System and method of providing MEMS device with anti-stiction coating
First Claim
1. An interferometric light modulating device, comprising:
- a reflective element;
a transmissive element;
an anti-stiction coating located between said reflective element and said transmissive element and;
a sacrificial layer located between said reflective element and said transmissive element, wherein said anti-stiction coating is provided on at least a portion of said sacrificial layer.
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Abstract
In various embodiments of the invention, an anti-stiction coating is formed on at least one surface of an interior cavity of a MEMS device. Particular embodiments provide an anti-stiction on one or mirror surfaces of an interferometric light modulation device, also known as an iMoD in some embodiments. In other embodiments, an interferometric light modulation device is encapsulated within a package and the anti-stiction coating is applied after the package is fabricated. In one embodiment, one or more orifices are defined in the package, e.g., in a seal, a substrate or a backplate and the anti-stiction coating material is supplied into the interior of the package via the orifice(s). In one embodiment, the anti-stiction coating material includes a self-aligned (or self-assembled) monolayer. In yet another embodiment, the anti-stiction layer coating can be incorporated into a release process where a sacrificial layer of an interferometric light modulation device is etched away with the use of a gas.
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20 Claims
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1. An interferometric light modulating device, comprising:
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a reflective element; a transmissive element; an anti-stiction coating located between said reflective element and said transmissive element and; a sacrificial layer located between said reflective element and said transmissive element, wherein said anti-stiction coating is provided on at least a portion of said sacrificial layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An interferometric light modulating device, comprising:
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a reflective element; a transmissive element; an anti-stiction coating located between substantially all points of said reflective element and said transmissive element which would otherwise contact one another if the anti-stiction coating were absent; and a sacrificial layer located between said reflective element and said transmissive element, wherein said anti-stiction coating is provided on at least a portion of said sacrificial layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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