Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control
First Claim
1. A method of making an electromechanical systems device, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
forming a plurality of movable elements over the substrate, wherein each movable element is separated from the substrate; and
forming a plurality of flexure controllers over the substrate that are configured to operably support the movable elements, wherein the flexure controllers include wing portions, each wing portion being connected to a portion of a movable element which it supports, and wherein the plurality of flexure controllers include at least two flexure controllers having wing portions of differing length.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a depth of a cavity between two layers of a light modulating device. A method of making a light modulating device includes providing a substrate, forming a sacrificial layer over at least a portion of the substrate, forming a reflective layer over at least a portion of the sacrificial layer, and forming one or more flexure controllers over the substrate, the flexure controllers configured so as to operably support the reflective layer and to form cavities, upon removal of the sacrificial layer, of a depth measurably different than the thickness of the sacrificial layer, wherein the depth is measured perpendicular to the substrate.
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1. A method of making an electromechanical systems device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a plurality of movable elements over the substrate, wherein each movable element is separated from the substrate; and forming a plurality of flexure controllers over the substrate that are configured to operably support the movable elements, wherein the flexure controllers include wing portions, each wing portion being connected to a portion of a movable element which it supports, and wherein the plurality of flexure controllers include at least two flexure controllers having wing portions of differing length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making an electromechanical systems device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a plurality of movable elements over the substrate, wherein each movable element is separated from the substrate; and forming a plurality of flexure controllers over the substrate that are configured to operably support the movable elements, wherein the flexure controllers include wing portions, each wing portion being connected to a portion of a movable element which it supports, and wherein at least a portion of at least two of the plurality of flexure controllers include wing portions of differing thickness. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making an electromechanical systems device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a plurality of movable elements over the substrate, each movable element is separated from the substrate; and forming a plurality of flexure controllers over the substrate configured so as to operably support the movable elements, wherein the flexure controllers include wing portions, each wing portion being connected to a portion of a movable element which it supports, and wherein at least two of the plurality of flexure controllers include different materials. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of forming an electromechanical systems device, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a plurality of movable elements over the substrate, each movable element separated from the substrate; and forming a plurality of flexure controllers over the substrate configured so as to operably support the movable elements, wherein the flexure controllers include wing portions, each wing portion being connected to a portion of a movable element which it supports, and wherein the flexure controllers further include tapered edges connected to the wing portions, and a base which operably supports the edges and separates the edges by a selected distance. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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