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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Jeffrey S. Pulskamp, McLean, VA (US);
Ronald G. Polcawich, Derwood, MD (US);
Daniel Judy, Odenton, MD (US);
Jeffrey S. Pulskamp, McLean, VA (US);
Ronald G. Polcawich, Derwood, MD (US);
Daniel Judy, Odenton, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch comprising a radio frequency (RF) transmission line; a structurally discontinuous RF conductor adjacent to the RF transmission line; a pair of cantilevered piezoelectric actuators flanking the RF conductor; a contact pad connected to the pair of cantilevered piezoelectric actuators; a pair of cantilevered structures connected to the RF conductor; a plurality of air bridges connected to the pair of cantilevered piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of contact dimples on the contact pad. Preferably, the RF transmission line comprises a pair of co-planar waveguide ground planes flanking the RF conductor; and a plurality of ground straps connected to the pair of co-planar waveguide ground planes, wherein the RF transmission line is operable to provide a path along which RF signals propagate.