Method of forming an electromechanical power switch for controlling power to integrated circuit devices and related devices

K Mori, Z Tran, GT Dao, ME Ramon - US Patent 8,786,130, 2014 - Google Patents
A method of forming an electromechanical power switch for controlling power to integrated
circuit (IC) devices and related devices. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are …

Electromechanical power switch integrated circuits and devices and methods thereof

K Mori, Z Tran, GT Dao, ME Ramon - US Patent 9,793,080, 2017 - Google Patents
the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices. More particularly, the
present invention relates to the integration of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) or …

Investigation of microelectromechanical switches for next generation DC power distribution system

R Femi, S Clement, A Agrawal… - International Journal of …, 2014 - degruyter.com
This paper investigates the application of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches
for DC power distribution system. Traditional electromechanical switches, solid state …

Electromechanical power switch integrated circuits and devices and methods thereof

K Mori, Z Tran, GT Dao, ME Ramon - US Patent 10,600,600, 2020 - Google Patents
the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices. More particularly, the
present invention relates to the integration of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) or …

Lifetime reliability characterization of N/MEMS used in power gating of digital integrated circuits

H Alrudainy, R Shafik, A Mokhov… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nano/Micro-Electro-Mechanical switches (N/MEMS) have recently been proposed for
energy-constrained digital logic applications due to the leakage power limitations of CMOS …

Electromechanical power switch integrated circuits and devices and methods thereof

K Mori, Z Tran, GT Dao, ME Ramon - US Patent 10,879,025, 2020 - Google Patents
the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices. More particularly, the
present invention relates to the integration of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) or …

Electromechanical power switch integrated circuits and devices and methods thereof

K Mori, Z Tran, GT Dao, ME Ramon - US Patent 11,562,871, 2023 - Google Patents
the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices. More particularly, the
present invention relates to the integration of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) or …

Innovative and 3D stacking Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (I-MEMS) for power saving

K Mori, G Dao, Z Tran, M Ramon… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Innovative Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (I-MEMS) device was developed to
reduce the power consumption of next-generation electronic devices. I-MEMS devices …

Non-invasive power gating techniques for bursty computation workloads using micro-electro-mechanical relays

HM Alrudainy - 2017 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
Electrostatically-actuated Micro-Electro-Mechanical/Nano-Electro-Mechanical (MEM/NEM)
relays are promising devices overcoming the energy-efficiency limitations of CMOS …

Cross tied array of electro-statically actuated micro-electromechanical switches for AC circuit breaking applications

R Femi, S Clement, A Agrawal… - … on Emerging Research …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents, a cross tied array of electrostatically actuated Micro-electromechanical
system (MEMS) switches for AC circuit breaking applications. Conventional electromagnetic …