Protection Schemes For MEMS Switch Devices

The invention relates to protection schemes for MEMS switch devices. Micro-electromechanical switch (MEMS) devices can be fabricated using integrated circuit fabrication techniques and materials. Suchswitch devices can provide cycle life and insertion loss performance suiting for use in a broad rang...

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Main Authors SRIVATSAN PARTHASARATHY, PADRAIG LIAM FITZGERALD, JAVIER A. SALCEDO
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 27.03.2018
Subjects
MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICALDEVICES
MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
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Summary:The invention relates to protection schemes for MEMS switch devices. Micro-electromechanical switch (MEMS) devices can be fabricated using integrated circuit fabrication techniques and materials. Suchswitch devices can provide cycle life and insertion loss performance suiting for use in a broad range of applications including, for example, automated test equipment (ATE), switching for measurementinstrumentation (such as a spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, or communication test system), and uses in communication systems, such as for signal processing. MEMS devices can be vulnerable to electrical over-stress, such as associated with electrostatic discharge (ESD) transient events. A solid-state clamp circuit can be incorporated in a MEMS device package to protect one or more MEMS devicesfrom damaging overvoltage conditions. The clamp circuit can include single or multiple blocking junction structures having complementary current-voltage relationships, such as to help linearize a capacitance-to-voltage relatio
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201710843643