Review of electrothermal actuators and applications

A Potekhina, C Wang - Actuators, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a review of electrothermal micro-actuators and applications.
Electrothermal micro-actuators have been a significant research interest over the last two …

Research status and development trend of MEMS switches: A review

T Cao, T Hu, Y Zhao - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
MEMS switch is a movable device manufactured by means of semiconductor technology,
possessing many incomparable advantages such as a small volume, low power …

Comprehensive study on RF-MEMS switches used for 5G scenario

LY Ma, N Soin, MHM Daut, SFWM Hatta - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a comprehensive study on radio frequency-microelectromechanical
systems (RF-MEMS) switches, which are expected to be extensively integrated into 5G …

Pull-in-voltage and RF analysis of MEMS based high performance capacitive shunt switch

O Pertin - Microelectronics journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents design of a RF MEMS (Radio Frequency Micro Electro Mechanical
system) capacitive shunt switch to study the switch performance which depends on various …

A systematic review of reliability issues in RF-MEMS switches

MM Saleem, H Nawaz - Micro and Nanosystems, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The main challenge in the commercialization of the RF-MEMS switches is their reliability,
related to both the electrical and mechanical domains. The development of test standards …

A 0.2 V micro‐electromechanical switch enabled by a phase transition

K Dong, HS Choe, X Wang, H Liu, B Saha, C Ko… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐electromechanical (MEM) switches, with advantages such as quasi‐zero
leakage current, emerge as attractive candidates for overcoming the physical limits of …

Power efficient, low loss and ultra-high isolation RF MEMS switch dedicated for antenna switch applications

H Mirzajani, AK Ilkhechi, P Zolfaghari… - Microelectronics …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a new ultra-high isolation RF MEMS latching switch with ultra-low power
consumption dedicated to antenna switch applications in multiband and multi-standard …

Enhancement of high-temperature strength of Ni-based films by addition of nano-multilayers and incorporation of W

C Zhang, K Feng, Z Li, F Lu, J Huang, Y Wu, PK Chu - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline Ni thin film exhibits poor thermo-mechanical properties due to its unstable
microstructure at elevated temperature. Here, the paper endows a new approach to solve …

A new electrostatically actuated rotary three-state DC-contact RF MEMS switch for antenna switch applications

A Kashani Ilkhechi, H Mirzajani… - Microsystem …, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, we present a novel laterally actuated DC-contact three-state RF MEMS switch.
Rotary electrostatic comb-drive actuators which can be rotated both clockwise and anti …

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 …