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- MEMS SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE The present invention relates to an improved system and method for performing switching in an implantable medical device; and, more specifically, relates to the use of micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMs) technology to implement switching circuitry of an implantable medical device.
- MEMs micro-electrical mechanical systems
- Many implantable medical devices include circuits for delivering electrical stimulation to tissue.
- implantable pacing, defibrillation, and cardioversion devices are designed to deliver electrical stimulation to the heart via electrodes that are in contact with cardiac tissue.
- Other types of implantable devices such as neuro-stimulation systems are known for delivering electrical stimulation to muscle, nerve, or other types of tissue within a patient's body.
- IMDs that deliver electrical stimulation generally include output switching networks to selectively couple stimulation energy to cardiac, muscular, or neurologic tissue from batteries and/or capacitors under supervisory control of algorithms or firmware resident in the device.
- these switches are generally implemented in CMOS technology using CMOS Field Effect Transistors (FETs). These transistors can be readily implemented in silicon devices using three to five-micron, or larger, CMOS technology. However, as the feature size of the CMOS FETs is decreased below three microns, the breakdown voltage of the FETs is also decreased.
- the present invention is directed toward an improved switching system for use with an implantable medical device (IMD) system.
- the improved switching system utilizes micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) switches in place of one or more switches conventionally implemented using transistor networks.
- MEMS micro-electro-mechanical system
- a bistable MEMS switch including a central movable beam having a contact located on a forward end of the beam; a dual spring suspension system for supporting the movable beam including double clamped beams coupled to the movable beam and suspension members coupled between the double clamped beams and mechanical ground; an actuator for causing the beam to change state positions upon an activation signal, and a fixed contact.
- the movable contact located on the central beam In a "closed” position, the movable contact located on the central beam is in electrical contact with the fixed contact to close a circuit within the IMD or an associated lead or adaptor.
- the fixed contact In an "open” circuit position, the fixed contact is located a distance, x c , from the movable contact.
- the switch is fabricated to have a distance x c between the movable and fixed contacts in the "open” position such that displacement of the central beam a distance of x c results in a maximum spring force, F c , imposed by the dual spring suspension system to maintain a reliable contact force between the movable and fixed contacts when the switch is closed.
- a relatively high contact force is achieved using a relatively low actuation voltage or area.
- the bistable MEMS switch is fabricated from a Si/SiO 2 /Si wafer using photolithography with a single mask, deep reactive ion etching and sacrificial oxide etching followed by metalization of electrical contact points.
- Separate actuation and signal layers may be provided by using the backside, silicon substrate layer of the wafer for fabricating the actuation layer and the top silicon layer for fabricating the signal layer. The actuation layer and signal layer are thereby electrically decoupled and mechanically coupled by the intervening SiO 2 layer.
- lead conductor/electrode selection circuitry included in an IMD or an associated lead or adaptor, IMD output and protection circuitry and/or IMD power control circuitry may include one or more bistable MEMS switches provided by the present invention for achieving necessary switching functions for opening and closing various circuits within the IMD system.
- the invention involves an IMD that is capable of providing electrical stimulation to a patient where the output switches are implemented using the bistable MEMs switch of the present invention.
- the invention involves an IMD including a first circuit that is capable of providing electrical stimulation to a patient, and a switching circuit including a bistable MEMs switch that selectively allows the electrical stimulation to be routed to the desired electrode configuration.
- the first circuit may be a circuit to deliver pacing pulses, a high-voltage output circuit as may be included in a defibrillation system, a neurostimulator output circuit, or another type of electrical stimulation output system.
- the output circuit implemented in the IMD may include a return current path that is selectable using switches implemented using a bistable MEMS switch.
- the IMD may include a surge protection circuit implemented using a bistable MEMS switch, where a switch or switches may open upon sensing a condition that may damage the implanted device.
- the invention may include a MEMs switch or switches used to selectively apply power to one or more circuits in an IMD.
- a method of controlling delivery of electrical stimulation to a body or sensing electrical body signals including the steps of generating a stimulation signal, and utilizing a MEMs switch to control delivery of that stimulation signal to the body.
- the MEMs switch state is controlled using electrical signals (or other activation signals) delivered to the actuator.
- An appropriate combination of bistable MEMS switches may be switched to respective open or closed states such that a desired electrode configuration is selected.
