Vanadium dioxide (VO 2) is a correlated material exhibiting a sharp insulator-to-metal phase
transition (IMT) caused by temperature change and/or bias voltage. We report on the …

This paper demonstrates a capacitive shunt type RF MEMS switch, which is actuated by
electro-thermal actuator and electrostatic actuator at the same time, and than latching the …

This paper presents the study of piezoelectric actuators. After the description of simulated
actuators and simulation conditions, results will be discussed to define the best actuator …

In this article, a new concept of microswitch is investigated with the objective to decrease the
actuation voltage. It consists in a component with two kinds of actuation mechanisms …

Wireless communications are showing an explosive growth in emerging consumer and
military applications of radiofrequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter-wave circuits and …

Negative refractive index materials are an example of metamaterials that are becoming
increasingly popular. Research into these metamaterials could possibly be the first steps …

This article presents thermally actuated nanocrystalline diamond bridges for microwave and
high power RF applications. The growth process along with the seeding technique for …

A novel RF MEMS switch design and fabrication in broad frequency band for reconfigurable
circuits like Phase Shifters, tunable antennas, filters, switching matrix and Phased array …

A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible, capacitive, shunt-type
radio frequency MEMS switch design is demonstrated. The switch is actuated by an …

The capacitive type of radio frequency micro-electromechanical systems (RF MEMS) switch
is investigated for low driving voltages and low power consumption. The RF MEMS switch is …