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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Arman Gasparyan, New Providence, NJ (US);
Sungho Jin, San Diego, CA (US);
Herbert R. Shea, Washington Township, NJ (US);
Robert B. Van Dover, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Wei Zhu, Warren, NJ (US);
Arman Gasparyan, New Providence, NJ (US);
Sungho Jin, San Diego, CA (US);
Herbert R. Shea, Washington Township, NJ (US);
Robert B. Van Dover, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Wei Zhu, Warren, NJ (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device, a method of manufacture therefore, and an optical communications system including the same. The device includes an electrode located over a substrate and a charge dissipation layer located proximate and electrically coupled to the substrate. The device may further include a moveable element located over the electrode.