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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Menlo Microsystems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Tamir Eran Moran, Petaluma, CA (US);
Sanchien Hong, Placentia, CA (US);
Peter Maimone, Orange, CA (US);
Menlo Microsystems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch apparatus for handling input voltages higher than a standoff voltage of each MEMS switch in the MEMS switch apparatus may comprise at least one pair of MEMS switches. Each pair of MEMS switches may comprise a first MEMS switch and a second MEMS switch electrically coupled to the first MEMS switch at a midpoint. The first and second MEMS switches may be arranged in a back-to-back configuration. Each pair of MEMS switches may further comprise an input electrically coupled to the first MEMS switch, an output electrically coupled to the second MEMS switch, at least one input component electrically coupled across the first MEMS switch from the input to the midpoint, and at least one output component electrically coupled across the second MEMS switch from the midpoint to the output.