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8144449 Electronic component and electronic component built-in substrate  
An electronic component includes an electronic component main body including opposed first and second main surfaces, opposed first and second side surfaces, and opposed first and second end...
8138655 Electrostatic actuator with electrodes having varying distances at different portions  
An electrostatic actuator includes first and second lower electrodes formed apart from each other above a substrate, an electrode portion formed above the first and second lower electrodes and...
8136213 Method for fabricating a multi-layer capacitor  
The method comprises fabricating a layer stack on a substrate, the layer stack comprising at least two electrically conducting layers and at least one electrically insulating layer arranged between...
8102638 Micro electromechanical capacitive switch  
A capacitive switch for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) comprises a topmost metal plate which extends across a bridge structure formed by a polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises...
8098476 Fluidic electrostatic energy harvester  
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a variable capacitor that operates without moving mechanical parts. In this capacitor electrically conductive electrodes are separated by an...
8077443 Capacitor structure with raised resonance frequency  
A capacitor structure is provided. In the capacitor structure, a signal electrode plate and an extension ground electrode plate are disposed on the same plane to form a co-plane capacitor...
8072081 Microelectromechanical system package  
A microelectromechanical system package includes a chip carrier, a first microelectromechanical system chip, a silicon cover, a layer of metal, a plurality of first bonding wires and a sealant. The...
8064186 Method of manufacturing capacitive elements for a capacitive device  
A method of manufacturing capacitive elements for a capacitive device which comprises one or more layers is provided. At least one layer is etched from a first surface to a second surface thereof...
8045318 Tunable capacitor using electrowetting phenomenon  
A tunable capacitor using an electrowetting phenomenon includes a first electrode; a second electrode which is spaced apart from the first electrode and faces the first electrode; a fluidic channel...
8040656 Array variable capacitor apparatus  
An array variable capacitor apparatus includes a line unit including a ground line and a signal line which operates as a lower electrode; and a plurality of plates which are engaged with the line...
8028653 System, method and apparatus for filament and support used in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for reducing carbon voids on media disks in disk drives  
A filament post used in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition has an outer shell and an inner post. An electrical potential is applied only to the inner post to ensure that there is no impact...
8031459 Movable micro-device  
A micro-device includes a movable part, a frame and a connecting part. The movable part has a main portion, a first capacitor electrode and a first driver electrode. The capacitor electrode and the...
8009406 Capacitance arrangement and method relating thereto  
A capacitance arrangement comprising at least one parallel-plate capacitor comprising a first electrode means, a dielectric layer and a second electrode means partly overlapping each other. A...
8009407 Adjustable capacitor and circuit provided therewith  
A capacitor includes a multi layer structure on a ceramic or crystalline substrate. The multilayer structure includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a dielectric that is tunable by a...
7986507 Variable capacitor  
A variable capacitor is provided which is appropriate for suppressing fluctuation in driving voltage characteristic and for achieving a larger variation ratio of static capacitance. The variable...
7940514 MEMS device using an actuator  
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) includes a first electrode interposed between a first fixed end and a second fixed end, the first electrode being movable by an actuator element. The MEMS...
7936553 Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation  
An embodiment of the present invention provides a device, comprising a multilayered tunable dielectric capacitor, wherein said multilayers of tunable dielectric are adapted to be DC biased to...
7928632 Method and structure for an out-of-plane compliant micro actuator  
This present invention relates generally to manufacturing objects. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and structure for fabricating an out-of-plane compliant micro actuator. The...
7911761 Fault-tolerant materials and methods of fabricating the same  
The present invention provides compliant/stretchable electroactive materials and devices made from those materials which exhibit fault-tolerant properties, i.e., self-healing/clearing properties....
7902585 Linear variable voltage diode capacitor and adaptive matching networks  
An integrated variable voltage diode capacitor topology applied to a circuit providing a variable voltage load for controlling variable capacitance. The topology includes a first pair of...
7885051 Semiconductor integrated circuit including circuit for driving electrostatic actuator, micro-electro-mechanical systems, and driving method of electrostatic actuator  
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises an electrostatic actuator, an estimation circuit, a storage circuit and a bias circuit. The electrostatic actuator has a top electrode, a bottom...
7881038 Variable capacitor, variable capacitor apparatus, high frequency circuit filter, and high frequency circuit  
A variable capacitor including a first electrode part, which is provided at a fixed part that includes a substrate, and a movable part, which has a second electrode part forming the capacity of...
7873191 Capacitive array  
A capacitive array comprising at least two capacitive entities, comprising a substrate layer. The substrate layer comprises a comb comprising at least four substantially identical teeth, and, for...
7872851 Fluidic based variable capacitor for use in a fluidic electrostatic energy harvester  
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a variable capacitor that operates without moving mechanical parts. In this capacitor electrically conductive electrodes are separated by an...
7864504 Multi-layer capacitive transducer  
A capacitive transducer of multi-layer construction includes two rotor plates supported by flexible springs, the plates being spaced apart and rigidly connected by a stem. One rotor plate my be...
