Volume 20 - "NOVEL RF MEMS TECHNOLOGIES"

CONTENT:
 

FOREWORD

9

RECONFIGURABLE RF-MEMS CIRCUITS AND LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS
FABRICATED USING A GaAs MMIC FOUNDRY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

R. MALMQVIST, C. SAMUELSSON, A. GUSTAFSSON,
D. SMITH, T. VÄHÄ-HEIKKILÄ, AND R. BAGGEN

11

TUNABLE VIA-FREE MICROSTRIP COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFTHANDED
TRANSMISSION LINES USING MEMS TECHNOLOGY

T. KIM, L. VIETZORRECK

18

WAVEGUIDE-MOUNTED RF MEMS FOR TUNABLE W-BAND ANALOG TYPE PHASE SHIFTER
D. PSYCHOGIOU, J. HESSELBARTH, Y. LI, S. KÜHNE, C. HIEROLD

25

MEMS-BASED FREQUENCY-TUNABLE REFLECT-LINE PHASE SHIFTER
F. CONGEDO, G. MONTI, L. TARRICONE, P. FARINELLI, R. SORRENTINO,
J. IANNACCI, V. MULLONI, B. MARGESIN

32

9.6-11.7 GHz ANALOGICALLY TUNED BAND STOP FILTER BASED
ON RF-MEMS VARACTORS

D. MARDIVIRIN, F. BARRIÈRE, A. POTHIER, A. CRUNTEANU, P. BLONDY

38

DESIGN OF ULTRA-WIDEBAND FILTER WITH EMBEDDED
RF-MEMS BASED RECONFIGURABLE NOTCHED BAND

L. PELLICCIA, F. CASINI, F. CACCIAMANI, P. FARINELLI, R. SORRENTINO

45

LOW-LOSS DISTRIBUTED 2-BIT RF MEMS PHASE SHIFTER
FOR 60GHz APPLICATIONS

C. NDIAYE, A. POTHIER, C. GUINES, P.BLONDY

51

OPTIMIZATION OF A HIGH-POWER Ka-BAND RF MEMS
2-BIT PHASE SHIFTER ON SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE

B. ESPANA, B. BELENGER, S. COURREGES, P. BLONDY,
O. VENDIER, D. LANGREZ, J.-L. CAZAUX

59

DESIGN OF SELECTABLE-BAND PATCH FILTER FOR WiMAX
APPLICATIONS USING MEMS VARACTOR

G. REHDER, A.L.C. SERRANO, F.S. CORRERA, M.N.P. CARREÑO

70

TUNABLE METAMATERIAL DEVICES BY MEANS OF TWO-HOT-ARM ELECTROTHERMAL ACTUATORS
A.X. LALAS, N.V. KANTARTZIS, T.V. YIOULTSIS, T.D. TSIBOUKIS

77

DESIGN OF OHMIC MINIATURE MEMS COMPONENTS FOR FAST RECONFIGURATION
A. VERGER, A. POTHIER, C. GUINES, A. CRUNTEANU, P. BLONDY,
J.-C. ORLIANGES, J. DHENNIN, F. COURTADE, O. VENDIER

87

CAPACITANCE TUNING BEHAVIOR OF A BiCMOS
EMBEDDED RF-MEMS SWITCH

M. KAYNAK, M. WIETSTRUCK, W. ZHANG, R. SCHOLZ, B. TILLACK

93

FLOATING ELECTRODE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM
CAPACITIVE SWITCHES: A DIFFERENT ACTUATION MECHANISM

E. PAPANDREOU, S. COLPO, M. KOUTSOURELI, F. GIACOMOZZI,
G. PAPAIOANNOU, B. MARGESIN

102

A HIGHLY-REPEATABLE, BROADBAND 180º PHASE SWITCH
FOR INTEGRATED MEMS PROCESSES

M.A. LLAMAS, D. GIRBAU, M. RIBÓ, L. PRADELL, F. GIACOMOZZI,
S. COLPO, F. COCCETTI, S. AOUBA

109

FLOATING ELECTRODE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM
CAPACITIVE SWITCHES: A DIFFERENT ACTUATION MECHANISM

