US 7,321,275 B2
Ultra-low voltage capable zipper switch
Tsung-Kuan Allen Chou, San Jose, Calif. (US); Hanan Bar, Jerusalem (Israel); Quan Tran, Fremont, Calif. (US); Joseph Melki, Efrata (Israel); John Heck, Berkeley, Calif. (US); and Qing Ma, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/165,795.
Prior Publication US 2006/0290443 A1, Dec. 28, 2006
Int. Cl. H01P 1/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 333—105  [333/262] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an actuation electrode mounted to a substrate;
an anchor mounted to the substrate;
a cantilever electrode supported by the anchor proximate the actuation electrode;
a contact mounted to the cantilever electrode and protruding below the cantilever electrode between the anchor and a middle of the cantilever electrode; and
signal lines positioned to form a closed circuit with the contact when an actuation voltage is applied between the actuation electrode and the cantilever electrode causing the cantilever electrode to bend towards the actuation electrode in a progressive movement starting from a distal end of the cantilever electrode.