Less then 3:1 width to height and 12 mils (.012 inch) its a snap to microdrill, you could easily go to 5:1. Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger BrennanTo: Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 1:05 PM Subject: [mems-talk] Drilling through holes > Hi everybody! > > I'm now wet etching to make through holes in 12 mil (305 microns) <100> Si. > The desired hole size is about 10 mils by 30 mils (254 microns by 762 > microns). > > Is laser or physical drilling a possible alternative? > > How about deep RIE? > > Thanks. > > > Roger Brennan > Home: > 1403 Forrestal Avenue > San Jose, CA 95110 > (408)453-0711 (telephone) > (408)573-9407 (fax) > rogerbr@earthlink.net > > Work: > Endevco > 355 N. Pastoria Ave. > Sunnyvale, CA 94085 > 408-739-3533 ext 204 > roger.brennan@endevco.com > _______________________________________________ > mems-talk@memsnet.org mailing list: to unsubscribe or change your list > options, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk > Hosted by the MEMS Exchange, providers of MEMS processing services. > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org/