Title :
RF MEMS tunable capacitor applications in mobile phones
Author :
Gu, Qizheng ; De Luis, Javier R.
Author_Institution :
Wispry, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
It is very desirable to have tunable or reconfigurable RF front-end and devices for the modern wireless mobile phones since they need to operate over multiple bands, ranging from 700 MHz to 2700 MHz. The role of MEMS tunable capacitors with high Q factors is crucial in the tunable RF front-end for the modern mobile phones. In this paper, we will show the attractive performance of MEMS tunable capacitors in some important applications such as impedance matching, tunable filters, and tunable mobile antennas.
Keywords :
Q-factor; capacitors; mobile handsets; RF MEMS tunable capacitor applications; frequency 700 MHz to 2700 MHz; high Q factors; impedance matching; tunable RF front-end; tunable filters; tunable mobile antennas; wireless mobile phones; Capacitors; Micromechanical devices; Mobile antennas; Mobile handsets; Radio frequency; Reflection; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology (ICSICT), 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5797-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSICT.2010.5667298