- Such electrode selection circuitry employing a bistable MEMS switch may be implemented in an IMD or in an associated lead or adaptors.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a typical switching network used in implantable medical devices.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an implantable medical device (IMD) that may be adapted to employ the MEMS switches in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of electronic circuitry that may be utilized within an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker in accordance with the presently disclosed invention.
- FIG. 4 is an illustration of an implantable medical device coupled to a medical lead via an intermediate adaptor containing switching circuitry for selectively coupling conductors carried by the medical lead to the implantable medical device.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a bi-stable MEMS DC switch according to the present invention, which may be implemented in any of the switching circuitry described above.
- FIG. 6 is a plot of the spring force (F x ) of suspension members, included in the switch of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an illustration of one method for fabricating the bistable MEMS switch of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 8 is a SEM image of a bistable MEMS switch fabricated according to the methods of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is a top view of a schematic diagram of an intermediate structure that may be used in fabricating a bistable MEMS switch according to the present invention
- FIG. 9B and FIG. 9C are sectional views of the structure shown in FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 10A is a circuit diagram illustrating one embodiment of an output circuit 300 which may utilize the bistable MEMS switch of the present invention.
- FIG. 10B is a circuit diagram illustrating one embodiment of protection circuitry included in the circuit of FIG. 10 A.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit which may implement the MEMS switch provided by the present invention for selectively applying power to one or more circuits in an IMD.
- FIG. 12 is plot of the calculated spring force as a function of measured displacement in an operating MEMS switch constructed according to the methods described herein.
- FIG. 13 is a timing diagram of the operation of the bistable MEMS switch of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a plot of the contact resistance versus the number of state change cycles for a bistable MEMS switch actuated by 18V pulses.
- FIG. 15. is a detailed image of contact members according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a top view of finger members of a bi-stable switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a mechanical spring system according to an embodiment of the present invention in an initial position.
- FIG. 18 is a table of typical parameter values utilized in a switch according to the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a graphical representation of spring force as a function of displacement.
- FIG. 20 is a graphical representation of capacitance displacement.
- FIG. 21 is a graphical representation of relative capacitance change.
- FIGS. 22 and 22A are schematic diagrams of voltage over contacts and on actuators during operation of a switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a graphical representation of contact resistance.
- FIG. 24 is a schematic illustration of damage in gold coverage at contact spots compared to untouched areas.
- FIG. 25 is a graphical representation of contact-resistance and temperature as a function of contact current.
- FIG. 26 is a graphical representation of contact resistance and contact force.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a typical prior art switching network 100 used in implantable medical devices.
- Switches SI 102 and S2 104 provide atrial bipolar pacing pulses to the atrial chamber 106 of the heart.
- the stimulation pulse is coupled to the heart via a coupling capacitor 103 from an atrial holding capacitor 107.
- Similar switches S7 116 and S8 118 provide ventricular bipolar pacing pulses to the ventricular chamber 120 of the heart.
- These ventricular stimulation pulses are delivered from ventricular holding capacitor 113 via coupling capacitor 117.
- Control circuit 124 controls the closure of all switches as well as the voltage levels on holding capacitors 107 and 113.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an implantable medical device (IMD) that may be adapted to employ the switching system of the present invention.
- IMD 10 is shown as a pacemaker implanted in a patient 12.
- pacemaker 10 is housed within a hermetically sealed, biologically inert outer casing, which may itself be conductive so as to serve as an indifferent electrode in a pacing/sensing circuit.
- One or more pacemaker leads 14 are electrically coupled to IMD 10 in a conventional manner and extend into the patient's heart 16 via a vein 18.
- Disposed generally near the distal end of leads 14 are one or more exposed conductive electrodes for receiving electrical cardiac signals and/or for delivering electrical pacing stimuli to heart 16.
- the electrodes of leads 14 may be positioned in the atrium and/or ventricle of heart 16.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of electronic circuitry that may be utilized within an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker in accordance with the presently disclosed invention.
- Pacemaker 10 comprises a stimulation control circuit 32 for controlling pacing and sensing functions.
- Stimulation control circuit 32 may be of conventional design such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,052,388 issued to Sivula et al.
- this circuit may include sense amplifier circuitry 34, stimulating pulse output circuitry 36, a crystal clock 40, a random-access and/or read-only memory (RAM/ROM) unit 42, an I/O Bus 46, and a central processing unit (CPU) 38, all of which are well- known in the art.
