Characterization of the performance of capacitive switches activated by mechanical shock

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1360-1370

  Younis, Mohammad I ^a   Alsaleem, Fadi M ^a   Miles, Ronald ^a   Su, Quang ^a  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; CAPACITANCE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROSTATIC FORCE;

CAPACITIVE SWITCHES; DYNAMIC PULL-IN INSTABILITY; MECHANICAL SHOCK; MECHANICAL SHOCK FORCES;

SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547607124     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/7/019     Document Type: Article

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