Title :
Will RF MEMS live up their promise?
Author :
Bouchaud, Jeremie ; Knoblich, Bernardo ; Wicht, Henning
Author_Institution :
WTC-Wicht Technologie Consulting, Munich
Abstract :
RF MEMS components first appeared in 2002 in the form of bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators for mobile phone applications. In the meantime, other RF MEMS products have become commercially available, including switches, inductors and micro-mechanical resonators. Although currently, the RF MEMS market is limited, RF MEMS components are expected to satisfy future requirements for telecommunications systems in terms of improved performance, ease of reconfiguration and miniaturisation. This papers presents the status of the RF MEMS industry, an overview of applications and the markets for the 2004-2009 time periods
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; BAW resonators; RF MEMS components; bulk acoustic wave resonators; Acoustic waves; Bulk acoustic wave devices; Inductors; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Research and development; Resonator filters; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Tunable circuits and devices; Switches; bulk acoustic wave devices; cavity resonator filters; timing circuits; tunable filters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281120
