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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Mitsuhiko Kitagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Aizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuhiko Kitagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Aizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) apparatus is equipped with a light-emitting circuit, having a light-emitting device, to emit light; a light-receiving circuit having a series circuit of series-connected light-receiving devices that receive the emitted light to generate a voltage; and a MEMS assembly driven by the generated voltage.