Patent ID: 8536964

Claim:
A micro-electro-mechanical switch device, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of gate connections, a plurality of source connections and a plurality of drain connections, and a plurality of switch structures, coupled to the substrate, comprising: a plurality of beam members, each having a length sufficient to overhang a respective gate connection and a respective drain connection of the substrate, wherein each individual beam of the plurality of beams is connected to an adjacent beam by a cross connection member; an anchor coupled to the substrate, the anchor having a first thickness; a plurality of anchor beam interfaces coupling to the anchor and to the plurality of beam members, the anchor beam interfaces having a second thickness different from the first thickness; a plurality of anchor slots located in the anchor proximate to a respective one of the plurality of anchor beam interfaces; and a plurality hinges coupling to a respective one of the plurality of anchor beam interfaces to a respective one of the plurality of beam members, each of the hinges flexing in response to a voltage differential established between a respective one of the gate and the beam member, the plurality of hinges having a thickness that is the same as the second thickness.