- a communication circuit such as telemetry system 44 may be provided to allow the device to communicate with external programmer 20 via antenna 45 and communication channel 26.
- Pacemaker 10 may be coupled to one or more leads 14 that extend transvenously into the patient's heart 16 or associated vascular system. These leads may be connected to the internal circuitry of pacemaker 10 via a standard or nonstandard connector block assembly 11, as shown in FIG. 2.
- the lead conductors may be electrically coupled with the internal electrical components of pacemaker 10 via a lead interface circuit 30.
- This interface circuit may be designed to function as a switch to selectively and dynamically establish necessary connections between the circuitry of pacemaker 10 and the various conductors of leads 14, including atrial tip and ring (ATIP and APJNG) electrode conductors, and ventricular tip and ring (VTIP and VRTNG) electrode conductors.
- APJNG atrial tip and ring
- VTIP and VRTNG ventricular tip and ring
- stimulation control circuit 32 includes central processing unit (CPU) 38 which may be an off-the-shelf programmable microprocessor, a microcontroller, or a custom integrated circuit.
- CPU 38 executes programmed instructions stored in RAM/ROM unit 42 to control the timed operation of pacing output circuit 36 and sense amplifier circuit 34.
- Pacing output circuit 36 which generates cardiac stimuli signals, may be of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,476,868 to Thompson incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Alternatively, any other type of pacing output circuit known in the art may be adapted within the system.
- Sense amplifier circuit 34 receives electrical cardiac signals from leads 14.
- Sense amplifier circuit 34 then provides event-indication signals to CPU 38 for use in controlling the synchronous stimulating operations of pacemaker 10 in accordance with common practice in the art.
- event-indication signals may be stored as diagnostic data in RAM/ROM 42 and subsequently communicated via uplink transmission 26 to an external programmer 20.
- Control circuit 32 further includes crystal oscillator circuit 40 to provide clock signals for control circuit 32.
- Other components and subsystems may be provided within the scope of the current invention, including activity sensors and/or any other type of subsystem known for use within an IMD.
- MEMs switches may be utilized in pacing output circuits as discussed above. Specifically, any or all of the switches shown in FIG. 1 may be replaced with MEMs switches. These switches may also be used to implement protection circuits that may be employed instead of Zener diodes to protect sensing circuitry against high- voltage surges. Through use of MEMs switches, the output system is more reliable, less costly, and results in a much smaller integrated circuit die area so that the overall volume of the IMD may be reduced.
- FIG.4 is an illustration of an implantable medical device coupled to a medical lead via an intermediate adaptor containing switching circuitry for selectively coupling conductors carried by the medical lead to the implantable medical device.
- the implantable medical device 10 includes connector block 11 configured to receive a lead connector assembly, which may be an IS-1 connector assembly known for use with cardiac pacemakers.
- a lead connector assembly which may be an IS-1 connector assembly known for use with cardiac pacemakers.
- stimulation lead 23 may be provided as a multipolar lead having an in-line connector assembly 24 provided with multiple connector terminals which are each coupled to a respective conductor carried by stimulation lead 23.
- An adaptor 25 may be used to couple the multipolar lead to the standard connector block 11 of IMD 10.
- Adaptor 25 is provided with a multipolar in-line comiector port 27 for receiving the multipolar connector assembly 24 of lead 23.
- Adaptor 25 is further provided with a connector assembly 28 adapted to fit a connection port included in connector block 11.
- Adaptor 25 includes switching circuitry (not shown) for selectively coupling terminals located within inline connector port 27 to connectors located on connector assembly 28.
- connector assembly 28 is provided as a bipolar connector assembly having a pin connector and a ring connector, switches included within adaptor
- Adaptor 25 may be used to selectively connect two of the multiple connection terminals within inline connector port 27 to thereby couple two conductors carried by lead 23 to IMD 10.
- Adaptor 25 can be referred to as a "smart lead" in that adaptor 25 allows selective connection between preferred conductors and respective electrodes of a multipolar lead and connector terminals within IMD connector block 11.
- switching circuitry included in adaptor 25 may be used to select the polarity (anode, cathode or neutral) of a particular electrode by closing a circuit between the electrode and the desired terminal within conductor block 11.
- Adaptor 25 may further include electronics for communicating with IMD 10 and controlling switch state changes, a power supply for providing the power needed to actuate the switches, and feedthroughs for accommodating the in-line connector and connector assembly, all of which may be encased within the adaptor body.
