RF MEMS electrostatically actuated tunable capacitors and their applications: a review

F Khan, MI Younis - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the recent developments of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS)
based electrostatically actuated tunable capacitors. MEMS based tunable capacitors …

Freestanding SiGe/Si/Cr and microtubes

SV Golod, VY Prinz, P Wägli, L Zhang, O Kirfel… - Applied physics …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
We report on hybrid microtubes and rings fabricated from rolled-up strained metal–
semiconductor SiGe/Si/Cr and metal–insulator–semiconductor SiGe/Si/Si x N y/Cr films. For …

Machine learning-based modeling and generic design optimization methodology for radio-frequency microelectromechanical devices

R Bajwa, MK Yapici - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
RF-MEMS technology has evolved significantly over the years, during which various
attempts have been made to tailor such devices for extreme performance by leveraging …

Integrated label-free protein detection and separation in real time using confined surface plasmon resonance imaging

N Ly, K Foley, N Tao - Analytical chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a label-free protein detection and separation technology for real-time
monitoring of proteins in micro/nanofluidic channels, confined surface plasmon resonance …

Matter-wave solitons supported by field-induced dipole-dipole repulsion with spatially modulated strength

Y Li, J Liu, W Pang, BA Malomed - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and …, 2013 - APS
We demonstrate the existence of one-and two-dimensional (1D and 2D, respectively) bright
solitons in the Bose-Einstein condensate with repulsive dipole-dipole interactions induced …

Elastic silicon-film-based nanoshells: formation, properties, and applications

VY Prinz, SV Golod - Journal of applied mechanics and technical physics, 2006 - Springer
Controllable formation and properties of solid single-crystal micro-and nanoshells of various
shapes (tubes and spirals, vertically positioned rings and cylinders, and bent and trough …

Fabrication uncertainties and yield optimization in MEMS tunable capacitors

M Shavezipur, K Ponnambalam, A Khajepour… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2008 - Elsevier
Intrinsic uncertainties of MEMS fabrication processes can severely affect the performance of
devices because the tolerance ranges of these processes are relatively large and …

Three-dimensional self-assembled sensors in thin-film SOI technology

F Iker, N Andre, T Pardoen… - Journal of …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible one-mask process for the
design and fabrication of three-dimensional (3-D) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) …

Closed-form solutions of the parallel plate problem

KB Lee - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2007 - Elsevier
Closed-form solutions to the parallel plate problem have been derived for design of
electrostatic devices that employ the parallel plate. With dimensionless height and force …

A 1.3–2.4-GHz 3.1-mW VCO using electro-thermo-mechanically tunable self-assembled MEMS inductor on HR substrate

A Bhattacharya, D Mandal… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports implementation and wafer-level testing of a self-assembled tunable
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inductor with electrostatic, electrothermal, and …