Methods of making electromechanical three-trace junction devices
First Claim
1. A method of producing an electromechanical circuit element, the method comprising:
- providing a first structure having first support structures and a first electrically conductive element;
providing a conductive trace of defined orientation on a surface of the first structure so as to contact the first support structures, wherein the trace comprises a plurality of unaligned nanotubes, each nanotube generally extending along the trace, wherein each nanotube is not constrained to being parallel to the orientation of the trace; and
providing a second structure having second support structures and a second electrically conductive element, wherein the second support structures contact the trace.
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Abstract
Methods of producing an electromechanical circuit element are described. A lower structure having lower support structures and a lower electrically conductive element is provided. A nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanically responsive element) is formed on an upper surface of the lower structure so as to contact the lower support structures. An upper structure is provided over the nanotube ribbon. The upper structure includes upper support structures and an upper electrically conductive element. In some arrangements, the upper and lower electrically conductive elements are in vertical alignment, but in some arrangements they are not.
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1. A method of producing an electromechanical circuit element, the method comprising:
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providing a first structure having first support structures and a first electrically conductive element;
providing a conductive trace of defined orientation on a surface of the first structure so as to contact the first support structures, wherein the trace comprises a plurality of unaligned nanotubes, each nanotube generally extending along the trace, wherein each nanotube is not constrained to being parallel to the orientation of the trace; and
providing a second structure having second support structures and a second electrically conductive element, wherein the second support structures contact the trace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of producing an electromechanical circuit element, the method comprising:
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providing a first structure;
providing a conductive trace of defined orientation on a surface of the first structure so as to contact the first structure, wherein the trace comprises a plurality of unaligned nanotubes, each nanotube generally extending along the trace, wherein each nanotube is not constrained to being parallel to the orientation of the trace; and
providing a second structure in contact with the trace, wherein the second structure pins the trace to the first structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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