E. PAPANDREOU, S. COLPO, M. KOUTSOURELI, F. GIACOMOZZI,
G. PAPAIOANNOU, B. MARGESIN

102

A HIGHLY-REPEATABLE, BROADBAND 180º PHASE SWITCH
FOR INTEGRATED MEMS PROCESSES

M.A. LLAMAS, D. GIRBAU, M. RIBÓ, L. PRADELL, F. GIACOMOZZI,
S. COLPO, F. COCCETTI, S. AOUBA

109

LARGE FRACTIONAL BANDWIDTH BAW FILTER
M. CHATRAS, L. CATHERINOT, S. BILA, P. BLONDY, D. CROS, T. BARON, S. BALLANDRAS, P. MONFRAIX, L. ESTAGERIE

116

AN ANALOGICALLY TUNED CAPACITOR WITH RF MEMS STRUCTURE
F. BARRIERE, D. MARDIVIRIN, A. POTHIER, A. CRUNTEANU, P. BLONDY

122

QUASI-ANALOG MULTI-STEP TUNING OF LATERALLY-MOVING
CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS INTEGRATED IN 3D MEMS TRANSMISSION LINES

E. PAPANDREOU, S. COLPO, M. KOUTSOURELI, F. GIACOMOZZI,
G. PAPAIOANNOU, B. MARGESIN

128

A HIGHLY-REPEATABLE, BROADBAND 180º PHASE SWITCH
FOR INTEGRATED MEMS PROCESSES

M.A. LLAMAS, D. GIRBAU, M. RIBÓ, L. PRADELL, F. GIACOMOZZI,
S. COLPO, F. COCCETTI, S. AOUBA

109

QUASI-ANALOG MULTI-STEP TUNING OF LATERALLY-MOVING
CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS INTEGRATED IN 3D MEMS TRANSMISSION LINES

U. SHAH, M. STERNER, J. OBERHAMMER

128

A HIGHLY-REPEATABLE, BROADBAND 180º PHASE SWITCH
FOR INTEGRATED MEMS PROCESSES

M.A. LLAMAS, D. GIRBAU, M. RIBÓ, L. PRADELL, F. GIACOMOZZI,
S. COLPO, F. COCCETTI, S. AOUBA

109

QUASI-ANALOG MULTI-STEP TUNING OF LATERALLY-MOVING
CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS INTEGRATED IN 3D MEMS TRANSMISSION LINES

U. SHAH, M. STERNER, J. OBERHAMMER

128

TERAHERTZ DIODE ON AlGaN MICROCATHODE
N.M. GONCHARUK

135

HIGH FREQUENCY CNT BASED RESONATOR FOR
DNA DETECTION

A. CISMARU, M. DRAGOMAN, A. RADOI, M. VOICU, A. BUNEA, M. CARP, A. DINESCU

143

DESIGN OF RF FEEDTHROUGHS IN ZERO-LEVEL PACKAGING
FOR RF MEMS IMPLEMENTING TSVs

H. EL GANNUDI, V. CHERMAN, P. FARINELLI, N.P. PHAM, L. BOGAERTS, H.A.C. TILMANS, R. SORRENTINO

151

MATERIAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION OF BiCMOS BEOL
METAL STACKS FOR RF-MEMS APPLICATIONS

M. WIETSTRUCK, M. KAYNAK, W. ZHANG, D. WOLANSKY, S. KURTH, B. ERLER, B. TILLACK

161

CHARGE TRAP INVESTIGATION METHODOLOGY ON RF-MEMS
SWITCHES

M. BARBATO, V. GILIBERTO, A. MASSENZ, F. DI MAGGIO, M. DISPENZA,
P. FARINELLI, B. MARGESIN,E. CARPENTIERI, U.D'ELIA, I. POMONA,
M. TULUI, F. CASINI, R. SORRENTINO, E. ZANONI, G. MENEGHESSO

171

DIELECTRIC CHARGING IN CAPACITIVE RF MEMS SWITCHES:
THE EFFECT OF DIELECTRIC FILM LEAKAGE

N. TAVASOLIAN, M. KOUTSOURELI, G. PAPAIOANNOU, J. PAPAPOLYMEROU

181

LOW TEMPERATURE PHOTOSESITIVE FILM-TYPE PERMX POLYMER
ZERO-LEVEL PACKAGING TECHNIQUE FOR RF APPLICATIONS

S. SEOK, J. KIM, N. ROLLAND, P.-A. ROLLAND

185

CONTROLLABLE ARTIFICIAL MICRO-TRANSMISSION LINES
J. PERRUISSEAU-CARRIER, F. BONGARD

193

MEMS AND COMBINED MEMS/LC TECHNOLOGY FOR mm-WAVE ELECTRONIC SCANNING REFLECTARRAYS
S. MONTORI, C. FRITZSCH, ELISA CHIUPPESI, P. FARINELLI, L. MARCACCIOLI, F. GIACOMOZZI, R. SORRENTINO, R. JACOBY

