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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Brian D. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Robert G. Walmsley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rodney L. Alley, Albany, OR (US);
Dennis M. Lazaroff, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sara J. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Brian D. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Robert G. Walmsley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rodney L. Alley, Albany, OR (US);
Dennis M. Lazaroff, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sara J. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes methods of forming capacitive sensors. One method includes forming a first electrode array of the capacitive sensor on a first structure. Forming the first electrode array can include: forming a dielectric material on a substrate material; forming an electrode material on the dielectric material; removing portions of the electrode material to form a number of electrodes separated from each other; and removing at least a portion of the dielectric material from between the number of electrodes. The method can include bonding the first structure to a second structure having a second electrode array of the capacitive sensor formed thereon such that the number of electrodes of the first electrode array face a number of electrodes of the second electrode array.