Method and device for fabricating a release structure to facilitate bonding of mirror devices onto a substrate

X Yang - US Patent 7,202,989, 2007 - Google Patents
(54) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FABRICATING 5,504,614 A 4, 1996 Webb et al. A
RELEASE STRUCTURE TO FACLITATE 5,535,047 A 7/1996 Hornbeck BONDING OF …

Micromirror device and method for making the same

J Doan, A Huibers, S Patel, J Dunphy… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is a micromirror device having in-plane deformable hinge to which a
deflectable and reflective mirror plate is attached. The mirror plate rotates to different angles …

Method of using a preferentially deposited lubricant to prevent anti-stiction in micromechanical systems

D Chen, F Xiong - US Patent 7,463,404, 2008 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a device that has an improved
usable lifetime due to the presence of a lubricant that reduces the likelihood of stiction …

Preferentially deposited lubricant to prevent anti-stiction in micromechanical systems

D Chen, F Xiong, S Worley - US Patent 7,723,812, 2010 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a device that has an improved
usable lifetime due to the pres ence of a lubricant that reduces the likelihood of stiction …

Preferentially deposited lubricant to prevent anti-stiction in micromechanical systems

D Chen, F Xiong, S Worley - US Patent 7,616,370, 2009 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a device that has an improved
usable lifetime due to the presence of a lubricant that reduces the likelihood of stiction …

Light Modulator Device

K Faase, M Monroe, E Nikkel, A Piehl… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2006 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0001 Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are used in a variety of
applications such as optical display systems. Such MEMS devices have been developed …

Method of operating a micromechanical device that contains anti-stiction gas-phase lubricant

D Chen, F Xiong - US Patent 7,952,786, 2011 - Google Patents
One embodiment of an micromechanical device includes a? rst contact surface, a moveable
component having a second contact surface, and a coating of liquid or solid lubricant on at …

Method of operating a micromechanical device that contains anti-stiction gas-phase lubricant

D Chen, F Xiong - US Patent 7,372,615, 2008 - Google Patents
US7372615B2 - Method of operating a micromechanical device that contains anti-stiction
gas-phase lubricant - Google Patents US7372615B2 - Method of operating a …

Process of forming a micromechanical system containing an anti-stiction gas-phase lubricant

D Chen, F Xiong - US Patent 7,471,439, 2008 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a process of forming a device that
has an improved usable lifetime due to the addition of a gas-phase lubricant that reduces …

Anti-stiction gas-phase lubricant for micromechanical systems

D Chen, F Xiong - US Patent 7,580,174, 2009 - Google Patents
One embodiment of an micromechanical device includes a first contact surface, a moveable
component having a second contact surface, where the second contact surface interacts …