203

SILICON SUPPORTED MILLIMETER WAVE CRLH ANTENNA
MICROPROCESSED BY LASER ABLATION

A.-C. BUNEA, F. CRACIUNOIU, M. ZAMFIRESCU, R. DABU, G. SAJIN

211

FREQUENCY-RECONFIGURABLE E-PLANE FILTERS
USING MEMS SWITCHES

L. PELLICCIA, P. FARINELLI, R. SORRENTINO

221

5-BIT MEMS PHASE SHIFTER
F. CASINI, P. FARINELLI, E. CHIUPPESI, G. RESTA, G.R.F. SOLAZZI,
S. COLPO, F. Di MAGGIO, I. POMONA

228

IMPROVED INSERTION LOSS FOR A WR-3 WAVEGUIDE USING FULLY CROSS-LINKED TWO-LAYER SU8 PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
M. KE, X. SHANG, Y. WANG, M.J. LANCASTER

232

A NEW APPROACH TO WAFER LEVEL THIN-FILM ENCAPSULATION FOR RF-MEMS
V. MULLONI, S. COLPO, H. EL GHANNUDI, F. GIACOMOZZI, B. MARGESIN

238

IMPROVING CONTROLLABILITY IN RF-MEMS SWITCHES USING RESISTIVE DAMPING
M. SPASOS, N. CHARALAMPIDIS, K. TSIAKMAKIS, R. NILAVALAN

245

MILLIMETER WAVE CRLH CPW BAND-PASS FILTER ON SILICON AND CERAMIC SUBSTRATE
G. SAJIN, F. CRACIUNOIU, A.-C. BUNEA, A. A. MULLER, A. DINESCU, M. ZAMFIRESCU, R. DABU

250

TAPERED WALLS VIA HOLES MANUFACTURED USING DRIE VARIABLE ISOTROPY PROCESS
D. VASILACHE, S. RONCHIN, S. COLPO, B. MARGESIN, F. GIACOMOZZI, S. GENNARO

259

MAGNETO-MECHANICAL MODELING AND SIMULATION OF
MEMS SENSORS BASED ON ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS

F.J.O. RODRIGUES, L.M. GONÇALVES, J.H. CORREIA, P.M. MENDES

268

NEAR MILLIMETER-WAVE BUILDING BLOCKS BASED ON
NOVEL COAXIAL TO SIW TRANSITION

V. BUICULESCU, A. CISMARU

277

DISTRIBUTED MEMS TUNABLE PHASE SHIFTERS ON CMOS
TECHNOLOGY FOR MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCIES

G. REHDER, B. BLAMPEY, T. VO, P. FERRARI

284

DESIGN AND MODELING OF MEMBRANE SUPPORTED FBAR FILTER
A. STEFANESCU, D. NECULOIU, A.-C. BUNEA

291

CHARACTERISTICS OF SMOOTH-WALLED SPLINE-PROFILE HORNS FOR TIGHTLY PACKED FEED-ARRAY OF RATAN-600 RADIO TELESCOPE
N. POPENKO, R. CHERNOBROVKIN, I. IVANCHENKO, C. GRANET, V. KHAIKIN

301

COMPACT PLANAR DIELECTRIC DISK ANTENNAS FOR X- AND KU- BANDS
I.V. IVANCHENKO, M.M. KHRUSLOV, N.A. POPENKO

307

EFFECT OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON STICTION MECHANISMS
IN ELECTROSTATIC RF-MEMS SWITCHES

U. ZAGHLOUL, G. PAPAIOANNOU, B. BHUSHAN, P. PONS, F. COCCETTI, R. PLANA

313

THE DISCHARGE CURRENT THROUGH THE DIELECTRIC FILM IN MEMS CAPACITIVE SWITCHES
M. KOUTEOURELI, L. MICHALAS, G. PAPAIOANNOU

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