Design of Vertical-Lateral Thermal Actuators for MEMS
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This paper focuses on the design of compact thermal actuators capable of both lateral and vertical actuation. Several different approaches to vertical and lateral actuation were combined to design a device capable of both vertical and lateral deflection. This paper presents suggested test structures and experiments and expected results for such a device.
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