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A novel microfabrication of a self-aligned vertical comb drive on a single SOI wafer for optical MEMS applications

Jeong et al., 2004

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4878634505379942092
Author
Jeong K
Lee L
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Publication venue
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

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A novel method for fabricating a self-aligned electrostatic vertical comb drive using a single layer of a SOI wafer is introduced. The fixed combs are anchored to bimorph cantilevers made of two materials with dissimilar thermal coefficients of expansion, ie, silicon dioxide …
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