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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
William Craig McDonald, Allen, TX (US);
Ryan Patrick Savage, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01); B81B 3/0035 (2013.01); G09G 3/346 (2013.01); B81B 2201/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and Apparatus for micromirror designs with electrode contact. In some examples, a micromirror including a mirror, a mirror via coupled to the mirror, a hinge coupled to the mirror via, the hinge including a springtip associated with a first side of the micromirror, the springtip associated with a first terminal, and an electrode associated with the first side of the micromirror, the electrode having a dielectric coating in contact with the springtip, the electrode associated with a second terminal different than the first terminal.