Moisture lifetime testing of RF MEMS switches packaged in liquid crystal polymer

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 31, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 345-350

  Kingsley, Nickolas ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Swapan K ^a   Papapolymerou, John ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Auriga Measurement Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal polymer (LCP); Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Radio frequency (RF)

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BEFORE AND AFTER; BONDING METHODS; BONDING TECHNIQUES; CONTACT AREAS; COPPER LAYERS; DESERT CONDITIONS; LIFETIME TESTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER (LCP); LONG-TERM EXPOSURES; MEMS DEVICES; MEMS SWITCHES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MOIST ENVIRONMENTS; POLYMER PACKAGING; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF); RADIO FREQUENCY MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RF-MEMS SWITCHES; S-PARAMETER MEASUREMENTS; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURES; VISUAL INSPECTIONS; WEIGHT GAINS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; METAL CLADDING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOISTURE; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; STANDARDS; SWITCHES; TIME SWITCHES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 45449108480     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2008.916797     Document Type: Conference Paper

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