- An implantable programmable lead adaptor is generally disclosed in commonly-assigned U.S. Pat. Appln. No. 10/425,527, filed April 29, 2003 (Attorney Docket No. P8827), hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- switches included in adaptor 25 require low operating voltage and power consumption so as to minimize the drain on the IMD battery or a separate power source included in adaptor 25, which is preferably of minimal size so as to maintain an overall small size of adaptor 25.
- switches included in adaptor 25 must provide reliable conductivity by maintaining stable contact and a low resistance when in a closed position.
- Switches included in adaptor 25 may be provided as bistable MEMS switches according to the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a bi-stable MEMS DC switch according to the present invention, which may be implemented in any of the switching circuitry described above.
- Switch 200 is a laterally moving switch designed to meet the stringent power consumption, size, reliability, and contact resistance requirements imposed by chronic, . implantable device and lead applications.
- Switch 200 includes a movable contact 202 and a fixed contact 204.
- Movable contact 202 is located on a forward end 206 of a movable central beam 208.
- Central beam 208 is preferably mounted in a dual spring suspension system to allow lateral movement of beam 208 to thereby translate movable contact 202 between two positions, an "open” position and a “closed” position, in a bistable manner.
- beam 208 is a centrally mounted using a dual spring suspension system including double-clamped beams 221, 223, 225 and 227 and suspension members 222, 224, 226, and 228.
- Suspension members 222, 224, 226 and 228 may be provided, for example, as mechanical hinges or springs.
- Suspension members 222, 224, 226 and 228 are each coupled between a mechanical ground 229 and respective double clamped beams
- Double-clamped beams 221, 223, 225, and 227 are each coupled at both ends to central moving beam 208.
- Suspension members 222, 224, 226 and 228 and double-clamped beams 221, 223, 225, and 227 collectively produce the contact force needed to maintain reliable electrical contact between fixed and movable contacts 202 and 204 as will be further described below.
- Lateral movement of beam 208 and movable contact 202 is achieved by actuator 230.
- Actuator 230 is preferably provided as an electrically-activated actuator such as an electrostatic comb actuator having two interdigitating electrostatic arrays or an electrostatic parallel plate actuator. In the embodiment shown in FIG.
- a "push” electrical voltage pulse may be applied between ( fixed actuator member 236 and movable actuator member 234 to attract movable actuator member 234 toward fixed member 236, causing beam 208 to move in a forward direction and thereby cause moveable contact 202 to come into contact with fixed contact 204 in a "closed” position.
- a “pull” electrical pulse may be applied between lateral fixed actuator member 232 and moving member 234 to cause beam 208 to move in an opposite direction and pull movable contact 202 to an "open” position as shown in FIG. 5.
- a comb-type electrostatic actuator for use in a MEMS switch is generally described in U.S. Pat.
- Switch 200 is fabricated such that fixed contact 204 is positioned at a distance x c from moveable contact 202 when moveable contact is in the
- Movable contact 202 and fixed contact 204 are preferably formed from a nickel- gold alloy designed to minimize contact resistance and mechanical wear. However, alternative wear-resistant contact metals or alloys may be used, such as ruthenium.
- Fig. 7 is an illustration of one method for fabricating switch 200 according to the present invention.
- a photolithography is performed on a wafer 238 including a silicon layer 242, a silicon oxide layer 244, and a silicon substrate 246. Standard photolithography techniques are used to remove areas of a photoresist layer 240 in a desired pattern using a mask.
- a second step (b) deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) is performed to remove the silicone layer 242 in the areas exposed during step (a), in a deep profile with approximately vertical side walls.
- the DRIE step may be adapted such that the vertical side walls shown in FIG. 7 are angled rather than vertical such that the profile of the resulting opening is narrower at the top surface of Si layer 242 and wider at the bottom. In this way, a smaller area of contact between fixed and movable contacts may be formed along angled side walls compared to the relatively larger, flat area of contact formed by vertical side walls.
- step (c) sacrificial oxide etching is performed to remove areas of the silicon oxide layer 244 to expose the silicon substrate layer 246. Thus movable structures are created which are decoupled from the SiO 2 layer 242 and underlying Si substrate 246.
- FIG. 8 is a SEM image of a bistable MEMS switch fabricated according to the methods of the present invention. The overall size of the structure is approximately 1.5 mm x 1.5 mm.
