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14、14a、14b 可動反射層
16、16a、16b 光学積層
18 柱
19 ギャップ
20 基板、透明基板
21 プロセッサ
22 アレイドライバ
24 行ドライバ回路
26 列ドライバ回路
27 ネットワークインターフェース
28 フレームバッファ
29 ドライバコントローラ
30 ディスプレイアレイ、パネル
32 繋ぎ線
34 機械層
35 支持層
36 導電層
40 ディスプレイデバイス
41 ハウジング
42 プラグ
43 アンテナ
44 バス構造物
45 スピーカ
46 マイクロフォン
47 トランシーバ
48 入力デバイス
50 電源
52 コンディショニングハードウェア
60 支持柱
61、61a、61b、61c、61d ギャップ
62 ブラックマスク構造体
80、102 成形構造体
81 突起
82 誘電体構造
83 ビア
84 犠牲層
85 支持層
90、90a、90b、90c、90d、90e、90f、106 キンク
91、107 上昇部分
92、108 落下部分
93 エッジ
96 デバイスアレイ
97 列電極
99 スロット
100、100a、100b、100c、100d 干渉デバイス
101 バリー
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- 基板と、
作動位置および緩和位置を有する機械層と、
前記機械層を支えるための前記基板上の支持構造体であって、前記支持構造体は、折り畳みギャップを規定するために、前記機械層が前記基板から間隔を置かれるように構成され、前記ギャップは前記機械層が前記作動位置にあるとき折り畳まれた状態であり、前記機械層が前記緩和位置にあるとき折り畳まれていない状態である、支持構造体と、を含み、
前記機械層は、前記支持構造体と隣接したキンクを含み、前記キンクは、上昇部分および落下部分を含み、前記上昇部分は前記ギャップから離れて広がり、前記落下部分は前記ギャップに向かって広がる、電気機械システムデバイス。 - 前記キンクは、略5μm未満、前記支持構造体から間隔を置かれる、請求項1に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記基板と前記折り畳みギャップとの間に配置された静止電極をさらに含む、請求項2に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記静止電極は光学積層である、請求項3に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記機械層は、前記ギャップに面する底部反射面をさらに含み、前記光学積層および前記機械層の前記底部反射面は干渉変調器を形成する、請求項3に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- バイアス電圧を印加するように構成されたバイアス回路をさらに含み、前記バイアス電圧が印加されるとき、前記機械層の少なくとも一部が前記基板と実質的に平行である、請求項5に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクは前記基板から離れて広がる、請求項2に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクは前記機械層を第1部分と第2部分とに分け、前記第1部分は前記支持構造体と前記キンクの上昇部分との間に配置され、前記上昇部分、前記落下部分、前記第1部分、および前記第2部分に沿った前記機械層の厚さは実質的に等しい、請求項7に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクの上昇部分は、略5μm未満の幅によって前記キンクの落下部分から間隔を置かれる、請求項8に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記上昇部分は、第1接合点で前記第1部分と接触し、前記落下部分は、第2接合点で前記第2部分と接触し、前記第1接合点と前記第2接合点を通る線は、前記機械層が緩和位置にあるとき、前記第1部分および前記第2部分に対して実質的に平行である、請求項8に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクの第1部分は、前記支持構造体の第1側面に沿って引き伸ばされ、前記第1側面は前記支持構造体の周辺に沿っている、請求項2に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 一つ以上の追加のキンクをさらに含み、前記キンクおよび前記一つ以上の追加のキンクは、前記支持構造体の周辺の略25パーセントを超えて取り囲む、請求項11に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクは閉鎖形状を含み、前記閉鎖形状の側面は、前記機械層と接触する前記支持構造体の前記第1側面と実質的に平行である、請求項11に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記機械層は第1導電層と、第2導電層と、支持層とを含み、前記支持層は前記第1および第2導電層の間に配置される、請求項2に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクは、前記基板に向かって広がる、請求項2に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- ディスプレイと、
