DE69806487D1 - Mikromechanische vorrichtungen mit thermischer bogentraverse und zugehörige herstellungsverfahren - Google Patents

Mikromechanische vorrichtungen mit thermischer bogentraverse und zugehörige herstellungsverfahren

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DE69806487D1
DE69806487D1 DE69806487T DE69806487T DE69806487D1 DE 69806487 D1 DE69806487 D1 DE 69806487D1 DE 69806487 T DE69806487 T DE 69806487T DE 69806487 T DE69806487 T DE 69806487T DE 69806487 D1 DE69806487 D1 DE 69806487D1
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arched beam
mems actuator
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Vijayakumar R Dhuler
Robert L Wood
Ramaswamy Mahadevan
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Viavi Solutions Inc
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