Microelectromechanical K-band switching circuits

1999 29th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 1999

Volumn 2, Issue , 1999, Pages 45-48

  Pacheco, Sergio P ^a   Katehi, Linda P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FREQUENCY BANDS; MEMS;

ACTUATION VOLTAGES; CAPACITANCE RATIO; CIRCUIT DESIGNS; DC MEASUREMENTS; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; RF MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE POLE SINGLE THROWS (SPST);

SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

EID: 4444264121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.1999.338405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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