• DocumentCode
    1920287
  • Title

    MEMS single-pole double-throw (SPDT) X and K-band switching circuits

  • Author

    Pacheco, S.P. ; Peroulis, D. ; Katehi, L.P.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    20-24 May 2001
  • Firstpage
    321
  • Abstract
    Single-pole double-throw (SPDT) X and K-band circuit designs incorporating low-loss microelectromechanical shunt capacitive switches are reported. The switches incorporate highly inductive connecting beams which aid in further increasing the isolation at the desired operational RF frequency. Measurements show an isolation of better than 40 dB at both 7 and 20 GHz. Insertion loss was measured at -0.95 dB at 7 GHz and -0.69 dB at 20 GHz for the two respective designs.
  • Keywords
    micromechanical devices; microwave switches; -0.69 dB; -0.95 dB; 20 GHz; 7 GHz; K-band; MEMS single-pole double-throw switching circuit; RF isolation; X-band; inductive connecting beam; insertion loss; microelectromechanical shunt capacitive switch; Connectors; Frequency; Geometry; Joining processes; K-band; Micromechanical devices; Resonance; Solid state circuits; Switches; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6538-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966897
  • Filename
    966897