• DocumentCode
    400296
  • Title

    Study of membrane supported RF MEMS resistive switches using electromagnetical simulation

  • Author

    Vladoianu, F. ; Vasilache, D. ; Enachescu, R. ; Dragan, I. ; Iordache, M. ; Muller, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. for R&D in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    28 Sept.-2 Oct. 2003
  • Abstract
    We present a wide band analysis of two types of resistive switches: series and parallel. In order to improve the RF parameters we have reduced the thickness of the substrate and placed the switches on different types of membranes.
  • Keywords
    microswitches; semiconductor device models; electromagnetical simulation; membrane supported RF MEMS resistive switches; wide band analysis; Biomembranes; Conductors; Contacts; Dielectric substrates; Energy consumption; Micromechanical devices; Parasitic capacitance; Power semiconductor switches; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Conference, 2003. CAS 2003. International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7821-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMICND.2003.1252424
  • Filename
    1252424