[HTML][HTML] RF-MEMS for high-performance and widely reconfigurable passive components–A review with focus on future telecommunications, Internet of Things (IoT) …

J Iannacci - Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Since its first discussions in literature during late '90s, RF-MEMS technology (ie Radio
Frequency MicroElectroMechanical-Systems) has been showing uncommon potential in the …

Paradigm phase shift: RF MEMS phase shifters: An overview

A Chakraborty, B Gupta - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have been familiar in the field of microelectronics
and device technology since 1965, when Harvey C. Nathanson invented the first MEMS …

A millimeter-wave beam-steering lens antenna with reconfigurable aperture using liquid crystal

R Reese, M Jost, E Polat, H Tesmer… - … on Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For the first time, a liquid crystal (LC) filled lens antenna is investigated for beam steering in
this paper. The LC's anisotropy is applied inside a semicircular shaped parallel-plate …

Micromachined subterahertz waveguide-integrated phase shifter utilizing supermode propagation

X Zhao, U Shah, O Glubokov… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose a new concept of phase shifting by tuning the coupling distance
between two parallel silicon slabs that support the propagation of an in-phase supermode. A …

Compact and broadband millimeter-wave electrically tunable phase shifter combining slow-wave effect with liquid crystal technology

AL Franc, OH Karabey, G Rehder… - IEEE Transactions …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Based on a CMOS slow-wave coplanar-waveguide transmission-line topology, a novel
compact millimeter-wave phase shifter is presented. The tunability is accomplished by using …

A 60-GHz active receiving switched-beam antenna array with integrated butler matrix and GaAs amplifiers

CE Patterson, WT Khan, GE Ponchak… - IEEE Transactions …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents for the first time a 60-GHz receiving switched-beam antenna on organic
liquid crystal polymer (LCP) platform. A 4× 1 quasi-Yagi array is incorporated with a 4× 4 …

Ultra-wideband low-loss switch design in high-resistivity trap-rich SOI with enhanced channel mobility

B Yu, K Ma, F Meng, KS Yeo, P Shyam… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the stress memorization technique (SMT) effects upon ultra-wideband RF
switch performance are investigated for the first time. Low insertion loss (IL), high isolation …

Reliability analysis of Ku-band 5-bit phase shifters using MEMS SP4T and SPDT switches

S Dey, SK Koul - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a Ku-band microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based 5-bit phase
shifter using dc contact single-pole-four-throw (SP4T) and single-pole-double-throw …

A packaged THz shunt RF MEMS switch with low insertion loss

N Zhang, R Song, J Liu, J Yang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates a packaged THz shunt capacitor micro-electromechanical systems
(MEMS) switch with low insertion loss. In-line shunt switch is used to achieve a low loss in …

E-band RF MEMS differential reflection-type phase shifter

X Li, KY Chan, R Ramer - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A systematic approach in the design methodology, leading to the optimization of a
differential reflection-type phase shifter (RTPS), is presented. The key parameters of the …