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Method for manufacturing a micro-actuator

US7083737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2004
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/435
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A micro-actuator having a stage capable of a see-saw motion and a method for its manufacture are disclosed. In the micro-actuator according to the present invention, a plurality of parallel driving comb-type electrodes are formed on the bottom of the stage, and a plurality of parallel fixed comb-type electrodes are formed on a base plate. At both sides of the stage is a torsion bar that enables the see-saw motion. The torsion bar is supported by a frame comprised of a first frame layer and a second frame layer. The torsion bar and the first frame layer form one body. The first and second frame layers are bonded by a metal eutectic bonding layer between metal layers.

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