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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1996
Dong-Kuk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An improved method for manufacturing an array of M.times.N thin film actuated mirrors comprises the steps of: providing an active matrix including M.times.N connecting terminals; constructing a thin film sacrificial layer on the top surface of the active matrix; removing portions of the thin film sacrificial layer surrounding each of the connecting terminals; forming a supporting member in each of the removed portions to thereby form a supporting layer; forming an elastic layer on top of the supporting layer; structuring a conduit in each of the supporting members and the elastic layer; depositing a second thin film layer on top of the elastic layer; patterning the second thin film layer into M.times.N second thin film electrodes; forming a thin film electrodisplacive layer on top of the second thin film electrodes and the elastic layer; patterning the thin film electrodisplacive layer into M.times.N thin film electrodisplacive members; patterning the elastic layer into M.times.N elastic members; depositing a first thin film layer thereon; patterning the first thin film layer into M.times.N first thin film electrodes; and removing the thin film sacrificial layer to thereby form the array of M.times.N thin film actuated mirrors.