RF MEMS switch for wireless LAN applications

Proceedings - International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, ICMENS 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 100-102

  Lee, Kee Keun ^a   Kim, B C ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contacts; Electrodes; Gold; Low voltage; Microswitches; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Structural beams; Switches; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; GOLD; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MEMS; NANOCANTILEVERS; SWITCHES;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; LOW VOLTAGES; MICROSWITCHES; PULL-IN VOLTAGE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF PERFORMANCE; RF-MEMS SWITCHES; STRUCTURAL BEAMS;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 33847169830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMENS.2003.1221973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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