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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4395439
