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RF MEMS switch and fabrication method thereof

US7151425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2005
Grant dateDec 19, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49117
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are an RF MEMS switch and a fabrication method thereof. The RF MEMS switch is actuated with a low voltage and a low consumption power by using a piezoelectric capacitor actuated by being converted to mechanical energy from electric energy when an electric field is applied to the piezoelectric capacitor. A cap substrate is formed by using an etching method, a chemical mechanical polishing method, an electroplating method, etc., and the RF MEMS switch has a high reliability and a high yield.

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