Mesoscale RF relay enabled by integrated rapid manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 148-155

  Palmer, J A ^a   Jokiel, B ^a   Nordquist, C D ^a   Kast, B A ^a   Atwood, C J ^b   Grant, E ^c   Livingston, F J ^c   Medina, F ^d   Wicker, R B ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Rapid prototypes; Relays

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROACTUATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

ELECTROMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POWER HANDLING CAPABILITY; RAPID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; RELAYS;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 33745063914     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540610670726     Document Type: Article

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