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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Eliav Zipper, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Qing MA, San Jose, CA (US);
Eliav Zipper, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Qing Ma, San Jose, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a switching scheme mechanical MEMs switches are connected in parallel with solid state switches. This parallel MEMS/solid-state switch arrangement takes advantage of the fast switching speeds of the solid state switches as well advantage of the improved insertion loss and isolation characteristics of the MEMS switches. The solid-state switches only need to be energized during a ramp up/down period associated with the slower MEMs switch thus conserving power. As an additional advantage, using a solid-state switch in parallel with MEMs switches improves the transient spectrum of the system during switching operations.