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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
John M. Heck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tsung-kuan Allen Chou, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph S. Hayden, Iii, San Fransisco, CA (US);
John M. Heck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tsung-Kuan Allen Chou, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph S. Hayden, III, San Fransisco, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method to provide a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) radio frequency (RF) switch module with a vertical via. The MEMS RF switch module includes a MEMS die coupled to a cap section. The vertical via passes through the cap section to electrically couple an RF switch array of the MEMS die to a printed circuit board (PCB). In one embodiment, the MEMS die includes a trace ring surrounding at least a portion of the RF switch array so that a signal may enter or exit the MEMS RF switch module using the vertical via without crossing the trace ring.