• DocumentCode
    3489508
  • Title

    Configuration design of MEMS switches in a digitally controlled reflectarray element

  • Author

    Wu, Billy ; Okoniewski, Michal ; Potter, Mike E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    16-20 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a circuit of MEMS capacitive switches, which yields a set of phase states that are close to being equally separated. The optimal capacitance values of the switches are determined using a genetic algorithm (GA). In addition, a ternary design for controlling the switches is proposed to reduce the number of control lines required without decreasing the number of realizable phase states.
  • Keywords
    genetic algorithms; microswitches; MEMS capacitive switches; configuration design; digitally controlled reflectarray element; genetic algorithm; optimal capacitance values; Biological cells; Capacitance; Capacitors; Digital control; Fabrication; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Switches; Varactors; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APMC.2008.4958443
  • Filename
    4958443
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3489508