Patent ID: 7773363
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: H02N

Abstract:
1. A method of adhering a device to a substrate comprising: applying an electrostatic adhesion voltage difference between a first electrode at a first location of a deformable surface of the device and a second electrode at a second location of the deformable surface, wherein the deformable surface is included in a deformable insulation material that includes an elastic modulus less than about 10 MPa, and includes a thickness less than about 2 millimeters between the first electrode and a surface of the substrate and between the second electrode and the substrate surface; adhering the deformable surface to the substrate surface using an electrostatic attraction force provided by the electrostatic adhesion voltage difference; maintaining the electrostatic attraction force while the deformable surface of the device contacts the substrate surface; and after adhering the deformable surface of the device to the substrate surface, increasing surface area contact between the deformable surface and the substrate surface by deforming the deformable surface.