Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Responsive to non-electrical signal – Electromagnetic or particle radiation
Patent
1997-12-17
2000-01-18
Monin, Jr., Donald L.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Responsive to non-electrical signal
Electromagnetic or particle radiation
257448, 257618, H01L 310232, H01L 3100
Patent
active
060159987
ABSTRACT:
In an optical material formed of strips of laminated methods, through channels or "trenches" are produced in at least one of the lamination materials in a manner that the material will then consist of "stiff islands" interspersed with flexible regions created by the properly created through channels. The trenching alows a strip to become piece-wise alignable, and also makes it flexible enough to bond it in alignment in a laminate, yet continuous enough to be handled as one sheet for initial placement. "Chain-like" capability can be provided by making the sheet into a form resembling a jig-saw puzzle where the chances of the individual pieces slipping apart is reduced using narrow, slanted trenches. Alternatively, "springy" flexibility can be provided by forming relatively long, thin, bent strips of material that support the islands of continuous sheet. The islands are thus allowed to move two dimensionally relative to each other. The springiness also provides for out-of-plane displacements to enable us to sequentially mechanically register array elements.
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Bergmann Ernest Eisenhardt
Derkits, Jr. Gustav Edward
Lucent Technolgies Inc.
Monin, Jr. Donald L.
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