一种Ka频段MEMS开关的研制

设计了一种应用于Ka频段的并联电容式MEMS开关,该开关利用表面牺牲层工艺制备,具有低损耗、高隔离度等特点。经测试,开关在Ka频段内,回波损耗优于30dB,插入损耗典型值-0.13dB@27GHz,优于-0.28dB@40GHz,隔离度全频段优于22dB,驱动电压在50V~70V范围。     

单刀双掷RF MEMS开关的研究与设计

介绍了一种基于横向金属接触的DC-5GHz单刀双掷RF MEMS开关的研究与设计．横向金属接触开关包括了一套有限的共面波导（FGCPW）传输线和左右摆动的悬臂梁．为了降低开启电压,设计了一种曲折型的折叠梁结构,通过理论分析与仿真实验验证了该结构的可行性,并利用MetalMUMPs工艺加以实现．测试结果显示,该开关在5GHz处的插入损耗为0．8dB,回波损耗大于20dB,隔离度为40dB．测得最低开启电压为33V．     

单刀双掷RF MEMS开关的研究与设计

介绍了一种基于横向金属接触的DC-5GHz单刀双掷RF MEMS开关的研究与设计.横向金属接触开关包括了一套有限的共面波导(FGCPW)传输线和左右摆动的悬臂梁.为了降低开启电压,设计了一种曲折型的折叠梁结构,通过理论分析与仿真实验验证了该结构的可行性,并利用MetalMUMPs工艺加以实现.测试结果显示,该开关在5GHz处的插入损耗为0.8dB,回波损耗大于20dB,隔离度为40dB.测得最低开启电压为33V.     

高隔离度宽频带MEMS双膜桥开关

利用一种新型双边加直流驱动电极的电容耦合式MEMS并联膜开关与直接接触式并联膜开关进行级联,形成MEMS双膜开关.通过对其尺寸和结构的优化,降低开关阈值电压,Coventor软件模拟表明,开关的阈值电压小于20V;通过对其匹配设计改善开关的高频性能,HFSS软件模拟的结果表明,在DC～20GHz整个频带内,开关的插入损耗优于-0.1dB,反射损耗低于-30dB,隔离度低于-20dB,在 谐振点处隔离度能达到-40dB.     

斜拉梁结构的RF-MEMS开关制作研究

介绍了一种新型斜拉梁结构的电容耦合式开关的制作.该开关的上电极采用斜拉梁支撑结构以提高上电极的平整性和开关整体的可靠性,通过优化开关的结构,将开关的谐振点频率降低到20 GHz附近.制作过程中将平面工艺和垂直喷镀工艺相结合,获得了较厚的共面波导传输线.开关的驱动电压为20 V,在20 GHz下,＂开＂态插入损耗为1.03 dB,＂关＂态隔离度为26.5 dB.     

低电压电容式RF MEMS开关设计研究

本文设计了一种低电压电容式RFMEMS开关,开关采用了两端固支梁结构,在梁与CPW共面波导地线的四个固定支撑位置使用了折叠结构,该结构可以减低下拉电压;通过在MEMS开关梁上开孔（直径9μm圆孔）来减小残余应力和杨氏模量和选择合适的开关梁厚度,显著降低了MEMS开关梁的弹性系数和下拉电压。以上措施显著降低了电容式RFMEMS开关的下拉电压,在ANSYS仿真下拉电压约为6V,驱动电压约为8.4V,该MEMS开关依旧保持了较好的S参数,开关插入损耗大于-0.35dB(8-40GHz),回波损耗小于-22dB(8-40GHz),隔离度（down态S21）大于25dB(8-40GHz)。     

8~20GHz GaAs pin二极管单片单刀双掷开关

基于中国科学院微电子研究所的GaAs pin二极管工艺,设计、制作并测试了一种单片单刀双掷开关. 在8~20GHz频段内,开关正向导通时的插入损耗最小值为1.5dB,输入和输出端的回波损耗大于10dB;开关关断状态的隔离度最大值为32dB. 开关的支路采用串联-并联-并联的结构,其中的GaAs pin二极管基区厚为2.5μm. 在1.3V的偏置电压下,正向导通的串联二极管工作电流为7mA.     

