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MEMS device formed inside hermetic chamber having getter film

US7696622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2008
Grant dateApr 13, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB81B7/0038
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A MEMS device including a getter film formed inside a hermetic chamber provides stable performance of the MEMS device by electrically stabilizing the getter film. The MEMS device includes a movable portion and a fixed portion formed inside the hermetic chamber. The hermetic chamber is formed by a base material of the MEMS device and glass substrates and having a cavity and cavities made therein. A part of any continuous getter film formed inside the hermetic chamber connects to only one of any one or a plurality of predetermined electrical potentials of the fixed portion and a ground potential of the fixed portion through the base material of the MEMS device.

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