Comprehensive Review of RF MEMS Switches in Satellite Communications

B Shao, C Lu, Y Xiang, F Li, M Song - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The miniaturization and low power consumption characteristics of RF MEMS (Radio
Frequency Microelectromechanical System) switches provide new possibilities for the …

Perforated serpentine membrane with AlN as dielectric material shunt capacitive RF MEMS switch fabrication and characterization

LN Thalluri, K Guha, K Srinivasa Rao… - Microsystem …, 2020 - Springer
In this communication, we have designed, simulated, performance improved, fabricated and
characterized a shunt capacitive RF MEMS switch with perforated serpentine membrane …

Nonlinear restructuring of patterned thin films by residual stress engineering into out-of-plane wavy-shaped electrostatic microactuators for high-performance radio …

R Bajwa, H Saleh, M Shojaeian, I Tekin… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrostatic microelectromechanical (MEMS) switches are the basic building blocks for
various radio-frequency (RF) transceivers. However, conventional cantilever-based designs …

High-power high-isolation RF-MEMS switches with enhanced hot-switching reliability using a shunt protection technique

Y Liu, Y Bey, X Liu - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a shunt protection technique to improve the hot-switching reliability of
metal-contact radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems (RF-MEMS) switches. The …

Transverse spurious mode compensation for AlN Lamb wave resonators

J Zou, J Liu, G Tang - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lamb wave modes with type I dispersion characteristics exhibit strong affinity toward multi
transverse modes behavior above resonance frequency (fr) in the AlN Lamb wave …

A compact single-cantilever multicontact RF-MEMS switch with enhanced reliability

Y Liu, J Liu, B Yu, X Liu - IEEE Microwave and Wireless …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a novel cantilever and electrode biasing design of a metal-contact radio
frequency microelectromechanical systems (RF-MEMS) switch to integrate multiple contact …

Migration of adhesive material in electrostatically actuated MEMS switch

IV Uvarov - Microelectronics Reliability, 2021 - Elsevier
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches are attractive for many applications
including radio frequency and microwave systems, logic devices, acceleration sensing and …

Optimization of thick photoresist for uniform thickness in RF MEMS applications

A Bajpai, K Rangra, D Bansal - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based devices comprise suspended
structures. A sacrificial layer is required to realize these structures. Usually, metal and …

High-reliability circular-contact RF MEMS switches in silicon hermetic package

L Jiang, N Ma, L Wang, X Huang - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a highly reliable direct-contact electrostatic RF MEMS switch. To
enhance the reliability, the contact structure of the switch is designed into a circular shape …

Study on SR-Crossbar RF MEMS Switch Matrix Port Configuration Scheme with Optimized Consistency

W Zhou, W Sheng, B Yan - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The performance consistency of an RF MEMS switch matrix is a crucial metric that directly
impacts its operational lifespan. An improved crossbar-based RF MEMS switch matrix …