, and high-speed scribing control S/W. The loader / unloader unit, which has the greatest influence on the scribing cycle time of the substrates, carries the substrates to the work table that carries out the cutting line work by driving the X and Y axes as well as by adsorbing the ceramic substrates. The loader / unloader unit consists of the magazine up / down part, X-axis drive part for conveying the substrates to the left and right direction, and the vision part for detecting the edge of the substrate for the primary pre-alignment of the substrates. In this paper, the laser scribing machining simulation is performed by applying the instrument mechanism of each component module. Through this study, the scribing machining process is first verified by analyzing the process operation and work area of each module in advance. In addition, the scribing machining process is optimized by comparing and analyzing the scribing cycle time of one ceramic substrate according to the alignment stage module speed.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2005

저항 값을 맞추기 위한 트리밍 공정이 낮은 저항온도계수와 높은 정밀성을 요구하는 박막저항기 특성에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 수행되었다. 스퍼터링 방법으로 제조된 박막 저항기의 트리밍 속도에 따른 저항기의 특성 변화와 온도계수의 변화가 관찰되었다. 트리밍 속도의 증가에 따라서 박막 저항기 특성은 저하되었으며, 열처리로 저항 값의 평균 편차 $0.26\%$ 및 저항온도계수 52.77(ppm/K)의 개선효과가 있었다. 1k$\Omega$와 10k$\Omega$저항기가 100k$\Omega$ 박막저항기 보다는 특성이 양호하였으며, 트리밍 속도의 치적 조건으로는 20mm/sec와 특성 개선을 할 수 있는 최적 열처리 온도는 593K였으며 최적 조건에서 제작된 저항기의 저항 값의 평균 편차는 $0.31\%$ 및 저항온도계수 10(ppm/K)미만이었다.