Capacitive RF MEMS switch dielectric charging and reliability: a critical review with recommendations

WM Van Spengen - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the reliability issues hampering capacitive
RF MEMS switches in their development toward commercialization. Dielectric charging and …

Research and analysis of MEMS switches in different frequency bands

W Tian, P Li, LX Yuan - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to their high isolation, low insertion loss, high linearity, and low power consumption,
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches have drawn much attention from …

Charging in dielectricless capacitive RF-MEMS switches

D Mardivirin, A Pothier, A Crunteanu… - IEEE transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents results on high lifetime RF microelectromechanical (RF-MEMS)
dielectricless capacitive switches. Using air gap variation only, these RF MEMS capacitive …

Dielectric charging in silicon nitride films for MEMS capacitive switches: Effect of film thickness and deposition conditions

U Zaghloul, G Papaioannou, F Coccetti, P Pons… - Microelectronics …, 2009 - Elsevier
The paper presents a systematic investigation of the dielectric charging and discharging
process in silicon nitride thin films for RF-MEMS capacitive switches. The SiN films were …

Dielectric engineering of nanostructured layers to control the transport of injected charges in thin dielectrics

K Makasheva, C Villeneuve-Faure… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new concept concerning dielectric engineering is presented in this study aiming at a net
improvement of the performance of dielectric layers in RF MEMS capacitive switches with …

Capacitive RF MEMS switches with tantalum-based materials

A Persano, A Cola, G De Angelis… - Journal of …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, shunt capacitive RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches are
developed in III-V technology using tantalum nitride (TaN) and tantalum pentoxide (Ta 2 O 5) …

Voltage and temperature effect on dielectric charging for RF-MEMS capacitive switches reliability investigation

M Lamhamdi, P Pons, U Zaghloul, L Boudou… - Microelectronics …, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the effect of stress voltage and temperature on the dielectric charging
and discharging processes of silicon nitride thin films used in RF-MEMS capacitive switches …

Reliability issue related to dielectric charging in capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: A review

J Munir, Q Ain, HJ Lee - Microelectronics Reliability, 2019 - Elsevier
The long-term reliability of MEMS devices related to the dielectric charging phenomenon is
one of the main hurdles in the commercialization of these devices. This paper presents a …

Model and observations of dielectric charge in thermally oxidized silicon resonators

G Bahl, R Melamud, B Kim… - Journal of …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the effects of dielectric charge on resonant frequency in thermally
oxidized silicon resonators hermetically encapsulated using¿ epi-seal.¿ SiO 2 coatings are …

On the influence of environment gases, relative humidity and gas purification on dielectric charging/discharging processes in electrostatically driven MEMS/NEMS …

U Zaghloul, B Bhushan, P Pons… - …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we investigate the impact of environment gases and relative humidity on
dielectric charging phenomenon in electrostatically actuated micro-and nano …