Patent ID: 9196817
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A high voltage switch, comprising: a first switch electrode; a second switch electrode that is spaced from the first switch electrode to provide a space between the first and second switch electrodes; a dielectric material that occupies at least a portion of the space between the first and second switch electrodes; a conductor layer located in the space between the first and second switch electrodes, wherein the conductor layer is not connected to the first switch electrode or the second switch electrode and wherein the conductor layer is electrically isolated from the first switch electrode and the second switch electrode; and a switch control circuit coupled to the first and second switch electrodes to supply a switch control voltage across the first and second switch electrodes to create a conductive path between the first and second switch electrodes when the switch control voltage is at or above a switch-on voltage.