A VHDL-AMS model of RF MEMS capacitive shunt switches

Author

Kraemer, Michael ; Dragomirescu, Daniela ; Puyal, Vincent ; Plana, Robert

Author_Institution

LAAS, CNRS, Toulouse, France

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

12-14 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

307

Lastpage

310

Abstract

This paper is situated in the context of heterogeneous integration of millimeter-wave communication circuits. It shows that VHDL-AMS models are well suited for the simulation of building blocks constituting an integrated communication system. Simplicity and reduced execution time are mandatory when it comes to the simulation of the behavior of an entire SiP. In particular, a VHDL-AMS model for RF MEMS capacitive shunt switches based on its equivalent circuit is presented. Subsequently, this model is, together with a transmission line model, applied to simulate the behavior of a mm-wave phase shifter employing RF MEMS shunt switches.

Keywords

equivalent circuits; hardware description languages; microswitches; millimetre wave integrated circuits; millimetre wave phase shifters; RF MEMS capacitive shunt switches; VHDL-AMS model; equivalent circuits; integrated communication system; millimeter-wave communication circuit heterogeneous integration; mm-wave phase shifter; transmission line model; Circuit simulation; Communication switching; Context; Distributed parameter circuits; Equivalent circuits; Millimeter wave communication; Phase shifters; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Switching circuits; RF MEMS; SiP; SoC; VHDL-AMS;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Conference, 2009. CAS 2009. International

Conference_Location

Sinaia

ISSN

1545-827X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4413-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMICND.2009.5336536

Filename

5336536