additionally to prevent stiction in mems switches a variegated electrode design is provided to utilize internal stresses of a suspended beam to increase the restoring force while not increasing the actuation force application_number US 78520504 A description in the following discussion numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention however those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without such specific details in other instances well known elements have been illustrated in schematic or block diagram form in order not to obscure the present invention in unnecessary detail additionally for the most part details concerning network communications electromagnetic signaling techniques and the like have been omitted inasmuch as such details are not considered necessary to obtain a complete understanding of the present invention and are considered to be within the understanding of persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art referring to fig1 of the drawings the reference numeral 100 generally designates a drawing depicting an modified fixed free micromechanical beam a solution to the cantilever cte mismatch phenomenon and extremely tight process control requirements is to use a tethered cantilever design 100 the tethered cantilever 100 attaches highly compliant low spring constant tethers 107 to the free.