On the discharge transport mechanisms through the dielectric film in MEMS capacitive switches

D Birmpiliotis, G Stavrinidis… - Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A method that allows the investigation of discharge transport mechanism in dielectric films
used in MEMS capacitive switches or MIM capacitors or even bare dielectric films is …

On the injected charge distribution and discharge currents in the dielectric films for MEMS capacitive switches

G Papaioannou - Microelectronics Reliability, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work attempts to provide a different approach to understand the distribution of
injected charge in Si-rich SiN films that find application in MEMS capacitive switches. The …

A study of material stoichiometry on charging properties of SiNx films for potential application in RF MEMS capacitive switches

M Koutsoureli, D Birmpiliotis, G Papaioannou - Microelectronics Reliability, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents an in depth investigation regarding the effect of PECVD silicon nitride
(SiN x) stoichiometry on its charging mechanisms. The investigation took place in SiN x …

Thermally activated discharging mechanisms in SiNx films with embedded CNTs for RF MEMS capacitive switches

M Koutsoureli, G Stavrinidis, D Birmpiliotis… - Microelectronic …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, we investigate thermally activated processes in nanostructured SiN x
films with embedded CNTs, which can be used in RF MEMS capacitive switches …

A novel method for the assessment of surface charge density variance in capacitive RF-MEMS switches

D Birmpiliotis, M Koutsoureli, G Papaioannou - Microelectronics Reliability, 2021 - Elsevier
The present paper provides a novel, inexpensive and non-destructive method to assess the
surface charge density variance in capacitive RF-MEMS switches. The charge variance …

The Impact of Ambient Humidity on the Surface Conductance of SiNx Films for Application in Capacitive MEMS Switches

D Birmpiliotis, G Papaioannou - International Symposium for …, 2022 - dl.asminternational.org
The present paper provides an inexpensive method to assess the surface charge density
variance directly in capacitive MEMS switches. It was found experimentally that the charge …

Modeling tool for capacitive RF MEMS operating bias voltage optimization

AC Amiaud, A Leuliet, B Loiseaux… - … on Device and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, dielectric charging process in dielectrics under bias voltage is investigated.
Dielectric materials, used in numerous devices in microelectronics, can be subjected to …

[PDF][PDF] Tuneable RF MEMS components using SU-8

NA Ramli - 2019 - core.ac.uk
With the rapid progress in the wireless communication field, radio frequency microelectro-
mechanical systems (RF MEMS) are seen as one of the promising technologies to replace …