Volume 7 - "ADVANCED MEMS FOR RF AND MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION"

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NEW H-SHAPE RF MICROSWITCH DESIGN FOR MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER-WAVE APPLICATIONS
M. FRYZIEL, A. BOE, C. VANOVERSCHELDE, N. ROLLAND, P. MULLER, L. BUCHAILLOT, P.-A. ROLLAND
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DEVELOPMENT OF A RECONFIGURABLE IN FREQUENCY LNA THROUGH RF MEMS
J.P. BUSQUÈRE, K. GRENIER, G. BOUCHE, D. DUBUC, P. PONS, R. PLANA, P. ANCEY
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IMPACT OF RF POWER AND CURRENT ON RF MEMS SHUNT CAPACITIVE SWITCHES
X. ROTTENBERG, B. NAUWELAERS, W. DE RAEDT, H. A. C. TILMANS
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DYNAMICS CHARACTERIZATION IN RF MEMS VARIABLE CAPACITORS
D. GIRBAU, A. LÁZARO, L. PRADELL
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CIRCUITAL MODELLING OF COPLANAR SERIES RF-MEMS SWITCHES
R. MARCELLI, G. BARTOLUCCI, G. MINUCCI, B. MARGESIN, F. GIACOMOZZI, F. VITULLI
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ELECTROMECHANICAL ASPECTS IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF SERIES OHMIC RF-SWITCHES
F. GIACOMOZZI, M. BELLEI, P. FARINELLI, G. MANNOCCHI, R. MARCELLI, B. MARGESIN, V. MULLONI
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A ZIPPING TUNABLE CAPACITOR
F. CASSET, P. ROBERT, C. BILLARD, C. MAEDER-PACHURKA, P. L. CHARVET, P. ANCEY, G. BOUCHE, M. AÏD
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INTEGRATED RF-MEMS ANTENNA SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS DEVICES
L. JOFRE, L.J.S. BLANCH, A. CARDAMA, S. DOSSCHE, J. M. GONZÁLEZ, J. L. PRADELL, O’CALLAGHAN, J. M. RIUS, J. ROMEU, B. A. CETINER, C. H. CHANG, J. Y. QIAN, M. BACHMAN, G. P. LI, F. DE FLAVIIS
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MEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ANTENNA APPLICATIONS
L. DUSSOPT
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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FOR III-V (ARSENIDES, NITRIDES) MEMBRANE SUPPORTED YAGI-UDA ANTENNAE FOR 45 AND 60 GHz
G. KONSTANTINIDIS, A. MULLER , Z. CHATZOPOULOS, D. NECULOIU, A. KOSTOPOULOS, A. GEORGAKILAS, A. ADIKIMENAKIS, D. VASILACHE, A. PANTAZIS, M. LAGADAS
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MICRO-ACTUATORS AND MICROSTRIP ANTENNA FOR POLARIZATION DIVERSITY
L. LE GARREC, I. ROCH-JEUNE, M. HIMDI, R. SAULEAU, O. MILLET, L. BUCHAILLOT
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A 2-BIT RECONFIGURABLE MEANDER SLOT ANTENNA WITH HIGH-DISPLACEMENT LOW-VOLTAGE RF-MEMS SWITCHES
M. MOWLER, J. OBERHAMMER, B. LINDMARK, G. STEMME
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A 15-45 GHz FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER INTEGRATED WITH A MICROMACHINED YAGI-UDA ANTENNA
D. NECULOIU, A. MULLER, P. PONS, L. BARY, M. SAADAOUI, C. BUICULESCU , I. PETRINI, O. ANDREI, R. PLANA, D. DASCALU
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MILLIMETER WAVE HYBRID RECEIVER WITH MEMBRANE SUPPORTED ENDFIRE ANTENNA
A. MULLER, D. NECULOIU, M. SAADAOUI, P. PONS, L. BARY, C. BUICULESCU, A. OVIDIU, I. PETRINI, D. DASCALU, R. PLANA
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RADIATION-COUPLED DUAL-L ANTENNA INTEGRATED WITHIN A CHIP PACKAGE
S. MESTDAGH, G. A. E. VANDENBOSCH
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ON-WAFER LOOP AND PATCH-ANTENNAS FOR A WAFER LEVEL INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY
P. ABELE, H. SCHUMACHER
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VITAL PARTS FOR RF MICROSYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR NANOSPACECRAFT AT THE ÅNGSTRÖM SPACE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (ÅSTC)
H. KRATZ, E. ÖJEFORS, L. STENMARK
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MICROMACHINED 24 GHz ANTENNAS ON LOW RESISTIVITY SILICON
E. ÖJEFORS, A. RYDBERG
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RELIABILITY OF RF-MEMS SERIES SWITCHES UNDER LOW AND MEDIUM POWER CYCLING
R. MARCELLI, G. MINUCCI, S. CATONI, B. MARGESIN, F. GIACOMOZZI, G. MANNOCCHI, F. VITULLI
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MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL RF RESONATORS FABRICATED FROM SiC/Si HETEROSTRUCTURES
K. BRUECKNER, R. STEPHAN, M. HEIN, Ch. FOERSTER, V. CIMALLA, O. AMBACHER
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WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS DEVELOPMENT FOR APEX 1.32 THz RECEIVER
D. MELEDIN, A. PAVOLOTSKY, M. PANTALEEV, C. RISACHER, V. BELITSKY
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HIGH-Q COPPER / POLYIMIDE INDUCTORS: FABRICATION RESULTS AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
M. B. PISANI, C. HIBERT, M. PAVIUS, D. BOUVET, P. BEAUD, C. DEHOLLAIN, A. M. IONESCU
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