Abstract: A method of tilting a micromirror includes providing a substrate, a sloped electrode outwardly from the substrate, and a sloped electrode positioning system outwardly from the substrate. The method also includes applying, by the sloped electrode positioning system, forces sufficient to position the sloped electrode in an orientation that slopes away from the substrate.

Abstract: Accordingly, an integrated control circuit is provided that allows for a central current reference circuit that supplies a reference current signal that employ a zero temperature coefficient. This current reference signal can be proportionally mirrored to a variety of output drivers to allow for a driving of peripheral systems with exact current requirements. Due to the fact that the reference current will not exhibit substantial variation with respect to temperature, the variability in the current supplies to the output drivers is small. As such, the output drivers can be designed to minimize the waste of current and power dissipation in the integrated system. Said output driver circuit (38) provides an output current to a load through an output pin. A output current mirror formed of a plurality of bipolar transistors (180, 188, and 194) provides the output current responsive to a control signal T1.

Abstract: A method of generating a test plan for a circuit designed with blocks of analog, digital, or mixed signal components. Each block is treated as a separate functional unit, with a test having block inputs that are set to predetermined values. A matrix of circuit equations is set up to determine what circuit inputs will result in these block inputs. The required number of equations is obtained by identifying any circuit inputs that need to be set heuristically.