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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
John L. Dunec, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Peeters, Fremont, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michel A. Rosa, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dirk Debruyker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Hantschel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John L. Dunec, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Peeters, Fremont, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michel A. Rosa, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dirk DeBruyker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Hantschel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the support structure supporting the moveable electrode becomes unstable when the moveable electrode moves too close to the fixed electrode. By repositioning the fixed electrode from being directly underneath the moving electrode, a much wider range of controllable motion is achievable. Wide ranges of controllable motion are particularly important in optical switching applications.