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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Jonathan C. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Satyadev R. Patel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan C. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Satyadev R. Patel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 3/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micromirror device and a method of making the same are disclosed herein. The micromirror device comprises a mirror plate, hinge, and post each having an electrically conductive layer. One of the hinge, mirror plate, and post further comprises an electrically insulating layer. To enable the electrical connections between the conducting layers of the hinge, mirror plate, and post, the insulating layer is patterned.