Micro-relay contact structure for RF applications

A MEM relay comprising:

• a housing;
• a first signal contact disposed on said housing;
• a second signal contact disposed on said housing;
• an actuator, selectively movable between an open and closed position;
• an actuator insulator disposed on said actuator;
• a movable shorting contact disposed on said actuator insulator in a spaced apart relation with said first signal contact and said second signal contact;
• and
• a ground plane disposed on said housing in a spaced apart relation with said first signal contact and second signal contact wherein said first signal contact and second signal contact are located between said ground plane and said movable shorting contact.

A MEM relay comprising:

• a first signal contact;
• a first set of electrically conductive signal teeth in electrical communication with said first signal contact;
• a second signal contact;
• a second set of electrically conductive signal teeth in electrical communication with said second signal contact;
• an actuator, selectively movable between an open and closed position, disposed on said housing;
• an actuator insulator disposed on said actuator;
• a movable shorting contact disposed on said actuator insulator in a spaced apart relation with said first signal contact and said second signal contact;
• and
• at least two sets of electrically conductive shorting teeth disposed on said shorting contact such that said at least two sets of electrically conductive shorting teeth can be mechanically meshed placing said shorting contact in electrical communication with said first set of electrically conductive signal teeth and said second set of electrically conductive signal teeth, when said actuator is in the closed position.