Patent ID: 6536106
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: B82Y,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An electric field assisted assembly process using short-range electric field effects, either singly or in combination with longer range electric field effects, process comprising:forming a short-range electric field alignment electrode structure on a substrate, said electrode structure having a field electrode capacitively coupled to said electrode structure; supplying apparatus parts in a fluid dielectric medium near said electrode structure; and appplying an AC or DC voltage to said electrode structure that induces a non-uniform electric field in said dielectric medium to align one of said parts in a pre-determined position proximate to said field electrode, wherein inducing said non-uniform electric field produces a dielectrophoretic force so as to cause a dipole moment in said parts to move said parts sufficiently close to said filed electrode such that said short range electric field alignment electrode structure cause said one of said parts to align.