8～20GHz GaAs pin二极管单片单刀双掷开关

基于中国科学院微电子研究所的GaAs pin二极管工艺,设计、制作并测试了一种单片单刀双掷开关.在8～20GHz频段内,开关正向导通时的插人损耗最小值为1.5dB,输入和输出端的同波损耗大于10dB;开关关断状态的隔离度最大值为32dB.开关的支路采用串联-并联-并联的结构,其中的GaAs pin二极管基区厚为2.5μm.在1.3V的偏置电压下,正向导通的串联二极管工作电流为     

驱动与信号隔离的单刀双掷RF MEMS开关

设计了一种基于横向金属接触的DC-5 GHz单刀双掷RF MEMS开关,该开关包括一套有限地共面波导(FGCPW)传输线和左右摆动的悬臂梁。利用绝缘的介质层实现了驱动信号与射频信号的隔离,提高了开关的性能。根据开关的拓扑结构,提出相应的等效电路,并据此实现开关射频性能的优化设计。开关利用MetalMUMPs工艺实现,测试结果显示,该开关在5GHz的插入损耗为0.8dB,回波损耗大于20dB,隔离度为40dB。测得开关的开启电压为59V。     

双膜桥微波MEMS开关

介绍了一种双膜桥微波MEMS开关,给出了开关的设计与优化方法,建立了开关的仿真模型,使用硅表面微机械工艺制造了双膜桥开关样品,其主要结构为硅衬底上制作CPW金属传输线电极和介质层,然后制作具有微电感结构的金属膜桥,提高了开关隔离度.利用HFSS软件仿真的结果表明,该开关在微波低频段(3～6GHz)有着很好的隔离性能.研制的开关样品在片测试的电性能指标为:插损小于0.3dB,隔离度大于40dB,驱动电压小于24V.     

电磁驱动推拉式射频MEMS开关的设计与制作

提出了一种新型电磁驱动推拉式射频MEMS开关。针对传统静电驱动单臂梁开关所需驱动电压大、恢复力不足等问题,设计了一种推拉式开关结构,降低了驱动电压(电流),提高了开关的隔离度,同时实现了单刀双掷的功能。单晶Si梁由于自身无应力,解决了悬臂梁残余应力引起的梁变形问题。通过理论计算和有限元分析,优化了开关设计尺寸,在外围永磁铁磁感应梯度dB/dz=100T/m,在线圈通入100mA电流的驱动下,单晶Si扭转梁末端可以获得约10μm的弯曲量,满足开关驱动要求。给出了开关的详细微细加工流程,对开关的传输参数进行了测试,在10GHz时隔离度为-40dB.     

Piezoelectrically actuated RF MEMS DC contact switches with low voltage operation

In this paper, fully integrated radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches with piezoelectric actuation have been proposed, designed, fabricated, and characterized. At a very low operation voltage of 2.5V, reliable and reproducible operation of the fabricated switch was obtained. The proposed RF MEMS switch is comprised of a piezoelectric cantilever actuator with a floated contact electrode and isolated CPW transmission line suspended above the silicon substrate. The measured insertion loss and isolation of the fabricated piezoelectric switch are -0.22 dB and -42dB at a frequency of 2GHz, respectively.     

Wideband DC-contact MEMS series switch

The demonstration of a wideband DC-contact MEMS series switch on an alumina substrate is reported. The switch is based on a cantilever beam design. The tip of the cantilever beam was formed into a fork tip design, and its RF performance was measured and compared with a regular rectangular tip. This design reduced up-state capacitance from 10 to 3.8 fF. The beam with fork tip exhibited high isolation: -39, -32 and -17.3 dB at 5, 10 and 77 GHz, respectively. The measured insertion loss was -0.142, -0.172 and 0.36 dB at 5, 10 and 77 GHz, respectively. The switch had low actuation voltage (⩽39 V) and a relatively fast switching time of 45 s. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a high-performance cantilever beam design DC-contact MEMS series switch at W-band frequencies.     

Fabrication and Numerical Simulation of a Micromachined Contact Cantilever RF-MEMS Switch

研究了一种直接接触悬臂梁式RF-MEMS开关,悬臂梁采用Al金属材料.开关通过静电控制,且与信号通道分离.为了优化材料结构和获得好的性能,进行了有限元ANSYS模拟.采用表面微加工工艺来制作开关,获得满意结果.器件的驱动电压为12V,与ANSYS模拟结果11V基本相符;器件的隔离度,在0.05～10GHz的范围内,实验测试与HFSS模拟的结果基本一致,都优于-20dB;器件的插入损耗,HFSS模拟小于-0.2dB,而实验测试小于-0.9dB,偏高是由于悬臂梁表面不平,导致接触电阻增大,在测试中引入接触阻抗所致.     

