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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Dana Richard Dereus, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventor:
Dana Richard DeReus, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignees:
Turnstone Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Wispry, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B026/00 ; H01S057/00 ; H02N010/00 ; G01J001/36 ; H01B013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
MEMS Device Having Contact and Standoff Bumps and Related Methods. According to one embodiment, a movable MEMS component suspended over a substrate is provided. The component can include a structural layer having a movable electrode separated from a substrate by a gap. The component can also include at least one standoff bump attached to the structural layer and extending into the gap for preventing contact of the movable electrode with conductive material when the component moves.