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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Sumit Majumder, Malden, MA (US);
Kenneth Skrobis, Maynard, MA (US);
Richard H. Morrison, Taunton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sumit Majumder, Malden, MA (US);
Kenneth Skrobis, Maynard, MA (US);
Richard H. Morrison, Taunton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 51/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micromechanical relay is made by surface micromachining techniques. It includes a metallic cantilever beam deflectable by an electrostatic field and a beam contact connected to the beam and electrically insulated from the beam by an insulating segment. During operation, the beam deflects, and the beam contact establishes an electrical contact between two drain electrodes.