- FIG. 9A is a top view of a schematic diagram of an intermediate structure 201 that may be used in fabricating a bistable MEMS switch according to the present invention with sectional views of the structure 201 provided in FIG. 9B and FIG. 9C.
- movable beam 208 having movable contact 202, a dual-spring suspension system including suspension members 222, 224, 226, and 228, and fixed contact 204 are included in a signal layer 250 fabricated from the top layer of silicon 242 of a Si/SiO 2 /Si wafer 238 (FIG. 7).
- Actuator 230 is fabricated from the silicon substrate layer 246 (FIG. 7) to form an actuator layer 252 using photolithography and DRIE on the backside of the silicon substrate layer 246.
- the actuator layer 252 and the signal layer 250 are thereby electrically uncoupled.
- Actuator layer 252 and signal layer 250 remain mechanically coupled via silicon oxide layer 244.
- actuator 230 includes a central fixed portion 234 and lateral movable portions 232 and 236.
- Electrical connectivity to the actuation layer for delivering activation signals may be achieved via an electrically conductive suspension member and selective metalization through openings made in the signal layer 250.
- electrical connection needed for delivering a voltage pulse to laterally moving actuation member 232 may be achieved via electrically conductive suspension member 228 and selective metalization through opening 260 which is made by etching through the top Si layer 242 and SiO 2 layer 244.
- electrical connection to laterally moving actuation member 236 may be achieved through electrically conductive suspension member 222 and selective metalization through opening 262. Electrical connection could alternatively be made by selective metalization through openings made by etching through the top Si layer 242 and SiO 2 layer 244 at alternate locations than those shown in FIG. 9A and such electrical connection may or may not include suspension members 222, 224, 226 and/or 228. Thus electrical coupling to the movable components of an actuation layer is achieved through the signal layer.
- the signal layer may be electrically split in two by creating openings 264 and 266 in Si layer 242.
- the signal layer 250 remains mechanically joined via the SiO 2 layer 244 and the actuation layer 252.
- the structure 201 is an intermediate structure obtained during fabrication of a bistable MEMS switch having electrically decoupled actuation and signal layers. It is recognized that modifications and variations of structure 201 may be made by one having skill in the art and the benefit of the teachings provided herein in fabricating a bistable MEMS switch without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- the actuator layer 252 may be optimized for maximum force per unit area at a minimum actuation voltage.
- Signal layer 250 may be optimized for optimum contact properties and mechanical spring forces.
- the separate actuation layer 252 allows a relatively large displacement of beam 208 and moveable contact 202 using a relatively low voltage. Normally a high actuation voltage or a large area are needed to obtain a reliable contact force.
- the design provided by the present invention allows generation of a reliable contact force with a minimum amount of area or a minimum actuation voltage.
- a relatively large contact force can be obtained by optimizing the distance between the fixed contact 204 and movable contact 202 based on the spring force properties of suspension members 222, 224, 226 and 228 and double-clamped beams 221, 223, 225, and
- the bistable MEMS switch of the present invention is not limited to lead-selection switching circuitry applications described above in conjunction with FIGs. 1 and 4. A number of circuits used within IMDs which require switching systems and which may be improved by the use of a MEMS switch are generally described in commonly-assigned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0095187 to Thompson et al, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- FIG. 1 A number of circuits used within IMDs which require switching systems and which may be improved by the use of a MEMS switch are generally described in commonly-assigned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0095187 to Thompson et al, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- 10A is a circuit diagram illustrating one embodiment of an output circuit 300 which may utilize the bistable MEMS switch of the present invention.
- This embodiment incorporates a device protection circuit 312.
- Charge pump 302 and capacitor 304 store a pre-programmed output charge.
- This output charge may be a high-voltage charge as is used within a cardioversion or defibrillation system, or could be an output charge used in a pacing application.
- a control pulse 324 is delivered via control circuit 322 and control line 326 to close switch 306.
- the control circuit may operate based, in part, on physiological signal measurements obtained from the body, including EGM, pressure, temperature, blood flow, or any of the other physiological signal measurements acquired using sensing devices known in the art.
- FIG. 10B is a circuit diagram illustrating one embodiment of protection circuitry 312. During normal operation, series switch 332 is closed to allow pacing pulses to stimulate the heart 314. During large signal perturbations on the lead system 14, a voltage is applied to positive and negative comparators 338 and 340, respectively.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit which may implement the MEMS switch provided by the present invention for selectively applying power to one or more circuits in an IMD.
