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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Michel Despont, Zurich, CH;

Daniel Grogg, Zurich, CH;

Armin W. Knoll, Zurich, CH;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 51/22 (2006.01); H01H 59/00 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 59/0009 (2013.01); H01H 1/0094 (2013.01); G06F 17/5086 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nano-electromechanical switch and a method for designing a nano-electromechanical switch. The nano-electromechanical switch includes at least one actuator electrode and a curved cantilever beam. The curved cantilever beam is adapted to flex in response to an activation voltage applied between the actuator electrode and the curved cantilever beam to provide an electrical contact between the curved cantilever beam and an output electrode of the nano-electromechanical switch. Before, during and after the curved cantilever beam flex in response to the activation voltage, a remaining gap between the curved cantilever beam and the actuator electrode is uniform.


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