Inventor
MCDONALD WILLIAM C
US14 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
10 patentsUS6891657B2May 10, 2005
Damped control of a micromechanical device
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC32 citations92
US9966194B2May 8, 2018
MEMS electrostatic actuator device for RF varactor applications
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations81
US9348136B2May 24, 2016
Micromirror apparatus and methods
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations81
US9709802B2Jul 18, 2017
Micromirror apparatus and methods
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC5 citations70
US11932529B2Mar 19, 2024
Isolated protrusion/recession features in microelectromechanical systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations58
US10589980B2Mar 17, 2020
Isolated protrusion/recession features in a micro electro mechanical system
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations58
US12339437B2Jun 24, 2025
Bias voltage adjustment for a phase light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US9864188B2Jan 9, 2018
Operation/margin enhancement feature for surface-MEMS structure; sculpting raised address electrode
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US9448484B2Sep 20, 2016
Sloped electrode element for a torsional spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US9573801B2Feb 21, 2017
MEMS electrostatic actuator device for RF varactor applications
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations49