• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2006년도 하계학술대회
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• pp.67-70
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• 2006

This paper deals with a single crystalline silicon (SCS) RF MEMS switch for telecommunication system applications. The proposed SCS switch was fabricated using a silicon-on-glass (SiOG) process and its performances in terms of RF responses, switching time, lifetime were characterized. The proposed SCS switch consists of movable plates, mechanical spring structures, which are composed of robust SCS, resulting in mechanically good stability, The measured actuation voltage was 30 V, and with this applied voltage, the insertion loss and isolation characteristics were measured to be 0.05 and 44.6 dB at 2 GHz respectively. The measured switch ON and OFF time were 13 and $9{\mu}s$, respectively. The lifetime of the fabricated switch was tested. Even after over 1 billion cycles repeated ON/OFF actuations, the switch maintained its own characteristics.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2002

A new type of RF MEMS switch for low voltage actuation, high broadband application and high power capability is presented. Mechanical and electromagnetic simulations of this new RF MEMS switch type are shown and the fabrication process and measurement results are given. The switching element consists of a cantilever which is fixed by a suspension spring to the ground of the coplanar line. The closing voltage is 16V. The switches exhibit low insertion loss (<0.85dB@30GHz) with good isolation (>22dB@30GHz).

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2016

This paper proposes a metal contact RF MEMS switch which utilizes a see-saw mechanism to acquire a switching action. The switch was built on a quartz substrate and involves vertical deflection of the beam under an applied actuation voltage of 5.46 volts over a signal line. The see-saw mechanism relieves much of the operation voltage required to actuate the switch. The switch has a stiff beam eliminating any stray mechanical forces. The switch has an excellent isolation of −90.9 dB (compared to − 58 dB in conventional designs ), the insertion of −0.2 dB, and a wide bandwidth of 88 GHz (compared to 40 GHz in conventional design ) making the switch suitable for wide band applications.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.511-512
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• 2012

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2014

This paper presents the equivalent circuit modelling and eigenfrequency analysis of a wideband robust capacitive radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch that was designed using Poly-Si and Au layer membrane for highly reliable switching operation. The circuit characterization includes the extraction of resistance, inductance, on and off state capacitance, and Q-factor. The first six eigenfrequencies are analyzed using a finite element modeler, and the equivalent modes are demonstrated. The switch is optimized for millimeter wave frequencies, which indicate excellent RF performance with isolation of more than 55 dB and a low insertion loss of 0.1 dB in the V-band. The designed switch actuates at 13.2 V. The R, L, C and Q-factor are simulated using Y-matrix data over a frequency sweep of 20-100 GHz. The proposed switch has various applications in satellite communication networks and can also be used for devices that will incorporate the upcoming IEEE Wi-Fi 802.11ad protocol.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1509_1510
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• 2009

This paper presents the design and simulation results of ohmic contact RF MEMS silicon switch with a high isolation at high frequencies along with the position of a contact part, initial off-state and intermediate off-state including the state where a contact part is placed right over a signal line of coplanar waveguide (CPW). The ohmic contact part is connected with comb drives made of high resistivity single crystalline silicon. The released contact part is $30{\mu}m$ apart from the edge of signal line on the glass substrate along the lateral direction (x-direction) at initial off-state. The electrostatic force of the comb electrode creates the x-directional movement thus initial state is converted to the intermediate off-state. The initial off-state of the switch results in isolations of -31 dB, -24 dB and reflections of -0.45 dB, -0.67 dB at 50 GHz and 110 GHz, respectively. It shows the isolation degradation when the contact part moves right over the signal line of CPW like an initial off-state of a conventional MEMS switch. The isolations and reflections are -31 dB, -24 dB and -0.50 dB, -1.31 dB at 50 GHz and 110 GHz, respectively at the intermediate off-state.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.405-411
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• 2020

