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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Tsung-kuan Allen Chou, San Jose, CA (US);
Hanan Bar, Jerusalem, IL;
Quan Tran, Fremont, CA (US);
Joseph Melki, Efrata, IL;
John Heck, Berkeley, CA (US);
Qing MA, San Jose, CA (US);
Tsung-Kuan Allen Chou, San Jose, CA (US);
Hanan Bar, Jerusalem, IL;
Quan Tran, Fremont, CA (US);
Joseph Melki, Efrata, IL;
John Heck, Berkeley, CA (US);
Qing Ma, San Jose, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An electromechanical switch includes an actuation electrode, an anchor, a cantilever electrode, a contact, and signal lines. The actuation electrode and anchor are mounted to a substrate. The cantilever electrode is supported by the anchor above the actuation electrode. The contact is mounted to the cantilever electrode. The signal lines are positioned to form a closed circuit with the contact when an actuation voltage is applied between the actuation electrode and the cantilever electrode causing the cantilever electrode to bend towards the actuation electrode in a zipper like movement starting from a distal end of the cantilever electrode.