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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

George A. Dunbar, III, Essex Junction, VT (US);

Jeffrey C. Maling, Grand Isle, VT (US);

William J. Murphy, North Ferrisburgh, VT (US);

Anthony K. Stamper, Williston, VT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/84 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); H01H 57/00 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 1/0036 (2013.01); H01L 41/1136 (2013.01); B81B 2201/014 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0118 (2013.01); B81B 2203/04 (2013.01); B81C 1/00476 (2013.01); B81C 2201/0109 (2013.01); B81C 2201/0167 (2013.01); B81C 2201/017 (2013.01); H01H 57/00 (2013.01); H01H 2057/006 (2013.01); B81B 3/0021 (2013.01); G06F 17/5072 (2013.01); Y10S 438/937 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS). The MEMS includes a lower chamber with a wiring layer and an upper chamber which is connected to the lower chamber. A MEMS beam is suspended between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. A lid structure encloses the upper chamber, which is devoid of structures that interfere with a MEMS beam. The lid structure has a surface that is conformal to a sacrificial material vented from the upper chamber.


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