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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirokazu Nishino, Akishima, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirokazu Nishino, Akishima, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Silicon Quest Kabushiki-Kaisha, , JP;
Olympus Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A micromirror device comprises a plurality of mirrors arranged on a substrate, an elastic hinge for supporting each mirror to be deflectable, an address electrode having first and second regions arranged across the deflection axis of each mirror, a driving circuit for controlling a deflection of the mirror, and a stopper provided in a position of making contact with the mirror in a deflected state of the mirror. When the mirror makes contact with the stopper, the potential of the mirror or the stopper changes.