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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Hing Wah Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Harold Ackler, Boise, ID (US);
Scott E. Solberg, Mountain View, CA (US);
John S. Fitch, Los Altos, CA (US);
David K. Fork, Mountain View, CA (US);
David G. Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael C. Weisberg, Woodside, CA (US);
Hing Wah Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Harold Ackler, Boise, ID (US);
Scott E. Solberg, Mountain View, CA (US);
John S. Fitch, Los Altos, CA (US);
David K. Fork, Mountain View, CA (US);
David G. Duff, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael C. Weisberg, Woodside, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
SolFocus, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system may include an optical element including a surface defining a recess, conductive material disposed within the recess, and a solder mask disposed over a portion of the conductive material. The solder mask may define an aperture through which light from the optical element may pass. Some aspects provide creation of an optical element including a surface defining a recess, deposition of conductive material on the surface such that a portion of the deposited conductive material is disposed within the recess, and substantial planarization of the surface to expose the portion of the conductive material disposed within the recess.