Patent ID: 7225513
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: G11B,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an actuator comprising: applying at least one layer of electrically-conductive material and at least one layer of electrically-insulative material to an actuator block, wherein said electrically-conductive material and said electrically-insulative material are applied one layer upon another in an alternating manner to the actuator block in at least one actuator finger location; and said layer of electrically-insulative material is larger in area that said layer of electrically-conductive material such that an insulative layer, applied to said actuator block and sandwiching a conductive layer between said insulative layer and said actuator block, at least partially encloses and electrically isolates said conductive layer by covering said electrically-conductive material on at least three sides; and separating said actuator block into a plurality of actuators, each actuator having at least one finger that extends from a portion of the actuator block.