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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Applicants:
James H. Schaffner, Chatsworth, CA (US);
William B. Bridges, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Inventors:
James H. Schaffner, Chatsworth, CA (US);
William B. Bridges, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Assignee:
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impedance matching structure for a RF MEMS switch having at least one closeable RF contact in an RF line, the impedance matching structure comprising a protuberance in the RF line immediately adjacent the RF contact that forms one element of a capacitor, the other element of which is formed by the switch's ground plane.