- a digital circuit 501 includes a number of MEMS power switches 504, 506, 508 that are controlled by controller 511, which may be a microprocessor or other programmable control device. Many of the elements of circuitry 500 shown in FIG. 11 are intended to represent circuitry typically found in a wide variety of implantable medical devices. Input signals are provided on input signal or bus 516, and output signals are presented on output signal or bus 518. Power provided by power supply 502 is selectively applied to, and removed from, various circuit elements such as logic circuit 510, or registers 512 and 514 of digital circuit 501 in a coordinated manner between controller 511 and MEMS power switches 504, 506, and 508.
- Control bus 513 contains a group of power control lines 503, 505, and 507, which control the MEMS power switches, as well as a group of enable control lines 509, 515, and 517 which enable and/or disable the logic blocks as part of the power down or power up procedure.
- MEMS power switches 504, 506, and 508 are provided as bistable MEMS switches described above.
- FIG. 12 is plot of the calculated spring force as a function of displacement. Displacement was measured while the force was calculated from the voltage on the actuators. A least squares fit produced a spring constant of 4.6 N/m which was reasonably close to the theoretically predicted value of 4.2 N/m.
- FIG. 13 is a timing diagram of the operation of the bistable MEMS switch of the present invention. The voltage over the contact is approximately 0 when the switch is in a "closed” position. A short voltage pulse is applied to the actuator to cause' the switch to change from on "open” to "closed” state.
- a second pulse applied to the actuator causes the switch to change state from “closed” to “open.”
- the voltage over the contact is approximately 0.5 V in the "open” position.
- a low contact resistance of less than 10 ohms has been achieved in bistable switch prototypes having a contact force on the order of 10 to 100 ⁇ N.
- FIG. 14 is a plot of the contact resistance versus the number of state change cycles for a bistable MEMS switch actuated by 18V pulses.
- Bi-stable switches fabricated according to the methods described herein have shown reliable cycling for over one million cycles. The contact resistance remains below 10 ohms for the first 10,000 cycles and increases substantially after nearly 40,000 cycles. SEM-EDX analysis revealed a loss of gold coverage on contact areas after 40,000 cycles.
- Bi-stable switches with out of plane movement of contact members use either a current pulse to change the preferential magnetization of a permalloy cantilever in a pennanent external magnetic field or a mechanical latch caused by a thermally actuated two segment multimorph cantilever.
- Laterally moving bi-stable switches use a compliant structure consisting out of a central slider supported by double pim ed arms on both sides or two double pinned arms pushed in two possible directions by a central.
- a bi-stable design according to the present invention has a central moving contact member with two stable positions. This is achieved by a dual spring suspension system with hinges and double clamped beams (FIG. 5).
- an opposing contact member is touched in the second stable position that closes the electrical contact (FIG. 6).
- Electrostatic comb actuators can change the switch position.
- the contact is designed to minimize contact resistance and mechanical wear.
- the switch is fabricated out of a Silicon On Insulator (SOI) wafer (350um thick carrier layer, lum silicon oxide, 80um device layer, SICO) using a single mask step (FIG. 7). This wafer is dehydrated, treated to enhance adhesion and a 2.3um resist layer (AZ1518) is spun on and prebaked.
- the mask pattern (Cr on glass) is transferred to the wafer using a mask aligner (Electronic Visions).
- the device layer is Deep Reactive Ion
- FIG. 8 shows a SEM picture of the completed switch and FIG. 15 is a detailed image of the contact members. As illustrated in FIG. 15, the left portion of the micro contact moves to the right to close the contact.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 define parameters that will be used in the theory to quantitatively describe switch behavior. Typical values are given in Table 1 of FIG. 18. As illustrated in FIG. 16, w is the width of the fingers, g is the gap between the'fmgers, 1 is the overlap of the fingers, d is the tip to comb base distance and h is the height of the structure (I and d as fabricated). As illustrated in FIG. 16, w is the width of the fingers, g is the gap between the'fmgers, 1 is the overlap of the fingers, d is the tip to comb base distance and h is the height of the structure (I and d as fabricated). As illustrated in FIG.
- tl is the thickness and 11 is the length of the double clamped beam, and th is the thickness, lh is the length and Lh is the arm length of the hinges.
