DocumentCode
2777583
Title
Design of phase shifters based on RF MEMS shunt switches
Author
Bartolucci, Giancarlo ; Marcelli, Romolo ; Minucci, Gianlluca ; Catoni, S. ; Margesin, Benno ; Giacomozzi, Flavio
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tor Vergata Univ., Rome, Italy
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
3-5 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
103
Abstract
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) switches have been recently considered as building blocks of phase shifters to be used in microwave applications for radar systems up to 40 GHz. In this paper, a novel methodology is proposed for the design of loaded line phase shifters based on RF MEMS shunt switches with evident improvements on the insertion loss level with respect to conventional design criteria and an optimization in the number of switches to be used.
Keywords
circuit optimisation; microswitches; phase shifters; RF MEMS shunt switches; insertion loss level; microelectromechanical switches; phase shifters design; Diodes; Microelectronics; Micromechanical devices; Notice of Violation; Power system reliability; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Tiles; Tin;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Conference, 2005. CAS 2005 Proceedings. 2005 International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9214-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMICND.2005.1558721
Filename
1558721
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