Patent ID: 8692247

Claim:
An integrated circuit, comprising: a plurality of metallization levels separated by an insulating region and disposed on a substrate; and a mechanical device for electrical switching comprising: a first assembly being thermally deformable and disposed within an enclosure and having a beam held at at least two different locations by at least two arms rigidly attached to edges of the enclosure, the beam and the arms being metal and disposed within a same metallization level; and at least one electrically conducting body, the said first assembly having at least a first configuration at a first temperature and a second configuration when at least one of the arms is at a second temperature different from the first temperature; wherein the beam is out of contact with the said at least one electrically conducting body in one of the first configuration and second configuration and in contact with the said at least one electrically conducting body in the other of the first configuration and the second configuration and establishing or breaking an electrical link passing through the said at least one electrically conducting body and through the said beam, the said first assembly being activatable for switching from one of the configurations to another configuration.