Patent ID: 6310419
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H01G,H01H

Abstract:
An integrated circuit resistor network comprising:a plurality of resistors;a plurality of switches, each of the switches being electrically coupled in series with an associated one of the plurality of resistors;a plurality of microelectromechanical actuators, each of the microelectromechanical actuators being coupled to one of the plurality of switches; anda controller electrically coupled to the plurality of microelectromechanical actuators that selectively activates at least one of the plurality of microelectromechanical actuators to toggle the associated one of the switches coupled to the at least one of the plurality of microelectromechanical actuators; andwherein the microelectromechanical actuators are thermal relays including a heater element comprising a region of a resistive material on an integrated circuit substrate and wherein the plurality of resistors are film resistors each comprising a region of the resistive material on the integrated circuit substrate.