前記ディスプレイと通信するように構成されたプロセッサであって、画像データを処理するように構成される、プロセッサと、
前記プロセッサと通信するように構成されたメモリデバイスと、
をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。 - 前記ディスプレイに少なくとも1つの信号を送るように構成されたドライバ回路をさらに含む、請求項16に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記ドライバ回路に前記画像データの少なくとも一部を送るように構成されたコントローラをさらに含む、請求項17に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記プロセッサに前記画像データを送るように構成された画像ソースモジュールをさらに含む、請求項18に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記キンクは、前記支持構造体の幅未満、前記支持構造体から間隔を置かれる、請求項1に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 基板手段と、
緩和および作動位置を有する変形可能手段と、
前記変形可能手段を支え、折り畳みギャップによって前記基板から前記変形可能手段の間隔を置くための支持手段であって、前記折り畳みギャップは、前記変形可能手段が前記作動位置にあるとき折り畳まれた状態であり、前記変形可能手段が前記緩和位置にあるとき折り畳まれていない状態である、支持手段と、を含み、
前記変形可能手段は、前記変形可能手段の湾曲を方向付けするための成形手段を含む、電気機械システムデバイス。 - 前記成形手段は、略5μm未満、前記支持構造体から間隔を置かれる、請求項21に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記成形手段は、前記支持手段の幅未満、前記支持手段から間隔を置かれる、請求項21に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記成形手段は、前記変形可能手段が前記緩和位置にあるとき、前記変形可能手段の湾曲を前記基板手段から離れて方向付けるように適合される、請求項21に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記成形手段は、前記支持手段の側面に沿って伸びる細長いレールを含み、前記側面は前記支持手段の周辺に沿っている、請求項21に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記成形手段は、前記基板から離れて広がるキンクを含む、請求項25に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 前記基板手段と前記折り畳みギャップとの間に配置された固定電極と、前記固定電極と前記変形可能手段との間にバイアス電圧をかけるためのバイアス手段と、をさらに含み、前記成形手段はさらに、前記バイアス電圧がかけられるとき、前記変形可能手段の少なくとも一部の平坦性を保証するように構成される、請求項21に記載の電気機械システムデバイス。
- 基板を提供する段階と、
前記基板の少なくとも一部上に支持層を堆積する段階と、
少なくとも前記支持層から支持柱を形成する段階と、
前記支持柱に隣接するキンクを有する機械層を提供する段階であって、前記キンクは上昇端および落下端を含む、段階と、
前記基板上に折り畳みギャップを規定するために、前記支持柱を有する前記機械層を支える段階と、
を含む、電気機械システムデバイスにおいて機械層を成形する方法。 - 前記キンクを有する前記機械層を提供する段階は、前記基板の少なくとも一部上に成形層を堆積する段階を含み、前記成形層の形状は、突起が形成されるように構成され、前記キンクを有する前記機械層を提供する段階はさらに、前記機械層が堆積されるときに前記キンクが前記突起上の前記機械層に形成されるように、前記突起上に等角的機械層を堆積する段階を含む、請求項28に記載の方法。
- 前記基板の少なくとも一部上にブラックマスクを堆積する段階をさらに含み、前記成形層の一部および前記ブラックマスクの一部は、前記突起を形成するために重なるように構成される、請求項29に記載の方法。
- 前記突起は、前記成形層の一部上に前記ブラックマスクの一部を含む、請求項29に記載の方法。
- 前記突起は、前記ブラックマスクの一部上に前記成形層の一部を含む、請求項29に記載の方法。
- 前記支持層に隣接して、かつ前記成形層および前記ブラックマスクの少なくとも一部上に犠牲層を堆積する段階であって、前記犠牲層を堆積する段階は、前記機械層を堆積する段階の前に実施される、段階と、
前記犠牲層を除去する段階と、
をさらに含む、請求項29に記載の方法。
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