Low actuation voltage silicon carbide RF switches for MEMS above IC

PV Cicek, S Mahdavi, F Nabki… - 2009 16th IEEE …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a CMOS-compatible RF MEMS technology to build low actuation
voltage switches. SiC increases the stiffness of the switches to improve reliability and …

Novel approach to reduce pull-in for RF MEMS capacitive shunt switches

S Lakshmi, P Manohar… - … Conference on Smart …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The RF MEMS switches with low noise and high performance are the most prevalent and
have shown superior Figures of Merit compared to their semiconductor counterparts, for …

[PDF][PDF] Bi-stable RF MEMS switch with low actuation voltage

NV Lakamraju, SM Phillips - Proceedings of International Symposium on …, 2005 - Citeseer
Mobile technologies have relied on RF switches for a long time. Though the basic function of
the switch has remained the same, the way they have been made has changed in the recent …

Performance of low loss RF MEMS fixed-fixed capacitive switch characterization

SK Thakur, KA SumithraDevi… - 2009 Applied …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for radio frequency (RF) applications or RF MEMS
provides an opportunity to revolutionize the wireless communication. This paper describes …

RF MEMS SWITCH: An overview at-a-glance

SK Lahiri, H Saha, A Kundu - 2009 4th International …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing demand for low loss, high Q devices for high frequency applications has led
to the development of MEMS components in the RF domain. RF MEMS has evolved over the …

Design methodology of a high power RF MEMS switch for wireless applications

B Jlassi, V Nerguizian… - 2011 4th Annual Caneus …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In modern telecommunication and space electronic applications, RF MEMS switch
components offer great potential benefits such as high isolation, low insertion loss, low …

Design and simulation of high performance RF MEMS series switch

H Jaafar, FL Nan, NAM Yunus - 2011 IEEE Regional …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the process, design the switch structures and simulate certain
parameters to develop a high performance RF MEMS switch with low voltage, low loss and …

Using Residual Stresses to Develop CMOS-compatible RF MEMS Switches

JT Huang, SY Li - 2006 International Conference on Electronic …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research presents a novel MEMS-switches that fabricated with CMOS and post-process
techniques of MEMS. This switch includes a controllable cantilever beam and static …

RF-MEMS switching concepts for high power applications

KM Strohm, B Schauwecker, D Pilz… - … Topical Meeting on …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
RF-MEMS switching concepts for high power applications Page 1 Volt Watt Ohm RP U R U R U
UI P eff 31 10 502 2 2 0 2 0 2 = • • = = = = = Ω = 50 R 2 = U U o eff Abstract-- RF MEMS switches …

A compact serial RF MEMS switch for S-band application

H Xiaodong, H Maohui, H Qingguo… - … Conference on Solid …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the recent progress in MEMS for radio frequency (RF) switches. Several
structures were designed, fabricated and tested in the background of S-band application …