Hi Cla, usually people measure stress by how much the substrate bows. We studied backgrinding stress by grinding to 80 microns thick and using a long scan profilometer scan to measure the bow. An inferometer can also be used. Scott -----Original Message----- From: cla rai [mailto:fromsingawithlove@yahoo.it] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:15 AM To: General MEMS discussion Subject: [mems-talk] stress induced by backgrinding hi!! i want to study the stressed induced by backgrinding in a silicon wafer..do somebody have an idea on how can i do that?