Stochastic and non-linear processes in nano-electro-mechanical systems

O Maillet - 2018 - theses.hal.science
… 1.1 lower right corner). The race towards efficient and … All devices presented in this work
have been designed and … We assume in this section that the damping force is linear, that is…

A review of micro-contact physics for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) metal contact switches

BF Toler, RA Coutu, JW McBride - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
systems (MEMS) applications devices are normally referred … material, there is a parasitic
thermal actuation caused by a … From increasing contact force to reducing actuation voltage …

Stability, nonlinearity and reliability of electrostatically actuated MEMS devices

WM Zhang, G Meng, DI Chen - Sensors, 2007 - mdpi.com
… Electrostatic micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) is a … The voltage offset V offset due
to the parasitic charge can be … ; methods based upon the reduction of adhesion forces [72]. To …

Using capacitance to quantify planar geometry variances for micro electro mechanical systems structures

JL Chee - 2009 - search.proquest.com
… testing apparatus is enclosed within a Faraday cage to reduce … the parasitic capacitance of
the electronic probes are reduced … the electrical forces equal the restoring mechanical forces, …

Surface science, MEMS and NEMS: Progress and opportunities for surface science research performed on, or by, microdevices

D Berman, J Krim - Progress in Surface Science, 2013 - Elsevier
… electrical elements to allow for electro-mechanical actuation and/or … Radio frequency Micro
Electro Mechanical Systems, (… , which in turn decreases parasitic capacitance levels and the …

The effect of noise on capacitive measurements of MEMS geometries

JL Chee, JV Clark - Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 6 …, 2011 - Springer
… the geometry of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) … to reduce the noise due to
light; and low-parasitic shielded … a resultant electrostatic comb drive force instead of including …

Towards Electrostatic Force-Feedback for Reducing Thermally-Induced Vibrations of MEMS

S Sayed, ND Andrews, JV Clark - ASME …, 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
… vibrations in micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS). Noise, … due to various sources of
parasitic noise. This convergence from … in the MEMS device is greatly reduced by applying our …

Reducing offset and bias instability in Lorentz force magnetic sensors through bias chopping

S Sonmezoglu, DA Horsley - … Microelectromechanical Systems, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… by improving the symmetry of the device and package or by … force can be reduced by reducing
imperfections in the device… electrostatic force and parasitic feedthrough, and this method

Acceleration-insensitive fully-decoupled tuning fork (FDTF) MEMS vibratory gyroscope with 1°/HR BIAS instability

FY Lee, KC Liang, E Cheng, SS Li… - … Mechanical Systems  …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… acceleration-induced force is several orders of magnitude … setup, to reduce the parasitic
effect and enhance the sensitivity… the possibility of this device for lower noise level and better …

MEMS reliability: infrastructure, test structures, experiments, and failure modes

DM Tanner, NF Smith, LW IRWIN, WP Eaton… - 2000 - osti.gov
… to the 24-pin zero insertion force socket at the center of the cell. … Purging for longer
times could further reduce the water and … burgeoning new technology of Micro-Electro-Mechanical