Micro-switches with sputtered Au, AuPd, Au-on-AuPt, and AuPtCu alloy electric contacts

Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts and the 22nd International Conference on Electrical Contacts

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 214-221

  Coutu Jr , R A ^a   Kladitis, P E ^a   Cortex, R ^b   Strawser, R E ^b   Crane, R L ^b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICRO-SWITCHES; TERTIARY ALLOY;

ALLOYING; BINARY ALLOYS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GOLD ALLOYS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SPUTTERING; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 16244422051     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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