Patent ID: 9611134
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B81B,B81C,G06F,H01H

Claim:
1. A nano-electromechanical switch, comprising: at least one actuator electrode having a surface with a first curvature extending along at least a majority of a length of the at least one actuator electrode; and a curved cantilever beam having a main body portion with a second curvature along a majority of its length that substantially matches said first curvature of the at least one actuator electrode, wherein the main body portion of the curved cantilever beam is curved without an application of an activation voltage to provide a uniform gap separating the at least one actuator electrode from the curved cantilever beam prior to actuation, wherein said curved cantilever beam flexes in response to an activation voltage applied between said actuator electrode and said curved cantilever beam to provide an electrical contact between said curved cantilever beam and an output electrode of said nano-electromechanical switch, wherein a flexible hinge portion of said curved cantilever beam connects said curved cantilever beam with an input electrode of said nano-electromechanical switch, wherein said flexible hinge portion is less stiff than said main body portion of said curved cantilever beam so that the motion of the curved cantilever beam approximates a rotation around said flexible hinge portion and forms said point of rotation.