Abstract
This article describes the MEMS-MMIC building blocks,
developed during the FP7 EU-project MEMS-4-MMIC, and
their possible implementation in agile RF-frontend
technology such as phased arrays. MEMS-4-MMIC focuses on
the combination of innovative RF-MEMS switch designs with
established MMIC-technology. The ultimate goal is to
include RF-MEMS switches into a standard commercial MMIC
foundry process; hence, such switches will become
standard building blocks for MMIC circuits similar to
transistors, resistors and capacitors. Within the
project, not only the development and qualification of
the MEMS-MMIC designs and processes are considered but
also MEMS-MMIC circuits are designed for agile systems
like phased arrays or cognitive radio, for example, which
will benefit from this type of building blocks. A whole
range of different MEMS-MMIC circuits has been realized,
and measured. The impact of such building block on phased
array topologies has also been evaluated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013 |
| Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| Pages | 1572-1575 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-88-907018-3-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4673-2187-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013 - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 8 Apr 2013 → 12 Apr 2013 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | EuCAP 2013 |
| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Gothenburg |
| Period | 8/04/13 → 12/04/13 |
Keywords
- DPDT
- foundry
- GaAs
- MEMS
- MMIC
- phased array
- radar reconfigurable systems
- SPDT
- SPST
- steerable antennas
- switches