Frequency tunable silicon carbide resonators for MEMS above IC

F Nabki, TA Dusatko… - 2008 IEEE Custom …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micro-electromechanical beam resonators and arrays are fabricated using a custom low-
temperature (< 300degC) CMOS-compatible silicon carbide micro-fabrication process. A …

Low-stress CMOS-compatible silicon carbide surface-micromachining technology—Part II: Beam resonators for MEMS above IC

F Nabki, PV Cicek, TA Dusatko… - Journal of …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microelectromechanical beam resonators and arrays are fabricated using a custom low-
temperature complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor-compatible silicon carbide …

Silicon carbide micro-electromechanical resonators for highly integrated frequency synthesizers

F Nabki - 2010 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
A low temperature (< 300ºC), low-stress micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
fabrication process based on a mechanically superior silicon carbide structural layer is …

High-Q mechanical tuning of MEMS resonators using a metal deposition-annealing technique

CG Courcimault, MG Allen - The 13th International Conference …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method for coarse and fine mechanical frequency tuning of MEMS resonators is presented
in this paper. Controlled material deposition onto microresonator top surfaces enables …

[PDF][PDF] A low temperature Bi-CMOS compatible process for MEMS RF resonators and filters

JL Lund, CV Jahnes, H Deligianni… - Tech. Dig. Solid …, 2002 - scholar.archive.org
ABSTRACT A low temperature, Bi-CMOS compatible process for the fabrication of MEMS
resonators and filters has been developed. These devices hold the promise of reducing cost …

Selective polysilicon deposition for frequency tuning of MEMS resonators

D Joachim, L Lin - … on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Cat …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A post-fabrication process was developed to tune the frequency of a set of comb-drive
resonators by selectively adding polysilicon to their rotors. Selective deposition was …

Electrothermally actuated silicon carbide tunable MEMS resonators

E Mastropaolo, GS Wood, I Gual… - Journal of …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the fabrication and characterization of silicon carbide (SiC) flexural-
mode structures able to operate as electrothermomechanical tunable resonators. Single-and …

Embedded MEMS filter chip and its fabrication for VHF applications

S Mitarai, M Tada, S Yanagawa… - … Meeting, 2005. IEDM …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a clamped-clamped beam micromechanical resonator for actual use in VHF
applications. This three-port resonator showed good frequency spectra with a large peak …

Electrothermally actuated and piezoelectrically sensed silicon carbide tunable MEMS resonator

B Svilicic, E Mastropaolo, B Flynn… - IEEE electron device …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we present the design, fabrication, and electrical testing of a silicon carbide
microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonant device with electrothermal actuation and …

Silicon carbide for RF MEMS

JM Melzak - IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) is an excellent candidate for use in next generation RF MEMS devices
such as microfabricated switches, micromechanical resonators, and filters. SiC is …