7808766 Device with optimised capacitive volume  
A capacitive device comprising at least one first and one second comb, respectively provided with interdigital fingers, adapted to be mobile relative to each other depending on the closing-spacing...
7808765 Varactors including interconnect layers  
In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a varactor comprising a substrate, a bottom electrode positioned on a surface of the substrate, a tunable dielectric material positioned...
7800462 Printed board and filter using the same  
A printed board is mounted with a chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor of a four-terminal structure where a pair of positive electrode terminals are disposed at opposite positions and a pair of...
7782594 MEMS variable capacitor and method for producing the same  
One inventive aspect relates a variable capacitor comprising first and second electrically conductive electrodes, arranged above a support structure and spaced apart from each other and defining...
7764510 Electronic apparatus  
An electronic apparatus that includes: a circuit board; a switch attached to the circuit board; an electronic part mounted on the circuit board; a wiring pattern extending between the switch and...
7724494 Variable capacitor and method of making the same  
A capacitor manufacturing method provides variable capacitors whose capacitances remain stable under the influence of temperature change. Such a variable capacitor includes a fixed electrode, a...
7717858 Interventive-diagnostic device  
Apparatus for improving health of a user is provided, including a first sensor, adapted to measure a first physiological variable, which is indicative of a voluntary action of the user. A second...
7710708 Two-axis geomagnetic sensor and method for manufacturing the same  
A two-axis geomagnetic sensor is disclosed. The two-axis geomagnetic sensor includes a first geomagnetic sensor part including a first wafer and a first geomagnetic sensor on a surface of the first...
7675671 Micro electro mechanical systems device  
An aspect of the embodiment, a MEMS device includes a rotating unit, a first hinge, a first frame and an actuator. The actuator has a plurality of electrodes for rotating the rotating unit. The...
7667948 Digitally controlled oscillator and associated method  
A digitally controlled capacitor includes a first set of N capacitors, wherein the first set has a first capacitance value and each of the M capacitors has a second capacitance value, and at least...
7644490 Method of forming a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device  
A method of forming an actuator and a relay using a micro-electromechanical (MEMS)-based process is disclosed. The method first forms the lower sections of a square copper coil, and then forms an...
7646582 Temperature-compensated micro-electromechanical device, and method of temperature compensation in a micro-electromechanical device  
A micro-electromechanical device includes a semiconductor body, in which at least one first microstructure and one second microstructure of reference are integrated. The first microstructure and...
7619420 Capacitance measurement device  
An apparatus includes a measurement device for measuring two capacitances. The apparatus also includes a display module that simultaneously displays at least two numerical values based on the...
7616082 Electromagnetic relay  
The electromagnetic relay of the present invention comprises a base (10), an electromagnet (20) disposed on the base, an armature (30) supported rotatably by the base, a movable spring (40) whose...
7612424 Nanoelectromechanical bistable cantilever device  
Nano-electromechanical device having an electrically conductive nano-cantilever wherein the nano-cantilever has a free end that is movable relative to an electrically conductive substrate such as...
7593213 Capacitor arrangement support system, capacitor arrangement method and program  
According to one embodiment, a capacitor arrangement support system includes a resonance analysis module configured to perform a resonance analysis based on data of a component producing...
7566994 Small-step, switchable capacitor  
According to an example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that produces a small-step switchable capacitor, which can have steps that are smaller in value than the smallest capacitor used in the...
7541816 Capacitive sensor  
In a capacitive sensor, a sensing electrode is positively charged, the sensing electrode and a sensing capacitor are charge-balanced, the sensing electrode is negatively charged, and then the...
7539003 Capacitive micro-electro-mechanical sensors with single crystal silicon electrodes  
The devices presented herein are capacitive sensors with single crystal silicon on all key stress points. Isolating trenches are formed by trench and refill forming dielectrically isolated...
7511937 Rotary variable capacitance element and rotary variable capacitance device  
A variable capacitance element of the invention includes: a columnar vibrator formed inside a cylindrical hole of a supporting wall; a first circular driving electrode disposed above the columnar...
7499257 Micro-electro-mechanical system varactor  
A micro-electro-mechanical system varactor. The varactor includes a substrate, a lower bias conductor partially overlaying the substrate, a first signal conductor partially overlaying the...
7464459 Method of forming a MEMS actuator and relay with vertical actuation  
A method of forming an actuator and a relay using a micro-electromechanical (MEMS)-based process is disclosed. The method first forms the lower sections of a square copper coil, and then forms a...
7446994 Variable capacitor and manufacturing method thereof  
A lower movable electrode 35, having line sections 35a, 35a on both ends and a capacitor section 35b in the center, and an upper movable electrode 37, having line sections 37a, 37a on both ends and...
7440254 Micro-electromechanical variable capacitor  
A micro-electromechanical variable capacitor with first and second capacitor plates spaced apart to define a gap therebetween. The first plate has two control electrodes and an active electrode....
7411774 Voltage variable capacitor  
A charge storage device having a capacitance that is variable by alteration of the relative permittivity of the dielectric positioned between conductive electrodes within the device. The device...
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