Title :
Monolithic integration of RF-MEMS within CMOS
Author_Institution :
wiSpry, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
The evolution of mobile air interface standards continues to proliferate the modes and bands that must be supported in mobile devices. The mobile RF front-end has seen limited integration due to the diverse technologies required to meet the stringent performance requirements and poor scaling due to physical power and wavelength limitations. Programmable/tunable RF front-ends have been considered for many years but technologies providing sufficient performance at low cost were not available. We present a tunable RF product platform based on RF-MEMS integrated within CMOS that enables programmable front-ends and early products based on that platform.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; micromechanical devices; mobile radio; CMOS; RF-MEMS; mobile RF front-end; mobile air interface standards; mobile devices; programmable RF front-ends; tunable RF front-ends; Micromechanical devices; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave devices; Microwave integrated circuits; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Technology, Systems and Application (VLSI-TSA), 2015 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hsinchu
DOI :
10.1109/VLSI-TSA.2015.7117596
