Patent ID: 7745892
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B81B,B81C,H01H

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate comprising a handle layer, an insulator layer over the handle layer, and a device layer over the handle layer in which a plurality of active semiconductor devices are formed, such that at least one of the plurality of active semiconductor devices and the MEMS switch form an electrical circuit, which controls operation of the MEMS switch; and a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) switch integrally formed on the substrate, such that the MEMS switch comprises: a substrate contact formed on the substrate; a cantilever comprising a body, a first end anchored to the substrate, and a second end providing a cantilever contact suspended over the substrate contact; and an actuator plate on the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the body of the cantilever.