A Combined Thermo-Electrostatic MEMS-Based Switch with Low Actuation Voltage

Requirement of voltage up-converters due to high pull-in voltage is one of the main problems by merely electrostatic actuated MEMS-based Switches. Thermally actuated switches are another alternatives but with very high power dissipation. In this paper a low voltage switch is demonstrated, which uses...

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Main Authors: Parisa MAHMOUDI, Habib BADRI GHAVIFEKR, Esmail NAJAFIAGHDAM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2010-04-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/april_2010/P_600.pdf