METHODS OF FABRICATING AND USING SHAPED SPRINGS
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Abstract
A method of fabricating and using an interconnection element that includes a first element material adapted to be coupled to a substrate and a second element material comprising a material having a transformable property such that upon transformation, a shape of the interconnection is deformed. An example is a material that has a transformable property such that a volume of the first and/or second element material may undergo a thermal transformation from one volume to a different volume (such as a smaller volume) resulting in the deformation of the interconnection element.
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51. A method comprising:
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creating an interconnection element comprising a first element material, the interconnection element having a base and a free end, the base being coupled to a contact node on a substrate, the free end extending over masking material patterned on the substrate;
coupling a shape memory alloy to the interconnection element; and
transforming the volume of the shape memory alloy. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method comprising:
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creating an interconnection element comprising a first element material, the interconnection element having a base and a free end, the base being coupled to a contact node on a substrate;
coupling a shape memory alloy in a stretched state over a portion of the first element material; and
shrinking the volume of the shape memory alloy, thereby causing the alloy to pull the free end away from the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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69. A method comprising:
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coupling a shape memory alloy to an interconnection element attached to a substrate; and
heating the shape memory alloy, thereby causing the interconnection element to curve away from the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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