M. Mita, M. Arai, S. Tensaka, D. Kobayashi, P. Basset, A. Kaiser, P. Masquelier, L. Buchaillot, D. Collard, H. Fujita
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Abstract
A fully packagable micromachined actuator was developed for generating precise but unlimited displacement. A suspended silicon mass is encapsulated between glass plates and driven by electrostatic force. By hitting a stopper, it generates impact force to drive the whole actuator in a small step (/spl sim/10 nm). It is a micromachined and electrostatic version of the impact-drive actuator.