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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Jochen Reinmuth, Reutlingen, DE;
Matthew Lewis, Reutlingen, DE;
Peter Schmollngruber, Aidlingen, DE;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/00 (2006.01); H01H 1/06 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 11/06 (2006.01); H01H 59/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/3205 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/0036 (2013.01); H01H 1/06 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 11/06 (2013.01); H01H 59/0009 (2013.01); H01H 2001/0057 (2013.01); H01H 2001/0078 (2013.01); H01L 21/32051 (2013.01); H01L 21/76224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A MEMS switch that includes a substrate with a first insulating layer and a silicon layer thereabove, a fixed portion and a movable switching portion being formed in the silicon layer. A first metal layer is situated in recesses in the silicon layer at a side of the silicon layer facing away from the substrate, the first metal layer forming at least one switchable electrical contact between the fixed portion and the switching portion. A method for manufacturing a MEMS switch including at least one embedded metal contact is also described.