Title :
RF MEMS design for phase shifters from K-band up to W-band
Author :
Puyal, V. ; Dragomirescu, D. ; Villeneuve, C. ; Lattes, J. ; Ruan, J. ; Pons, P. ; Plana, R.
Author_Institution :
LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse Univ., Toulouse
Abstract :
This paper presented a new approach to millimeter-wave circuit design based on MEMS models. The paper shows that these models are completely scalable on the entire millimeter-wave band. Indeed, the measured switches exhibit good characteristics very close to the developed MEMS model.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; microwave phase shifters; millimetre wave circuits; millimetre wave phase shifters; network synthesis; K-band; RF MEMS design; W-band; millimeter-wave circuit design; phase shifters; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Insertion loss; K-band; Micromechanical devices; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; RLC circuits; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2641-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2642-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2008.4957895
