Perforated serpentine membrane with AlN as dielectric material shunt capacitive RF MEMS switch fabrication and characterization
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DOI: 10.1007/s00542-020-04755-3
Abstract: In this communication, we have designed, simulated, performance improved, fabricated and characterized a shunt capacitive RF MEMS switch with perforated serpentine membrane (Au). Fabrication is done using surface micromachining with four masks. AlN dielectric material… read more here.
Keywords: serpentine membrane; shunt capacitive; capacitive mems; perforated serpentine ... See more keywords
Design and fabrication of a low insertion loss capacitive RF MEMS switch with novel micro-structures for actuation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2016.10.004
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we have developed an electrostatic driven capacitive RF MEMS switch. The actuation voltage is applied to the actuation electrodes, and the DC voltage is isolated from the signal line and RF… read more here.
Keywords: voltage; capacitive mems; mems switch; insertion loss ... See more keywords
Linearity and RF Power Handling on Capacitive RF MEMS Switches
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DOI: 10.1109/tmtt.2019.2945273
Abstract: Linearity characteristics of capacitive tuners under large radio frequency (RF) power have become an important issue for today’s cellphone industry. The use of these devices as antenna tuners has become critically important due to the… read more here.
Keywords: linearity power; mems switches; frequency; power ... See more keywords