Analytical Compact Model in Verilog-A for Electrostatically Actuated Ohmic Switches

Author

Bazigos, Antonios ; Ayala, Christopher L. ; Fernandez-Bolanos, M. ; Yu Pu ; Grogg, Daniel ; Hagleitner, Christoph ; Rana, Sohel ; Qin, Tyson Tian ; Pamunuwa, Dinesh ; Ionescu, A.M.

Author_Institution

Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

61

Issue

6

fYear

2014

fDate

41791

Firstpage

2186

Lastpage

2194

Abstract

Nowadays, electronics face a challenge regarding the power consumption of integrated circuits (ICs). There is a need for new devices that can provide improved switching capabilities. The downscaled electrostatically actuated ohmic switch, as a (re)emerging device, is a promising candidate to meet this need. To bring such a device seamlessly into IC design, it must be accompanied by an accurate, fast and robust analytical compact model. The development and the main characteristics of such a model are described within this paper. Extensive numerical simulations and measurements have been used to validate the model.

Keywords

electronic engineering computing; electrostatic actuators; hardware description languages; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; microswitches; numerical analysis; power consumption; IC design; Verilog-A; analytical compact model; electrostatically actuated ohmic switches; integrated circuits; numerical simulations; power consumption; switching capabilities; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Contacts; Force; Integrated circuit modeling; Logic gates; Numerical models; Cantilever; MEM; NEM; Verilog-A; Verilog-A.; compact model; electrostatic actuation; ohmic switch; relay; switch;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TED.2014.2318199

Filename

6809146