A systematic review of reliability issues in RF-MEMS switches

MM Saleem, H Nawaz - Micro and Nanosystems, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The main challenge in the commercialization of the RF-MEMS switches is their reliability,
related to both the electrical and mechanical domains. The development of test standards …

RF-MEMS for 5G applications: a reconfigurable 8-bit power attenuator working up to 110 GHz. Part 1: design concept, technology and working principles

J Iannacci - Microsystem technologies, 2020 - Springer
RF-MEMS technology is indicated as a key enabling solution to realise the high-
performance and highly-reconfigurable passive components that future 5G communication …

The WEAF Mnecosystem (water, earth, air, fire micro/nano ecosystem): a perspective of micro/nanotechnologies as pillars of future 6G and tactile internet (with focus …

J Iannacci - Microsystem Technologies, 2021 - Springer
In these days of great attention around the dawn of 5G deployment, the future 6G scenario
poses challenges and sketches trends that, according to the opinion of prominent scholar …

Development of different K-band MEMS phase shifter designs for satellite COTM terminals

P Farinelli, S Bastioli, E Chiuppesi… - International Journal of …, 2010 - cambridge.org
This work presents the design, manufacturing, and testing of three 5-bit K-band Micro-
Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) phase shifters based on similar architectures …

Design and characterization of an active recovering mechanism for high-performance RF MEMS redundancy switches

F Solazzi, A Tazzoli, P Farinelli, A Faes… - International Journal of …, 2011 - cambridge.org
This paper presents the design and characterization of an active push/pull toggle RF micro-
electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switch for satellite redundancy networks. The actively …

A combined mechanical and electrical characterization procedure for investigating the dynamic behavior of RF-MEMS switches

M Barbato, V Giliberto, A Cester… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper shows the potentialities of two characterization procedures on the electrical and
mechanical characterizations of ohmic RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) …

RF-MEMS for 5G applications: a reconfigurable 8-bit power attenuator working up to 110 GHz. Part 2—Experimental characterisation of the RF behaviour

J Iannacci - Microsystem Technologies, 2020 - Springer
RF-MEMS technology is indicated as a key enabling solution to realise the high-
performance and highly-reconfigurable passive components that future 5G communication …

Viscoelasticity recovery mechanism in radio frequency microelectromechanical switches

M Barbato, A Cester… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radio frequency microelectromechanical system (RF MEMS) switches require a lifetime of
20 years, during which the devices must operate without failure. During operation, the RF …

Compact modelling-based coupled simulation of RF-MEMS networks for 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) applications

J Iannacci - Microsystem Technologies, 2019 - Springer
In this work, the exploitation of an on-purpose software library, previously presented by the
author, is discussed in order to simulate the coupled behaviour of RF-MEMS …

Design of low power preamplifier IC for cochlear implant using split folded cascode technique

S Nath, NM Laskar, S Devi, K Guha… - Microsystem …, 2021 - Springer
According to the WHO (World Health Organization) report, out of 360 million people, ie over
5% of world population, have a disabling hearing loss. Designing a low-cost cochlear …