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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Cavendish Kinetics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robertus Petrus Van Kampen, S-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Lance Barron, Plano, TX (US);
Roberto Gaddi, Rosmalen, NL;
Richard L. Knipe, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cavendish Kinetics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 59/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/60 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 59/0009 (2013.01); H01L 23/60 (2013.01); H01H 2001/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a MEMS device for reducing ESD. A contacting switch is used to ensure that there is a closed electrical contact between two electrodes even if there is no applied bias voltage.