Pi-shaped MEMS architecture for lowering actuation voltage of RF switching Mafinejad, Yasser, Kouzani, Abbas Z., Mafinezhad, Khalil and Golmakani, Abbas 2009, Pi-shaped MEMS architecture for lowering actuation voltage of RF switching, IEICE electronics express, vol. 6, no. 20, pp. 1483-1489. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads kouzani-pishapedmems-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 265.72KB 161 Title Pi-shaped MEMS architecture for lowering actuation voltage of RF switching Author(s) Mafinejad, Yasser Kouzani, Abbas Z. orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-1214 Mafinezhad, Khalil Golmakani, Abbas Journal name IEICE electronics express Volume number 6 Issue number 20 Start page 1483 End page 1489 Total pages 7 Publisher Denshi Jouhou Tsuushin Gakkai (Institute of Electronics Information and Communication Engineers) Place of publication Tokyo, Japan Publication date 2009-10-25 ISSN 1349-2543 1349-9467 Keyword(s) RF MEMS switch actuation voltage RF characteristics pi matching architecture Summary A wide band low actuation capacitive coupling electrostatic RF MEMS switching device is presented in this paper. The device includes a pi-shaped matching architecture containing two switches connected by a high impedance short transmission line. The device can act as a switch for any desired frequency whilst requiring only 12volts for actuation. By optimizing the length and the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, the switch can be tailored for desired frequency bands. The switch is calculated and simulated for Ka to V frequency bands demonstrating excellent improvements of RF characteristics. Language eng Field of Research 091306 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 090604 Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits Socio Economic Objective 861603 Integrated Circuits and Devices HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2009 Copyright notice ©2009, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30028677 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Engineering Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Pi-shaped MEMS architecture for lowering actuation voltage of RF switching (deposited 03-07-2022) Denshi Jouhou Tsuushin Gakkai Publisher (deposited 13-09-2013)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 25 May 2010, 14:33:51 EST Tue, 25 May 2010, 14:36:35 EST Wed, 02 Jun 2010, 16:37:44 EST Wed, 02 Jun 2010, 16:39:32 EST Wed, 02 Jun 2010, 16:41:00 EST Wed, 02 Jun 2010, 16:42:43 EST Wed, 02 Jun 2010, 16:44:38 EST Tue, 09 Aug 2011, 15:29:18 EST Mon, 23 Sep 2013, 12:10:40 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 15:12:15 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:15:19 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 14:57:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 934 Abstract Views, 174 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 25 May 2010, 14:33:44 EST by Abbas Kouzani