Plasma-integrated switching devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9728835-B2
Application number	US-201414549230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Priority date	Nov 20, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A switching device includes a first electrode at least partially disposed within a sealed chamber. The sealed chamber encloses a plasma phase change material. The switching device includes a second electrode at least partially disposed within the sealed chamber. The second electrode is physically separated from the first electrode. When subjected to a signal that satisfies a threshold, the plasma phase change material forms a plasma within the sealed chamber. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the second electrode via the plasma when the plasma is formed. The first electrode is electrically isolated from the second electrode when the plasma is not formed. The switching device includes a first connector electrically coupled to the first electrode and a second connector electrically coupled to the second electrode. The first connector, the second connector, or both, are configured to receive the signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A switching device comprising:
a first electrode at least partially disposed within a sealed chamber;
a first connector extending external to the sealed chamber, electrically connected to the first electrode, and configured to electrically couple the first electrode to an electrical circuit;
a second electrode at least partially disposed within the sealed chamber, the second electrode physically separated from the first electrode;
a second connector ex…

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Lam Tai A
• Navarro Julio
• Parazzoli Claudio G
• Koltenbah Benjamin E

Classifications

• H01P5/107

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05H1/52

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01Q21/00

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01P5/024

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01H2223/002

  Electricity · mapped topic