Patent ID: 6595787
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H01F,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An out-of-plane structure, comprising:a substrate; and at last two spaced-apart elastic members, each elastic member comprising an anchor portion, a spring and a free end, the anchor portion being fixed to the substrate, the free end being disposed away from the substrate, wherein the free end and the spring arc initially fixed to the substrate, but are released from the substrate to become separated from the substrate, and wherein an intrinsic stress profile in the elastic member biases the free end away from the substrate forming the spring; and a tether layer joining the elastic members, wherein the tether layer maintains the spaced-apart position of the springs with respect to one another; wherein the elastic members are formed of an electrically conductive material and the tether layer is formed of a non-conductive material.