Electromechanical relays exhibit inherently zero leakage and sharp hysteresis, which are
compelling for logic and memory applications. We present an overview of the nano-scale …

The need for more energy-efficient solid-state switches beyond complementary metal-oxide-
semiconductor (CMOS) transistors has become a major concern as the power consumption …

This paper describes the improvement of pull-in stability, contact properties, and reliability of
laterally actuated nanoelectromechanical relays by partitioning the mechanical and …

The energy efficiency of a CMOS digital logic circuit is fundamentally limited by the nonideal
switching behavior of transistors, specifically their nonzero off-state current and finite …

Emerging applications such as the Internet-of-Things and more-electric aircraft require
electronics with integrated data storage that can operate in extreme temperatures with high …

Diverse areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), aerospace and industrial electronics
increasingly require non-volatile memory to work under high-temperature, radiation-hard …

CMOS scaling has been very successful in generating small, fast, low cost electronics.
However, in advanced CMOS nodes, the total power consumption is dominated by the static …

We present a nanoelectromechanical (NEM) relay that is capable of demonstrating two
stable states without on-hold power due to the influence of van der Waals force. This is …

The technology scaling of feature sizes and supply voltages in earlier CMOS designs
enabled significant improvements in terms of density, performance, and energy efficiency …

To enable energy-efficient electronic devices for the future, nano-electro-mechanical (NEM)
relays are promising due to their high ON/OFF current ratio and potential for low operating …