Process for fabricating a monolayer or multilayer metal structure in LIGA technology, and structure obtained
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ROLEX SA
- Publication Date
- 2007-09-19
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing single-layer or multilayer structures by the LIGA process, and to new single-layer or multilayer metal structures obtainable by this method. Background technique
[0002] DGC Mitteilungen No.104, 2005 mentions that the high-precision metal parts used to manufacture chronographs, such as anchors or escape wheels, are called LIGA (Lithographie GalvanikAbformung [Lithography, Electroforming, Molding], produced by Karlsruhe, Germany. The method designed by W.Ehrfeld of the Center for Nuclear Research in Erwin) the use of the process. This method has the disadvantage of requiring expensive equipment, a synchrotron, to produce X-ray irradiation. Therefore it cannot be widely used in watchmaking.
[0003] A.B. Frazier et al., Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2, 2, June 1993 describe the fabrication of metal structures by electrodeposition of metals in molds made of polyimide-based photore...