Photoimaged channel plate for a switch
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1. A switch, comprising:
- a) a photoimaged channel plate defining at least a portion of a number of cavities, a first cavity of which is defined by a first channel formed in the photoimaged channel plate;
b) a plurality of electrodes exposed within one or more of the cavities;
c) a switching fluid, held within one or more of the cavities, that serves to open and close at least a pair of the plurality of electrodes in response to forces that are applied to the switching fluid; and
d) an actuating fluid, held within one or more of the cavities, that serves to apply said forces to the switching fluid.
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Disclosed herein is a channel plate for a fluid-based switch. The channel plate is produced by 1) depositing a photoimagable dielectric layer onto a substrate, 2) photoimaging at least one channel plate feature on the dielectric layer, and 3) developing the dielectric layer to form the at least one channel plate feature in the dielectric layer, thereby forming the channel plate. Switches using photoimaged channel plates, and a method for making a switch with a photoimaged channel plate, are also disclosed.
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1. A switch, comprising:
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a) a photoimaged channel plate defining at least a portion of a number of cavities, a first cavity of which is defined by a first channel formed in the photoimaged channel plate;
b) a plurality of electrodes exposed within one or more of the cavities;
c) a switching fluid, held within one or more of the cavities, that serves to open and close at least a pair of the plurality of electrodes in response to forces that are applied to the switching fluid; and
d) an actuating fluid, held within one or more of the cavities, that serves to apply said forces to the switching fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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