In this paper, we designed the COS MEMS system for sensing the falling detection and explosive noise of fuse link in COS (Cut Out Switch) installing on the power distribution. This system analyzed the failure characteristics and an instantaneous breakdown of power distribution. Therefore, our system strengths the industrial competence and guaranties the stable power supply. In this paper, we applied BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology which is suitable protocol for low data rate, low power consumption and low-cost sensor applications. We experimented with LSM6DSOX which is system-in-module featuring 3 axis digital accelerometer and gyroscope boosting in high-performance mode and enabling always-on low-power features for an optimal motion for the COS fuse holder. Also, we used the MP34DT05-A for gathering an ultra-compact, low power, omnidirectional, digital MEMS microphone built with a capacitive sensing element and an IC interface. The proposed COS MEMS system is developed based on nRF52 SoC (System on Chip), and contained a 3-axis digital accelerometer, a digital microphone, and a SD card. In this paper of experiment steps, we analyzed the performance of COS MEMS system with gathering the accelerometer raw data and the PDM (Pulse Data Modulation) data of MEMS microphone for broadcasting the failure of COS status.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.929-932
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• 2005

We report a pull-up type RF MEMS switch using double electrode without elastic deformation of the cantilever involved in the actuation. At a voltage of 4.5 V, reliable actuations are achieved such that the movable lower contact pad is pulled up by the electrostatic force to make contact with the upper pad. At a frequency of 50 GHz, an insertion loss of 0.7 dB and an isolation of 50.7 dB are obtained from the switch. The measured transient times for switch-on and switch-off are 120 and 80 us, respectively.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.2417-2424
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• 2016

항공기용 능동위상배열레이다와 같이 한정된 플랫폼에 장착되는 레이다에 사용하는 부품은 소형/경량화 특성이 매우 중요하다. 또한 최근의 능동위상배열레이다는 목표물의 탐지/추적이 가능한 다목적 레이다로 사용하기 위해 수천 개의 송수신모듈이 안테나의 배열형태로 개발되며, 여기에 적용하기 위한 송수신모듈 크기와 무게는 전체 레이다를 설계하는데 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 국산화 개발된 10W급 RF MEMS 스위치를 이용하여 소형 송수신 모듈을 개발하였고, 기존에 순환기(Circulator)를 사용한 것보다 회로 면적을 약 86.5% 수준으로 줄였다. 개발된 송수신모듈은 주요 전기적 요구 성능을 만족했을 뿐만 아니라, MIL-STD의 환경시험을 통과하여 군수 부품으로 적합함을 확인하였다. 송수신모듈에 적용된 MEMS 스위치는 적응형 수신기 (Adaptive Tunable Receiver), 재구성 가능한 스마트 능동위상배열안테나(Reconfigurable smart active antenna), 광대역 빔조향 안테나 등에도 적용할 수 있다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.429-434
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• 2004

본 논문은 순차적으로 전압 인가된 RF MEMS 스위치를 이용하여 재구성 슬롯 안테나를 설계하였다. MEMS 스위치의 구동전압은 하부 전극과 상부 스위치 사이의 에어캡 높이에 따른 스위치의 특성을 ANSYS 시뮬레이션으로 분석하였다. MEMS 스위치의 구동전압은 하부전극과 상부 스위치 사이의 에어캡 높이와 스위치 형상에 의해 결정된다. 설계된 MEMS 스위치의 길이는 각각 240$\mu\textrm{m}$, 320 $\mu\textrm{m}$, 400 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이고, 에어캡은 6$\mu\textrm{m}$이었다. 설계된 슬롯 안테나는 전체크기가 10 mm x 10 mm이며, 슬롯의 크기는 길이가 500 $\mu\textrm{m}$, 폭이 200 $\mu\textrm{m}$이었다. 그리고 CPW 급전선은 전체의 길이는 5 mm이며, 입구에서의 CPW는 30-80-30 $\mu\textrm{m}$이괴, 슬롯에서의 CPW는 150-300-150 $\mu\textrm{m}$이다. 세안된 소사의 공진주파수의 튜닝은 RF MEMS 스위치에 DC 바이어스를 인가함으로서 안테나의 전기적인 길이를 변화시켜 이루어진다. 설계된 슬롯 안테나를 시뮬레이션, 제조 및 측정을 하였다.