Patent ID: 7110635

Claim:
A micro-electro-mechanical device mounted on a substrate comprising: a first pivoting member pivotally mounted above the substrate; a second pivoting member pivotally mounted above the substrate adjacent the first pivoting member, wherein each of the first and second pivoting members includes first and second supporting regions on opposite sides of a first pivot axis; a first electrode positioned below the first supporting region of the first pivoting member for actuating the first pivoting member; a second electrode positioned below the first supporting region of the second pivoting member proximate the first electrode for actuating the second pivoting member; a first shield positioned between the first and second electrodes extending upwardly from the substrate above an upper surface of the first electrode for shielding the first pivoting member from fringing electric fields from the second electrode; a third electrode positioned below the second supporting region of the first pivoting member; a fourth electrode positioned below the second supporting region of the second pivoting member; and an additional shield extending upwardly from the substrate including shielding on opposite sides of the third and fourth electrode.