• DocumentCode
    2305578
  • Title

    RF MEMS switches for leakage control in wireless handheld devices

  • Author

    Fruehling, Adam ; Hagner, Kyle ; Roy, Kaushik ; Peroulis, Dimitrios

  • Author_Institution
    Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-15 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    A new methods for controlling leakage power in handheld device was proposed. This paper presents the use of a MEMS switch as a replacement for the sleep transistor method to reduce leakage current allowing for significant improvement in the battery life of portable electronic systems.
  • Keywords
    leakage currents; microswitches; radio equipment; RF MEMS switch; battery life improvement; leakage current control; portable electronic systems; sleep transistor replacement; wireless handheld device; Batteries; CMOS technology; Energy consumption; Handheld computers; Leakage current; Microswitches; Power dissipation; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0877-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0878-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2007.4395439
  • Filename
    4395439