A switchable MEMS antenna for 38/60 GHz millimeter wave communications

Author

Liu, G. ; Law, C.L. ; Rajanik, M.J. ; Yang, H.

Author_Institution

Agilis Commun. Technol. Pte. Ltd., Singapore Technol. Eng., Singapore

fYear

2004

fDate

18-21 Aug. 2004

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

89

Abstract

A new dual band slot antenna has been developed using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technique for millimeter wave (MMW) wireless communication application. A DC-contact switch is employed to switch the operating frequency from 38 GHz to 60 GHz. The antenna resonating frequencies including simulation and measurement are reported. The RF switch performance, such as pull in voltage, stress distribution and switching time, are also simulated and measured. The brief fabrication is also described in this paper.

Keywords

microswitches; microwave switches; millimetre wave antennas; multifrequency antennas; radiocommunication; slot antennas; 38 to 60 GHz; DC-contact switch; MEMS switch; RF switch performance; antenna resonating frequency; dual band slot antenna; microelectro-mechanical system; millimeter wave wireless communications; multiband antenna; pull in voltage; stress distribution; switchable MEMS antenna; switching time; system on chip; Antenna measurements; Communication switching; Dual band; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Slot antennas; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, 2004. ICMMT 4th International Conference on, Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8401-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMMT.2004.1411466

Filename

1411466