Patent ID: 8963661
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nano-electro-mechanical switch, comprising: a first layer corresponding to a body electrode; a second layer adjacent to the first layer, the second layer corresponding to an insulating layer; a third layer adjacent to the second layer, the third layer corresponding to an input electrode, wherein the insulating layer separates and insulates the body electrode from the input electrode; an actuator electrode; an output electrode; and a cantilever beam adapted to flex in response to an actuation voltage applied between the body electrode and the actuator electrode, wherein the cantilever beam comprises the input electrode, the body electrode and the insulating layer adjacent a first end of the cantilever beam, the output electrode adjacent a second end of the cantilever beam opposite the first end, and the actuator electrode disposed between the first end and the second end of the cantilever beam, such that, upon flexion of the cantilever beam in response to an actuation voltage applied between the body electrode and the actuator electrode, the input electrode comes in contact with the output electrode at a single mechanical contact point at the level of the second end of the cantilever beam.