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Protection layers in micromirror array devices

US7459402B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2005
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/0833
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To protect the structural layers from being eroded in the etching process, a protection layer is deposited on the exposed structural layers of the micromirror. The protection layer is deposited before etching and removed after etching.

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