Microelectromechanical resonators for radio frequency communication applications
J Basu, TK Bhattacharyya - Microsystem technologies, 2011 - Springer
Over the past few years, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based on-chip resonators
have shown significant potential for sensing and high frequency signal processing …
have shown significant potential for sensing and high frequency signal processing …
RF MEMS satellite switch matrices
M Daneshmand, RR Mansour - IEEE Microwave magazine, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology has the potential of replacing many of
the radio frequency (RF) components used in to day's satellite communication systems. In …
the radio frequency (RF) components used in to day's satellite communication systems. In …
A 2-mm 0.1–5 GHz Software-Defined Radio Receiver in 45-nm Digital CMOS
A software-defined radio (SDR) should theoretically receive any modulated frequency
channel in the (un) licensed spectrum, and guarantee top performance with energy savings …
channel in the (un) licensed spectrum, and guarantee top performance with energy savings …
Efficient FPGAs using nanoelectromechanical relays
C Chen, R Parsa, N Patil, S Chong… - Proceedings of the 18th …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Nanoelectromechanical (NEM) relays are promising candidates for programmable routing in
Field-Programmable-Gate Arrays (FPGAs). This is due to their zero leakage and potentially …
Field-Programmable-Gate Arrays (FPGAs). This is due to their zero leakage and potentially …
A low actuation voltage electrostatic actuator for RF MEMS switch applications
CH Chu, WP Shih, SY Chung, HC Tsai… - Journal of …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the design, fabrication and characterization of an RF MEMS switch. Low
actuation voltage and high isolation of the switch were achieved by exploiting buckling and …
actuation voltage and high isolation of the switch were achieved by exploiting buckling and …
A fully reconfigurable software-defined radio transceiver in 0.13 μm CMOS
J Craninckx, M Liu, D Hauspie… - … Solid-State Circuits …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fully reconfigurable SDR contains an RX, a TX, and 2 synthesizers for true multi-standard
operation. A MEMS-enabled dual-band LNA proves the feasibility of switched antenna …
operation. A MEMS-enabled dual-band LNA proves the feasibility of switched antenna …
A ruthenium-based multimetal-contact RF MEMS switch with a corrugated diaphragm
F Ke, J Miao, J Oberhammer - Journal of …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a ruthenium metal-contact RF microelectromechanical system switch
based on a corrugated silicon oxide/silicon nitride diaphragm. The corrugations are …
based on a corrugated silicon oxide/silicon nitride diaphragm. The corrugations are …
A tunable RF MEMS inductor on silicon incorporating an amorphous silicon bimorph in a low-temperature process
S Chang, S Sivoththaman - IEEE electron device letters, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel tunable radio frequency microelectromechanical system inductor based on the
bimorph effect of an amorphous silicon (a-Si) and aluminum structural layer is presented …
bimorph effect of an amorphous silicon (a-Si) and aluminum structural layer is presented …
A physics-based predictive modeling framework for dielectric charging and creep in RF MEMS capacitive switches and varactors
In this paper, we develop a physics-based theoretical modeling framework to predict the
device lifetime defined by the dominant degradation mechanisms of RF …
device lifetime defined by the dominant degradation mechanisms of RF …