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MEMS device members having portions that contact a substrate and associated methods of operating

US6496351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 2001
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2061/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

MEMS devices include a substrate, an anchor attached to the substrate, and a multilayer member attached to the anchor and spaced apart from the substrate. The multilayer member can have a first portion that is remote from the anchor and that curls away from the substrate and a second portion that is adjacent the anchor that contacts the substrate. Related methods are also disclosed.

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