Novel micromirror design with variable pull-in voltage [PDF]
Microelectronic Engineering, 2010 A novel micromirror is presented having a variable pull-in voltage. This allows analog Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) so that the number of grey levels is not limited by the number of subframes or bitplanes. The levels can be chosen arbitrarily, allowing less severe speed requirements for the electronic layer below the MEMS, less image processing ...
Beernaert, Roel +7 more
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A Comprehensive Mixed-Mode Time-Domain Load- and Source-Pull Measurement System [PDF]
, 2010 We present a novel test set devised for nonlinear balanced device characterization using load-pull techniques. The system is capable of measuring the voltage and current waveforms at the calibration reference planes while independently tuning the device ...
Ferrero, Andrea Pierenrico +3 more
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Review on the Modeling of Electrostatic MEMS
Sensors, 2010 Electrostatic-driven microelectromechanical systems devices, in most cases, consist of couplings of such energy domains as electromechanics, optical electricity, thermoelectricity, and electromagnetism.
Wan-Chun Chuang +3 more
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Bounds to the pull-in voltage of a MEMS/NEMS beam with surface elasticity
Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2021 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Radi E., Bianchi G., Nobili A.
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Resistive damping implementation as a method to improve controllability in stiff ohmic RF-MEMS switches [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents in detail the entire procedure of calculating the bias resistance of an ohmic RF-MEMS switch, controlled under resistive damping (charge drive technique).
Nilavalan, R, Spasos, M
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Design for a Four-Stage DC/DC High-Voltage Converter with High Precision and a Small Ripple
Energies, 2022 This paper presents a four-stage DC/DC converter with high precision and a small ripple utilized in an electronic power conditioner (EPC). The galvanically isolated four-stage topology contains four cascade connections: a buck circuit, a push–pull ...
Wei Zheng +5 more
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Dynamic Pull-In and Switching for Sub-Pull-In Voltage Electrostatic Actuation
TRANSDUCERS 2007 - 2007 International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2007 We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new MEMS switching technique using elastic potential energy to drive switching with electrostatic force used for switch control. This approach allows switching into pulled-in states at voltages significantly less than the quasi-static pull-in voltage.
G. N. Nielson +7 more
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An approach to harmonic load- and source-pull measurements for high-efficiency PA design [PDF]
, 2004 High-efficiency power-amplifier design requires numerous efforts to investigate both input and output harmonic terminations effects. A simplified theoretical approach to clarify the relevance of such terminations is presented here, and design criteria to
Ernesto Limiti +18 more
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On the investigation of a reliable actuation control method for ohmic RF MEMS switches [PDF]
, 2011 This is a post-print version of the article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2011 ElsevierEfficient control of RF MEMS switches is a very important issue as it is correlated to main failure mechanisms ...
Nilavalan, R +3 more
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Pull-In Effect of Suspended Microchannel Resonator Sensor Subjected to Electrostatic Actuation
Sensors, 2017 In this article, the pull-in instability and dynamic characteristics of electrostatically actuated suspended microchannel resonators are studied. A theoretical model is presented to describe the pull-in effect of suspended microchannel resonators by ...
Han Yan +3 more
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