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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Amro M. Elshurafa, Thuwal, SA;
Ahmed Gomaa Ahmed Radwan, Thuwal, SA;
Ahmed A. Emira, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Khaled Nabil Salama, Thuwal, SA;
Amro M. Elshurafa, Thuwal, SA;
Ahmed Gomaa Ahmed Radwan, Thuwal, SA;
Ahmed A. Emira, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Khaled Nabil Salama, Thuwal, SA;
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal, SA;
Abstract
In accordance with the present disclosure, one embodiment of a fractal variable capacitor comprises a capacitor body in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure, wherein the capacitor body has an upper first metal plate with a fractal shape separated by a vertical distance from a lower first metal plate with a complementary fractal shape; and a substrate above which the capacitor body is suspended.