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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Sumit Majumder, Malden, MA (US);
Kenneth Skrobis, Maynard, MA (US);
Richard H. Morrison, Taunton, MA (US);
Geoffrey Haigh, Boxford, MA (US);
Sumit Majumder, Malden, MA (US);
Kenneth Skrobis, Maynard, MA (US);
Richard H. Morrison, Taunton, MA (US);
Geoffrey Haigh, Boxford, MA (US);
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
An improved micro-machined relay is disclosed. The relay includes a micro-machined beam capable of carrying an electric signal and having a contact point on a closure side of the beam. The beam is electrically coupled to a first electrical transmission path and suspended above a second electrical transmission path. An insulation layer resides on a portion of the closure side of the beam and an electrical conductor is coupled to a least a portion of the insulation layer. A potential creator creates a potential between the electrical conductor and the potential creator that is capable of deflecting the beam, so that the contact point comes into contact with the second electrical transmission path. In such an embodiment, the potential creator need not account for the possible signal in the transmission path because the potential creator, which may be a voltage source, is decoupled from the transmission path.