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Design of An Improved Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems Switch for RF Communication System

Authors : Kurmendra, Rajesh Kumar, Osor Pertin

Published in: Recent Trends in Communication, Computing, and Electronics

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This paper presents the design of improved MEMS shunt switch for RF communication applications. The switch was designed to provide a better performance in 10–100 GHz range. The switch was optimized in terms of width of the beam and air gap between the fixed type beam and dielectric layer to improve the isolation, insertion, and return loss. This study concludes that materials with high k-dielectrics and high Young’s modulus are desirable for better performance in high-frequency range. The isolation, insertion, and return loss for the designed switch are obtained as –12 dB, –0.05 dB, and –45 dB, respectively.

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Metadata
Title
Design of An Improved Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems Switch for RF Communication System
Authors
Kurmendra
Rajesh Kumar
Osor Pertin
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Recent Trends in Communication, Computing, and Electronics

Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2684-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-2685-1

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2685-1_1