System and method for protecting microelectromechanical systems array using structurally reinforced back-plate
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-005/00
H01L-023/10
H01L-023/02
출원번호
US-0090774
(2005-03-25)
등록번호
US-7405924
(2008-07-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Gally,Brian
Palmateer,Lauren
Cummings,William J.
출원인 / 주소
IDC, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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초록▼
Disclosed is an electronic device utilizing interferometric modulation and a package of the device. The packaged device includes a substrate, an interferometric modulation display array formed on the substrate, and a back-plate. The back-plate is placed over the display array with a gap between the
Disclosed is an electronic device utilizing interferometric modulation and a package of the device. The packaged device includes a substrate, an interferometric modulation display array formed on the substrate, and a back-plate. The back-plate is placed over the display array with a gap between the back-plate and the display array. The device further includes reinforcing structures which are integrated with the back-plate. The reinforcing structures add stiffness to the back-plate. The back-plate may have a thickness varying along an edge thereof.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device, comprising: a substrate; an array of microelectromechanical devices formed on the substrate, the array having a back-surface facing away from the substrate; a back-plate placed over the array and having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the in
What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device, comprising: a substrate; an array of microelectromechanical devices formed on the substrate, the array having a back-surface facing away from the substrate; a back-plate placed over the array and having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface facing the back-surface of the array with a gap therebetween, the exterior surface facing away from the substrate; and one or more reinforcing structures integrated with the back-plate, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures do not contact the substrate while the back-plate and substrate are sealed along peripheries thereof. 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing structures increases stiffness of the back-plate. 3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the interior surface and the substrate changes over the interior surface. 4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the interior surface comprises a central area and a peripheral area, and wherein the distance is generally greater in the central area than in the peripheral area. 5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back-plate has a varying thickness. 6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back-plate is bowed away from the array. 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures are formed on at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface of the back-plate. 8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the interior surface comprises a central area and a peripheral area, and wherein the one or more reinforcing structures are formed more densely in the central area than the peripheral area. 9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures comprise at least one interconnecting structure interconnecting two or more reinforcing structures. 10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one interconnecting structure further adds stiffness to the back-plate. 11. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising one or more spacers provided in the gap, wherein the one or more members prevent the back-plate from directly contacting the back-surface of the array. 12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the one or more spacers are formed on the interior surface or on the back-surface of the array. 13. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprises a seal sandwiched between the substrate and the back-plate along edges of the interior surface. 14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back-plate comprises a protrusion extending toward the substrate along an edge of the back-plate. 15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back-plate comprises a periphery along edges thereof, and wherein the periphery of the back-plate is directly formed on the substrate. 16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the array comprises a display array. 17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures are made of a material comprising the back-plate. 18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures are made of a material comprising a desiccant. 19. An electronic device, comprising: a substrate; an array of interferometric modulators formed on the substrate, the array having a back-surface facing away from the substrate; a back-plate placed over the array and having an interior surface facing the back-surface of the array with a gap between the interior surface and the back-surface of the array; and means for preventing the interior surface from directly contacting the back-surface of the array, wherein the preventing means does not contact the substrate while the back-plate and substrate are sealed alone peripheries thereof. 20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the preventing means comprises means for adding stiffness of the back-plate. 21. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the preventing means comprises stops placed in the gap. 22. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the preventing means comprises varying thickness of the back-plate. 23. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the preventing means comprises a reinforcing structure formed on the back-plate. 24. A method of making an electronic device, comprising: providing an intermediate device comprising a substrate and an array of microelectromechanical devices formed on the substrate, the array having a back-surface facing away from the substrate; and forming a back-plate over the array of the intermediate device, the back-plate having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface facing the back-surface of the array with a gap therebetween, the back-plate being integrated with one or more reinforcing structures formed on at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures do not contact or attached to the substrate while the back-plate and substrate are sealed along peripheries thereof. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein forming the back-plate further comprises: placing the back-plate over the array of the intermediate device; and binding the back-plate with the substrate along a periphery of the back-plate. 26. The method of claim 24, wherein forming the back-plate further comprises: forming a sacrificial layer over the array of the intermediate device; selectively etching the sacrificial layer so as to form one or more recesses; thereafter depositing a back-plate layer over the sacrificial layer; and removing the sacrificial layer so as to form a gap between the array and the back-plate layer. 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising filling the one or more recesses with a material prior to depositing the back-plate layer. 28. An electronic device produced by a method comprising: providing an intermediate device comprising a substrate and an array of microelectromechanical devices formed on the substrate, the array having a back-surface facing away from the substrate; and forming a back-plate over the array of the intermediate device, the back-plate having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface facing the back-surface of the array with a gap therebetween, the back-plate being integrated with one or more reinforcing structures formed on at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface, wherein the one or more reinforcing structures do not contact or attached to the substrate while the back-plate and substrate are sealed along peripheries thereof. 29. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein a distance between the back-plate and the substrate changes over the interior surface. 30. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the interior surface comprises a central area and a peripheral area, and wherein the distance is greater in the central area than in the peripheral area.
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