SG120114A1 - Electrically isolated liquid metal micro-switches for integrally shielded microcircuits - Google Patents

Electrically isolated liquid metal micro-switches for integrally shielded microcircuits

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SG120114A1
SG120114A1 SG200305559A SG200305559A SG120114A1 SG 120114 A1 SG120114 A1 SG 120114A1 SG 200305559 A SG200305559 A SG 200305559A SG 200305559 A SG200305559 A SG 200305559A SG 120114 A1 SG120114 A1 SG 120114A1
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switches
liquid metal
electrically isolated
metal micro
isolated liquid
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SG200305559A
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Lewis R Dove
John F Casey
Glenn Wong Marvin
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Agilent Technologies Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/0036—Switches making use of microelectromechanical systems [MEMS]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H29/00—Switches having at least one liquid contact
    • H01H2029/008—Switches having at least one liquid contact using micromechanics, e.g. micromechanical liquid contact switches or [LIMMS]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays
    • H01H2061/006—Micromechanical thermal relay
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H29/00—Switches having at least one liquid contact
    • H01H29/28—Switches having at least one liquid contact with level of surface of contact liquid displaced by fluid pressure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays

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  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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SG200305559A 2002-10-08 2003-09-22 Electrically isolated liquid metal micro-switches for integrally shielded microcircuits SG120114A1 (en)

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