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SWITCH FOR USE IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) AND MEMS DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME

  • US 20090260960A1
  • Filed: 04/21/2008
  • Published: 10/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A MEMS switch, comprising:

  • a resilient contact element comprising a resilient beam and a tip configured to wipe a contact surface; and

    a MEMS actuator having an open position that maintains the tip and the contact surface in a spaced apart relation and a closed position that brings the tip into contact with the contact surface, wherein the resilient contact element and the MEMS actuator are disposed on a substrate and are movable in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate.

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