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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/04 (2006.01); H01L 41/193 (2006.01); H01L 27/20 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/042 (2013.01); H01L 27/20 (2013.01); H02M 3/073 (2013.01); H01L 41/193 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator device comprises an electroactive polymer actuator () and a control circuit for driving the electroactive polymer actuator. The control circuit comprises a voltage boosting circuit including at least a capacitor (; C, C, C). An electroactive polymer layer () forms the electroactive polymer actuator in an active region () as well as a dielectric layer of the capacitor in a passive region (). This provides integration of components to enable cost reductions and miniaturization.