A novel pull-up type RF MEMS switch with low actuation voltage

We report a novel pull-up type radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch with no elastic deformation of the cantilever involved in the actuation. At a voltage of 4.5V, 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 50GHz, an insertion loss of 0.5dB, a return loss of 12.4dB, and an isolation of 55dB are obtained from the switch. The measured transient times for switch-on and switch-off are 120 and 130ns, respectively. Compared to the MEMS switches reported thus far, the pull-up type switch shows the best switching speed and isolation characteristic at 50GHz.     

Low-voltage high-isolation DC-to-RF MEMS switch based on an S-shaped film actuator

This paper presents a new electrostatically actuated microelectromechanical series switch for switching dc to radio frequency (RF) signals. The device is based on a flexible S-shaped film moving between a top and a bottom electrode in touch-mode actuation. This concept, in contrast to most other microelectrochemical systems (MEMS) switches, allows a design with a low actuation voltage independent of the off-state gap height. This makes larger nominal switching contact areas for lower insertion loss possible, by obtaining high isolation in the off-state. The actuation voltages of the first prototype switches are 12 V to open, and 15.8 V to close the metal contact. The RF isolation with a gap distance of 14.2 /spl mu/m is better than -45 dB up to 2 GHz and -30 dB at 15 GHz despite a large nominal switching contact area of 3500 /spl mu/m/sup 2/.     

接触式悬臂梁RF-MEMS开关的研制与数值模拟分析

研究了一种直接接触悬臂梁式RF-MEMS开关,悬臂梁采用Al金属材料.开关通过静电控制,且与信号通道分离.为了优化材料结构和获得好的性能,进行了有限元ANSYS模拟.采用表面微加工工艺来制作开关,获得满意结果.器件的驱动电压为12V,与ANSYS模拟结果11V基本相符;器件的隔离度,在0.05～10GHz的范围内,实验测试与HFSS模拟的结果基本一致,都优于-20dB;器件的插入损耗,HFSS模拟小于-0.2dB,而实验测试小于-0.9dB,偏高是由于悬臂梁表面不平,导致接触电阻增大,在测试中引入接触阻抗所致.     

RF MEMS开关工艺技术研究

RFMEMS开关是用MEMS技术形成的新型电路元件,与传统的半导体开关器件相比具有插入损耗低、隔离度大等优点,将对现有雷达和通信中RF结构产生重大影响。文章介绍了RFMEMS开关的基本工艺流程设计,工艺制作技术的研究。实验解决了种子层技术、聚酰亚胺牺牲层技术、微电镀技术的工艺难题,制作出了RFMEMS开关样品,基本掌握了RFMEMS器件的制作工艺技术。RFMEMS开关样品测试的技术指标为:膜桥高度2μm～3μm、驱动电压<30V、频率范围0～40GHz、插入损耗≤1dB、隔离度≥20dB,样品参数性能达到了设计要求。     

A low-loss single-pole six-throw switch based on compact RF MEMS switches

A low-loss single-pole six-throw (SP6T) switch using very compact metal-contact RF microelectromechanical system (MEMS) series switches is presented. The metal-contact MEMS switch has an extremely compact active area of 0.4 mm /spl times/ 0.3 mm, thus permitting the formation of an SP6T MEMS switch into the RF switch with a total area of 1 mm/sup 2/. The MEMS switch shows an effective spring constant of 746 N/m and an actuation time of 8.0 /spl mu/s. It has an isolation loss from -64.4 to -30.6dB and an insertion loss of 0.08-0.19 dB at 0.5-20 GHz. Furthermore, in order to evaluate RF performances of the SP6T MEMS switch, as well as those of the single-pole single-throw RF MEMS series switch, we have performed small-signal modeling based on a parameter-extraction method. Accurate agreement between the measured and modeled RF performances demonstrates the validity of the small-signal model. The SP6T switch performed well with an isolation loss from -62.4 to -39.1dB and an insertion loss of 0.19-0.70 dB from dc to 6 GHz between the input port and each output port.