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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Cavendish Kinetics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robertus Petrus Van Kampen, S-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Cong Quoc Khieu, San Jose, CA (US);
James Douglas Huffman, Plano, TX (US);
Richard L. Knipe, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cavendish Kinetics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2013.01); B81B 7/00 (2013.01); B81B 7/008 (2013.01); B81B 2201/014 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0109 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a DVC having a charge-pump coupled to a MEMS device. The charge-pump is designed to control the output voltage delivered to the electrodes, such as the pull-in electrode or the pull-off electrode, that move the switching element within the MEMS device between locations spaced far from and disposed closely to the RF electrode.