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Electro-mechanical device having a charge dissipation layer and a method of manufacture therefor

US6869815B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2002
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3594
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device, a method of manufacture therefore, and an optical communications system including the same. The device includes an electrode located over a substrate and a charge dissipation layer located proximate and electrically coupled to the substrate. The device may further include a moveable element located over the electrode.

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