Abstract:
The present invention relates to a small-sized thin galvanomirror for detecting the displacement angle of a mirror, which is produced by a semiconductor process. By using a semiconductor process, a movable plate (5) and a torsion bar (6) for supporting this movable plate (5) are integrally formed on a silicon substrate (2), and a planar coil (7) and a total reflection mirror (8) are formed on the upper surface of the movable plate (5). Permanent magnets (10A, 10B) and (11A, 11B) for generating magnetic fields are fixedly disposed on the planar coil (7) to thereby control the amount and direction of current to be conducted to the planar coil (7) so as to variably control the swinging angle of the movable plate (5) through the balance between a magnetic force generated and a torsional force by the torsion bar (6). Furthermore, detecting coils (12A, 12B) are provided below the movable plate (5) to thereby cause a detection current to flow to the planar coil (7) by superposing it on a driving current, whereby the detection of a displacement angle of the mirror is performed through the relative inductance variation between the planar coil (7) and the detection coils (12A, 12B) based on this detection current.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a thin and compact galvanomirror produced by using semiconductor fabrication technology. A flat movable plate (5) and a torsion bar (6) for rotatably supporting this movable plate (5) are integrally formed on a silicon substrate (2) by using semiconductor fabrication technology, and a flat coil (7) and a total reflection mirror (8) are formed on the upper surface of the movable plate (5). Further, glass substrates (3), (4) are disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the silicon substrate (2), and permanent magnets (10A, 10B and 11A, 11B) for causing magnetic fields to act on the coil (7) are fixed at predetermined positions of these glass substrates. The rocking angle of the movable plate (5) is varied depending on the balance of the resulting magnetic force and the torque by controlling the quantity and direction of the current flowing through the coil (7).
Abstract:
A substrate used for a package of a microdevice has flat front and back surfaces and a wiring extending between the surfaces and conduct electricity between the surfaces through the wiring.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a thin and compact solenoid relay produced by employing semiconductor production technique. A flat sheet-like movable plate (5) and a torsion bar (6) for pivotally supporting the movable plate (5) are integrally formed on a silicon substrate (2) by employing semiconductor production technique. A flat surface coil (7) is disposed on the upper surface of the movable plate (5) and a movable contact (9), on the lower surface side. Further, glass substrates (3) and (4) are disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the silicon substrate (2), and a fixed contact (11) capable of coming into contact with the movable contact (9) is disposed on the lower glass substrate (4). Permanent magnets (13A, 13B and 14A, 14B for causing a magnetic field to act ont the flat surface coil are fixedly disposed on the glass substrates (3) and (4). Power is fed to the flat surface coil (7) to generate the magnetic force so as to rotate the movable plate (5) against torsion of the torsion bar (6) and to bring the movable contact (9) and the fixed contact (11) into contact with, or out of contact from, each other.
Abstract:
A fail-safe logical operation circuit which includes a transformer (T) for converting binary input signals to magnetic flux to sum them up, and a level detector (1) for detecting this sum and generating binary outputs having logical values of "1" and "0". In this way, the fail-safe circuit can simplify the circuit construction and can reduce the level of the logical output.