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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sergio Fabian Almeida Loya, Chihuahua, MX;
David Zubia, El Paso, TX (US);
Ernest J. Garcia, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jose Mireles, Jr., Chihuahua, MX;
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A MEMS apparatus with dynamic displacement control includes a MEMS parallel plate capacitor integrated with one or more memristors in a series configuration wherein a displacement is observable as a function of memristance, such that an upper electrode position is capable of being interpreted in a form of a resistance rather than a capacitance. The current is limited by said MEMS parallel plate capacitor restricting a change in the resistance of the memristor(s). The memristor(s) can be employed in some embodiments a sensor element to improve a MEMS operation range.