Patent ID: 6625047
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01H

Abstract:
A micromechanical memory element comprising:a pass transistor; a first member biased at a first member voltage; a second member biased at a second member voltage; a deflectable member between said first and second members, said deflectable member receiving an electrical signal from said pass transistor, said deflectable member operable to deflect toward said first member when said electrical signal is a first state, and toward said second member when said electrical signal is a second state; a first contact positioned to contact said deflectable member when said deflectable member is deflected toward said first member, said first contact providing a first contact voltage operable to hold said deflectable member in contact with said first contact in the absence of a signal from said pass transistor; and a second contact positioned to contact said deflectable member when said deflectable member is deflected toward said first member, said second contact providing a second contact voltage operable to hold said deflectable member in contact with said second contact in the absence of a signal from said pass transistor.