Nanocrystalline diamond RF MEMS capacitive switch

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1657-1660

  Balachandran, S ^a,b   Hoff, D M ^a,b   Kumar, A ^a,b   Weller, T M ^a,b  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC CHARGING; FREQUENCY RANGES; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; RF MEMS CAPACITIVE SWITCHES; SMALL SIGNAL; TEST FIXTURE;

DIAMOND FILMS; DIAMONDS; INSULATING MATERIALS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROWAVES; NITRIDES;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 77949926338     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5166032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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