Patent ID: 7071031

Claim:
A method for fabricating an integrated structure including a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) and a chip for delivering signals to the MEMS, the method comprising the steps of: providing a MEMS substrate having a surface; forming the MEMS on the surface, the MEMS having an anchor portion; processing at least part of the MEMS including part of the anchor portion so as to form a conductor in the anchor portion; depositing a first layer overlying the MEMS; attaching a carrier plate to the first layer; removing the MEMS substrate after said steps of depositing the first layer and attaching the carrier plate, thereby exposing an underside of the MEMS and the conductor; forming a conducting structure on the underside of the MEMS in contact with said conductor; and attaching the chip to the anchor portion of the MEMS in a direction normal to said surface, so as to make a conductive path from the chip to the MEMS.