• DocumentCode
    1105903
  • Title

    Single-pole-four-throw switch using high-aspect-ratio lateral switches

  • Author

    Liu, A.Q. ; Palei, W. ; Tang, M. ; Alphones, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1125
  • Lastpage
    1126
  • Abstract
    A single-pole-four-throw (SP4T) switch using a high-aspect ratio lateral metal-contact micromachined switch is reported. This simplified SP4T micromachined switch is developed using deep reactive ion etching fabrication technology based on silicon-on-insulator wafer. The measurement results of the SP4T switch show an insertion loss of less than 1 dB and isolation of 30 dB from DC to 6 GHz.
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; elemental semiconductors; micromachining; microswitches; microwave switches; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; sputter etching; 0 to 6 GHz; MEMS; SP4T switch; Si; deep reactive ion etching; insertion loss; isolation; lateral switches; metal-contact micromachined switch; silicon-on-insulator wafer; single pole four throw switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20045718
  • Filename
    1335012