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Inventors: Atobe, Mitsuro; Koeda, Hiroshi; Yotsuya, Shinichi;
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Epps; Georgia
Assistant Examiner: Spector; David N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Watson; Mark P.

A spatial light modulator is constructed from a conductive silicon mirror substrate and a glass electrode substrate including sodium, anode-bonded together. The silicon mirror substrate has micromirrors arranged in a matrix, torsion bars coupling these micromirrors in the x-direction, and a frame coupled to both ends of the torsion bars. A glass electrode substrate has a central depression, a rim around the periphery thereof, pillars projecting from within the depression, and electrodes and wiring driving micromirrors formed within the depression in an inclining manner. Both ends of the torsion bars are bonded to the rim of the frame portion, and intermediate portions of the torsion bars are bonded to the pillars. Both ends of the torsion bars are cut away from the frame portion during dicing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is the object of the present invention to provide a spatial light modulator equipped with micromirrors which can be fabricated with a high yield, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device employing the spatial light modulator.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a spatial light modulator equipped with micromirrors which allows accurate control of spatial light modulation without the generation of diffuse reflection on the surface of the micromirrors, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device employing the spatial light modulator.
Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a spatial light modulator for which the yield is high, and for which a moving-picture gradation display is easy, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device employing the spatial light modulator.
The method of the present invention pertains to fabricating a spatial light modulator having micromirrors, by bonding together a conductive silicon mirror substrate and an electrode substrate.
The conductive silicon mirror substrate has a plurality of micromirrors arranged in one of a line and in matrix and a torsion bar coupling the micromirrors in one direction, and a reflective layer is formed at least on one surface of the micromirrors.
The electrode substrate has a depression in a central region, a rim around the periphery thereof, a set of electrodes having conducting layers disposed within the depression in positions corresponding to the micromirrors, and driving the micromirrors in an inclining manner by means of a Coulomb force, and pillars projecting from the depression in positions corresponding to the interval between two of the micromirrors adjacent in the one direction.
In the step of bonding together the conductive silicon mirror substrate and the electrode substrate, at least intermediate portions of the torsion bar on the silicon mirror substrate are opposite to the pillars of the electrode substrate



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