Patent ID: 6931710
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of affixing a micro-object to a mounting structure at a desired relative orientation, the method comprising: embedding a shaped portion of a workpiece in a reference structure at a first relative orientation; parting the workpiece into first and second portions, the first portion of which includes the embedded shaped portion of the workpiece and defines the micro-object; aligning the reference structure with the mounting structure at a second relative orientation, the first and second relative orientations defining the desired relative orientation of the micro-object and the mounting structure; bonding the micro-object to the mounting structure while the micro-object remains embedded in the reference structure and the reference structure remains aligned with the mounting structure at the second relative orientation; and separating the micro-object from the reference structure, whereupon the micro-object remains in the desired relative orientation with respect to the mounting structure.