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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Philip D. Floyd, Redwood, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip D. Floyd, Redwood, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voltage-controlled capacitor and methods for forming the same are described. A mechanical conductor membrane of the voltage-controlled capacitor is movable to and from a first position and a second position. An amount of capacitance can vary with the movement of the mechanical conductor membrane. A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) voltage-controlled capacitor can be used in a variety of applications, such as, but not limited to, RF switches and RF attenuators.