Modeling and optimization of RF reconfigurable tuners with computationally efficient time-domain techniques

Author

Bushyager, N. ; Lange, K. ; Tentzeris, M. ; Papapolymerou, J.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2-7 June 2002

Firstpage

883

Abstract

Modern RF-MEMS device design is difficult due to the lack of tools capable of simulating highly integrated structures. This paper presents methods in which the FDTD technique can be used to model a reconfigurable RF-MEMS tuner. A new method of modeling a conductor intersecting a cell is presented. In addition, code parallelization and variable gridding are used to simulate the tuner. Results are presented showing the simulation and measurement results of the tuner.

Keywords

finite difference time-domain analysis; microactuators; microwave switches; optimisation; semiconductor device models; tuning; FDTD techniques; RF-MEMS device design; RF-MEMS reconfigurable tuners; cell/conductor intersection; code parallelization; computationally efficient time-domain techniques; device modeling; device optimization; finite-difference time-domain electromagnetic modeling techniques; integrated structures; tuner measurement; tuner simulation; variable gridding; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Micromechanical devices; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Semiconductor process modeling; Time domain analysis; Tuners;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7239-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1011771

Filename

1011771