Patent ID: 8418556
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) comprising: a substrate; a first pivot extending upwardly from the substrate; a first lever arm with a first longitudinal axis extending above the substrate and pivotably mounted to the first pivot for pivoting about a first pivot axis; a first capacitor layer formed on the substrate at a location beneath a first capacitor portion of the first lever arm; a second capacitor layer formed on the substrate at a location beneath a second capacitor portion of the first lever arm, wherein the first pivot supports the first lever arm at a location between the first capacitor portion and the second capacitor portion along the first longitudinal axis; and a first conductor member extending across the first longitudinal axis and spaced apart from the first pivot axis, wherein the first capacitor portion is spaced apart from the first pivot axis by a first distance; the second capacitor portion is spaced apart from the first pivot axis by a second distance; and the first distance is greater than the second distance.