System and method for routing input signals using single pole single throw and single pole double throw latching micro-magnetic switches
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an input section that receives input signals;
an output section that transmits output signals based on the input signals; and
a switching section that includes switches that control transmission of the input signals from the input section to the output section, the switches including, a magnet proximate to a substrate, a cantilever coupled to the substrate and positioned proximate to the magnet, the cantilever coupled to a magnetic material, and a conductor coupled to the substrate, the conductor conducting a current that induces a first torque in the cantilever.
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Abstract
A system and method are used to route input signals from an input node to N output nodes. The system includes an input section that receives input signals, an output section that transmits output signals based on the input signals, and a switching section. The switching section includes switches that control transmission of the input signals from the input section to the output section. The switches can be latching micro-magnetic switches that include a magnet proximate to a substrate, a cantilever coupled to the substrate and positioned proximate to the magnet, the cantilever coupled to a magnetic material, and a conductor coupled to the substrate, the conductor conducting a current that induces a first torque in the cantilever
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an input section that receives input signals;
an output section that transmits output signals based on the input signals; and
a switching section that includes switches that control transmission of the input signals from the input section to the output section, the switches including, a magnet proximate to a substrate, a cantilever coupled to the substrate and positioned proximate to the magnet, the cantilever coupled to a magnetic material, and a conductor coupled to the substrate, the conductor conducting a current that induces a first torque in the cantilever. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving an input signal; and
routing the input signal to output sections using latching micro-magnetic switches having a cantilever that moves between a first state and a second state based on a first torque generated by a first magnetic field produced by a magnet and a second torque generated by a second magnetic field produced by current flowing through a conductor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for supporting a cantilever;
means for providing a first magnetic field that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cantilever;
switching means for providing a second magnetic field;
means on the cantilever for causing the cantilever, while in a presence of the first magnetic field, to be in one of a normally on or normally off state; and
control means for activating the switching means to switch the state of the cantilever.
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19. A method comprising:
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supporting a cantilever;
producing a first magnetic field that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cantilever;
providing a switch that produces a second magnetic field;
providing a device on the cantilever that causes the cantilever, while in a presence of the first magnetic field, to be in one of a normally on or normally off state; and
activating the switch to switch the state of the cantilever.
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