A magnetically actuated, electrostatically clamped high current MEMS switch

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electromechanical Systems Division Publication (MEMS)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2001, Pages 83-87

  Choi, Yoonsu ^a   Kim, Kieun ^a   Allen, Mark G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SOURCE; MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED;

ACTUATORS; CAPACITANCE; CLAMPING DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERMITTIVITY;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 1542432839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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