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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A. York, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Amit S. Nagra, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrea Borgioli, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 5/700 ;
Abstract
A microelectromechanical switch is disclosed comprising a conductor, a dielectric layer disposed on the conductor, a metal cap disposed on the dielectric layer and a bridge disposed proximate to the metal cap such that an electrical potential applied between the bridge and conductor causes the bridge to deform and contact the metal cap.