Future satellite platforms and 5G millimeter wave systems require Electronically Steerable
Antennas (ESAs), which can be enabled by Microwave Liquid Crystal (MLC) technology …

This paper reviews the recent progress in MEMS for radio frequency (RF) applications from
a device perspective. RF MEMS devices reviewed include switches and relays, tunable …

MEMS switches are devices that use mechanical movement to achieve a short circuit or an
open circuit in the RF transmission line. RF MEMS switches are the specific …

This paper deals with a relatively new area of radio-frequency (RF) technology based on
microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS). RF MEMS provides a class of new devices and …

Large-scale millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) integrated phased array is the key technology to
enable broadband 5G and satellite communications. This paper details the design …

This paper, the first of two parts, presents an electromagnetic model for membrane
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) shunt switches for microwave/millimeter-wave …

The integration and use of RF MEMS switches in microstrip patch antennas and feed
structures were investigated for developing reconfigurable multi-band antennas. The current …

This paper describes a reconfigurable millimeter-wave lens-array antenna based on
monolithically integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches. This device is …

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) radio frequency (RF) switches hold great promise
in a myriad of commercial, aerospace, and military applications. However, there is little …

The design and optimization of distributed micromechanical system (MEMS) transmission-
line phase shifters at both U-and W-band is presented in this paper. The phase shifters are …