• DocumentCode
    352999
  • Title

    MEMS microswitch arrays for reconfigurable distributed microwave components

  • Author

    Bozler, C. ; Drangmeister, R. ; Duffy, S. ; Gouker, M. ; Knecht, J. ; Kushner, L. ; Parr, R. ; Rabe, S. ; Travis, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    11-16 June 2000
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Abstract
    A novel MEMS switch design for use in microwave circuits is presented. The microswitch is capable of being configured in a multi-element X-Y array for use in tunable distributed circuits. Circuit design concepts using microswitch arrays and measurements of single microswitch performance are given.
  • Keywords
    micromechanical devices; microwave switches; MEMS microswitch array; reconfigurable distributed microwave component; tunable microwave distributed circuit; Bandwidth; Contacts; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Silicon compounds; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5687-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2000.860909
  • Filename
    860909