Patent ID: 7053737

Claim:
An electromechanical switch comprising: a substrate; a first electrical contact formed on said substrate; a substrate electrostatic plate formed on said substrate; a cantilever actuator arm anchored to said substrate at a first end of said actuator arm, said actuator arm physically contacting said substrate electrostatic plate when said switch is in a closed position; a second electrical contact disposed at a second end of said actuator arm, said second electrical contact being in electrical contact with said first electrical contact when said switch is in said closed position; said substrate electrostatic plate disposed beneath said actuator arm and between said first end and said second end of said actuator arm; and an arm electrostatic plate formed on said actuator arm and positioned above said substrate electrostatic plate when said switch is in a closed position, wherein when said switch is in an open position, said actuator arm curves away from said substrate.