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Switching element

US7671397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · JP

Inventors

Shinobu Fujita · Tokyo, JP
Keiko Abe · Kawasaki, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2005
Grant date	Mar 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H59/0009
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a switching element including a first input/output electrode, a movable portion which repeats contact/non-contact with respect to the first input/output electrode, a second input/output electrode connected with the movable portion, a floating gate electrode which is coupled with the movable portion through an insulating layer and in which electric charge is stored, and a first gate electrode which generates an electrostatic force between itself and the floating gate electrode to control an operation of the movable portion.

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