Mechanical creep as a life-limiting factor of radio frequency microswitches

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Gregori, G ^a   Clarke, D R ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION TIME; MICROSWITCHES;

ADHESION; CREEP; GOLD;

SWITCHES;

EID: 28344450744     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2084338     Document Type: Article

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