Patents Assigned to STMicroeectronics S.A.
  • Method for forming a variable capacitor
    Patent number: 7565725
    Abstract: A method for forming a variable capacitor including a conductive strip covering the inside of a cavity, and a flexible conductive membrane placed above the cavity, the cavity being formed according to the steps of: forming a recess in the substrate; placing a malleable material in the recess; having a stamp bear against the substrate at the level of the recess to give the upper part of the malleable material a desired shape; hardening the malleable material; and removing the stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignees: STMicroeectronics S.A., Commissariat a l'energie Atomique
    Inventors: Guillaume Bouche, Fabrice Casset, Pascal Ancey