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WFE: RECENT APPLICATIONS IN RF MEMS

Date & Time: Friday, June 17; 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103AB

Topics & Speakers:

  • Recent Reliability Results in RF MEMS, J. Maciel, Radant MEMS

  • Magnetic MEMS Switches for Industry, C. Wheeler, Magfusion

  • RF-MEMS Switches Integrated with SiGe Wafers, N. Hoivik, IBM Research and Development

  • RF-MEMS for Handsets: Barriers and Solutions, A. Morris, Wispry

  • Reliability Testing of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches at THALES Research &Technology, A. Ziaei, Thales

  • Reliable RF MEMS Switches RF MEMS Switches, C. O’Mahony, Tyndall National Institute

  • Miniature MEMS switched capacitors for RF applications, D. Mercier, Univ. of Michigan/UCSD

  • RF-MEMS for Single Line-Up Front-End modules, A. DeGraaw, Philips

Organizers:              

D. Hyman, XCom Wireless, Inc.

G. Rebeiz, University of Michigan  

Sponsor:                

MTT-21: RF MEMS and Micromachining  

RF MEMS developers have shown many dramatic technological advances in the last five years, including impressive performance, packaging, and lifetime testing.  Many RF MEMS product releases, however, have been lackluster, plagued by problems of low yield, high cost, and lack of customer confidence.  Some of the big questions of 2000 to 2004 have been “Where are the RF MEMS parts?” and “Why aren’t they being used?”  Industry analysts have responded by scaling back expectations, and market penetration across all sectors. 2004 to 2005 has finally seen critical achievements regarding the leap to get RF MEMS out of component laboratories and into the hands of eager (and patient) customers.  These achievements are not about amazing performance, or amazing cost reduction through amazing volumes.  These achievements are about delivering parts and finally establishing RF MEMS as an industry instead of a decades-long science project.

The workshop is divided into two parts in one half day session.  Speakers in this workshop will discuss their problems and solutions to get RF MEMS parts shipped out the door.  The first part of the workshop will focus on testing and qualification stumbling blocks and recent achievements.  The second part of the workshop will focus on recent implementation of RF MEMS components into system-level demonstrations.

 

 

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