MEMS IC for RF and millimeterwave communications

This paper aims to give an overview of the new architecture that is embedded with the next generation of RF and millimeter-wave modules that feature new functionalities as flexibility and reconfigurability to match with all the standard that are or that emerge, adaptability, testability to optimize the performances "on demand" in order to improve the autonomy, the reliability. The last issue deals with the miniaturisation that is necessary to have a higher compactness for the modules and a reduced weight that is crucial for embedded applications. On the same time, the number of wireless solutions is increasing very dramatically and that turns out to an extension of the allocated band from RF range to millimeterwave range.