• DocumentCode
    3017037
  • Title

    Analysis of a MEMS-based ring oscillator

  • Author

    Muñoz-Gamarra, J.L. ; Barniol, N. ; Juillard, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    20-23 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    2103
  • Lastpage
    2106
  • Abstract
    This work introduces a MEMS oscillator composed exclusively of mechanical switches as logic components. The electromechanical model of the system is developed and the conditions for a periodic response are established.
  • Keywords
    microswitches; oscillators; MEMS-based ring oscillator; logic components; mechanical switches; periodic response; system electromechanical model; Inverters; Limit-cycles; Logic gates; Mathematical model; Micromechanical devices; Ring oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Seoul
  • ISSN
    0271-4302
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0218-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2012.6271700
  • Filename
    6271700