Methods of fabricating interferometric modulators by selectively removing a material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7420728
APP PUB NO 20060076311A1
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11090552

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Methods for making MEMS devices such as interferometric modulators involve selectively removing a sacrificial portion of a material to form an internal cavity, leaving behind a remaining portion of the material to form a post structure. The material may be blanket deposited and selectively altered to define sacrificial portions that are selectively removable relative to the remaining portions. Alternatively, a material layer can be laterally recessed away from openings in a covering layer. These methods may be used to make unreleased and released interferometric modulators.

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SNAPTRACK INC5775 MOREHOUSE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Arbuckle, Brian W Danville, CA 15 664
Floyd, Philip D Redwood City, CA 75 3115
Tung, Ming-Hau San Francisco, CA 78 2861

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