Conductive member grid array interface for mirror array drive apparatus
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsJohn W. Orcutt, Arthur Monroe Turner, Andrew S. Dewa, Terence J. Murphy, Kim D. Hyland
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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsJohn W. Orcutt, Arthur Monroe Turner, Andrew S. Dewa, Terence J. Murphy, Kim D. Hyland
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The present invention discloses drive apparatus for rotating a mirror used for switching light signals. The drive apparatus has reduced internal wiring and uses a base printed circuit board which is mounted to a support printed circuit board by sandwiching conductive ball connections between matching traces or pads on the two printed circuit boards. A drive module is also included between the two printed circuit boards which can be either a drive coil or an electrostatic plate and is used to rotate the mirrors. The use of the bump grid array or conductive ball connections significantly reduces the amount of internal wiring required.
Drive apparatus having reduced internal wiring connections comprising:
Rotatable optical mirror apparatus having reduced internal wiring connections comprising:
An array of rotatable mirrors having reduced internal wiring connection comprising:
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