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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Kirt R. Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Farid Matta, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kirt R. Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Farid Matta, Los Altos, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A variable capacitor. The variable capacitor has a movable capacitor electrode including a major surface and a fixed capacitor electrode including a major surface. The major surface of the fixed capacitor electrode is opposite the major surface of the movable capacitor electrode and is separated therefrom by a gap. The major surface of the movable capacitor electrode includes a rigidity-increasing feature. The rigidity-increasing feature further provides a capacitance-increasing topography and reduces snap-together of the capacitor electrodes.