Patent ID: 7010188

Claim:
A method of rotating a micro electro-mechanical (MEMs) device about a first axis from a first tilted position to a second tilted position, while bypassing a third position therebetween, comprising the steps of: a) providing a pivoting member pivotally mounted above a substrate about the first axis and a second axis; b) providing first and second electrodes on opposite sides of the first axis underneath the pivoting member for pivoting the first pivoting member about the first axis; c) providing a third electrode along the first axis offset from the second axis for pivoting the pivoting member about the second axis; d) gradually decreasing voltage to the first electrode, while gradually increasing voltage to the third electrode for rotating the pivoting member about the first axis away from the first position, and for rotating the pivoting member about the second axis, respectively; and e) gradually decreasing voltage to the third electrode, while gradually increasing voltage to the second electrode for rotating the pivoting member about the second axis, and for rotating the pivoting member about the first axis, respectively, to the second position.