Pinholes are usually a result of particles that mask the evap'ed metal - either clean the substrates well of coat thicker than the diameter of the particles. shay -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of Yue Mun Pun, Jeffrey Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:20 AM To: General MEMS discussion Subject: [mems-talk] Pin holes in evaporated Chromium, Titanium and Gold Hi, I'm just wondering if anybody has observed pin holes in thermally or e-beam evaporated Chromium, Titanium and Gold. If so, how thick do I have to evaporate these metal films for the pin holes to disappear?