Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micromirror array assembly with in-array pillars
- Patent Title (中): 具有阵列支柱的微镜阵列组件
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Application No.: US12853411Application Date: 2010-08-10
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Publication No.: US08693082B2Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Satyadev Patel , Andrew G. Huibers , Peter Richards , Terry Tarn , Dietrich Dehlinger
- Applicant: Satyadev Patel , Andrew G. Huibers , Peter Richards , Terry Tarn , Dietrich Dehlinger
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Warren L. Franz; Wade J. Brady, III; Frederick J. Telecky, Jr.
- Main IPC: G02B26/00
- IPC: G02B26/00 ; G02B26/08

Abstract:
The present invention provides a microstructure device comprising multiple substrates with the components of the device formed on the substrates. In order to maintain uniformity of the gap between the substrates, a plurality of pillars is provided and distributed in the gap so as to prevent decrease of the gap size. The increase of the gap size can be prevented by bonding the pillars to the components of the microstructure. Alternatively, the increase of the gap size can be prevented by maintaining the pressure inside the gap below the pressure under which the microstructure will be in operation. Electrical contact of the substrates on which the micromirrors and electrodes are formed can be made through many ways, such as electrical contact areas, electrical contact pads and electrical contact springs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100302618A1 Micromirror Array Assembly with In-Array Pillars Public/Granted day:2010-12-02
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