- xo is the offset and xc is the contact position, while ts is the thickness, ws is the width and hs the length of the contact spring.
- the moving contact member contains a bump with radius re and the complete structure has a height h. In mono-stable test structures the movable beam is held by a linear spring to better be able to study contact properties. To investigate the influence of the contact shape, asymmetric and dual contact designs are included.
- Experimental setup Bare die are contacted using an Alessi Industries needle prober with microscope (Mitutuyo) positioned in a class 10000 controlled environment.
- Standard power supplies are used in combination with EMCO High Voltage amplifiers to create actuation voltage and standard multimeter to measure contact voltage.
- Switches were wire bonded in ceramic packages (Kyocera, 8 lead side brazed package) and hermetically sealed in an N 2 environment to allow operation outside the cleanroom and easy interconnects in a controlled atmosphere. On some packages glass lids were glued non-hermetically to allow for visual inspection. Switch dynamics was investigated by providing periodic pulses of controlled duration and magnitude to the actuators while monitoring contact voltage on an oscilloscope (Tektronix TDS3014B). The voltage on the actuator was switched on and off using FET switches (B SSI 00) with the gate being controlled by a programmable one shot (Tektronix) triggered by a function generator (Yokogawa FG120). For duration testing a data acquisition card was used with both digital and analog I/O capability (NI 6024E) to control the voltage on the actuators and record the contact voltage using a computer with
- Electrostatic actuators By modeling the comb fingers (FIG. 16) as parallel plate capacitors, the capacitance C between the two parts of the actuator as a function of displacement x is given by ⁇ réelle _ . , wh (l + x)h ._ . .
- the second term in (s-Force) is a reaction force in x direction due to compression of the double clamped beam in y direction responsible for the bi-stable behavior as shown schematically in FIG. 6.
- the force required to close the switch is given by the local minimum in the force- displacement curve.
- the required force to open it is given by the contact force. Any sticking force will add to this.
- An upper limit on the parasitic non-electric force the switch can sustain and avoid unintended switching to the alternative state can be found by taking
- ⁇ the absolute viscosity of the medium between the combs
- a c the total sliding surface area
- d c the gap between the sliding surfaces. Resonance for the mono-stable structures is expected at
- the energy E needed to change the state of the switch equals the energy stored in the charged actuator given by 1 E - —CV" (switch energy)
- the contact resistance R c depends on the contact force F c as
- R c oc F ⁇ a resistance-force
- the capacitance was calculated as a function of displacement using a finite element analysis method (Maxwell) and compared with theory (see FIG. 20).
- the relative capacitance change as a function of voltage was measured and an iterative approach was utilized in which the electrostatic force and spring force are first calculated as a function of displacement for a specific voltage (either using equation e-force or using the derivative of the simulated capacitance). Then equation (equilibrium) is used to find a value for the displacement. Calculation of the capacitance at this displacement yields one point of capacitance and voltage.
- the desired range of voltages is calculated the capacitance values are changed to relative units (see FIG. 21). In FIG. 21).
- FIG. 20 the calculated (C) and simulated (Csim) capacitance in fF (vertical axis) are shown as a function of displacement x in ⁇ m (horizontal axis) for one comb finger.
- Ct and Cs represent the contributions from tip to base and side to side respectively.
- the vertical lines denote the range in which the comb fingers are operated. Note that apart from a constant offset our model applies within this range.
- FIG. 21 illustrates the relative capacitance change as a function of voltage V
- V c was defined as the first voltage at which the measured contact resistance R c drops below 10 ⁇ while slowly increasing the voltage on the actuators and find 54V. All measured values were within 10% of expectation.
- the bi-stable relay has a contact resistance below 10 Ohm and only 18V are used to change the switch state. The energy needed to change the state of the switch is only 0.2nJ using an approximate value of IpF for the capacitance of the actuators.
- the dynamic behavior of the relay is shown in FIG. 22, which illustrates voltage over the contact and on the actuators as a function of time during operation of the bi-stable switch. From these measurements the actuator charging time was estimated at 80 ⁇ sec, which means an approximate current drain during switching of 200nA.
- the maximum current was measured through a closed mono-stable contact actuated at 100 V corresponding to a contact force of 64 ⁇ N and a contact resistance of 3.2-5 ⁇ .
- the expected maximum current is 258mA versus a measured value of 257mA (see FIG. 25).
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