Patent ID: 8638093

Claim:
A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising: at least two MEMS switches coupled to each other in a back-to-back configuration; a first suspended element corresponding to the first MEMS switch electrically coupled to a second suspended element corresponding to the second MEMS switch; a first contact corresponding to the first MEMS switch and a second contact corresponding to the second MEMS switch configured such that a differential voltage between the second suspended element and the second contact is approximately equal to a differential voltage between the first suspended element and the first contact; at least one actuator coupled to one or more of the first suspended element and the second suspended element to actuate one or more of the first suspended element and the second suspended element; and one or more passive elements coupled to one or more of the first and second MEMS switches, wherein the one or more passive elements are configured to reduce energy transfer during state transition of the MEMS device.