Patent ID: 7545234

Claim:
A microelectromechanical switch device, comprising: a set of anti-adhesion-tooth regions formed as a portion of a microelectromechanical switch device, with the set of anti-adhesion tooth regions comprising a plurality of tooth regions formed and extending from a first portion of a microelectromechanical switch device, with the tooth regions shaped such that when the first portion of the microelectromechanical switch device is urged into contact with another portion of a microelectromechanical switch device, the tooth regions provide for reduced adhesion, thereby reducing adhesion of the first portion of the microelectromechanical switch device with the another portion of a microelectromechanical switch device, wherein the microelectromechanical switch device further comprises a cantilever beam, and wherein the tooth regions are formed as part of the cantilever beam; and wherein the another portion comprise a substrate bias electrode.