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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1998
Hubert Jerominek, Ste-Foy, CA;
Institut National d'Optique, Sainte-Foy, CA;
Abstract
The microbridge structure comprises a substrate layer provided with two first electrical contacts; a microstructure including a sensing area provided with two second electrical contacts; and a micro support for suspending the microstructure over and at a predetermined distance from the substrate layer. The micro support has two electrically conductive paths made of electrically conductive layers. The two electrically conductive paths connect respectively the two first electrical contacts of the substrate layer to the two second electrical contacts of the microstructure. The micro support extends generally underneath the microstructure, between the microstructure and the substrate layer. The invention also relates to a method for forming the microbridge structure.