AMICOM Summer School 2009RF Nanotechnology RF Nanotechnology NEMS= NanoElectroMechanicalSystems= Nanosized mechanical elements or systems having the MECHANICAL resonance frequency in the frequency range GHz-THz RF NEMS = devices which exploit the coupling and/ or interaction between electromagnetic fields at GHzTHz range and NEMS oscillating mechanically in the same frequency range Prof Mircea D

Electromechanical Design and Modeling: Switches and Resonators David Elata Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel elata-technion.ac.il David Elata, Technion 5th AMICOM Summer School, 22nd-26th June, 2009, Toulouse Technion Haifa David Elata, Technion 5th AMICOM Summer School, 22nd-26th June, 2009, Toulouse Outline Mechanics of bea

Fabio Coccetti Novamems - CNRS ­ LAAS 7 avenue du Colonel Roche F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France Tel: +33 (0)5 61 33 79 00 Mobile: +33(0)6 72 09 92 10 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 33 69 69 Email: coccetti-laas.fr Partially supported by the following EC funded projects: RFPLATFORM (FP6) ­ 3DuTUNE (FP6) - MEMSPACK (FP7) For more information, please visit our website: www.laas.fr/AMICOM_SS09 - LAAS-CNRS Toulou

EM Modelling Dr.-Ing. Dr Ing Larissa Vietzorreck Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik an d T h i h U i der Technischen Universität Mü h ität München Larissa Vietzorreck AMICOM Summer School Toulouse 2009-1 Agenda Introduction to numerical methods · · · · · Overview Integral equation Finite elements Finite differences Hybrid methods Larissa Vietzorreck AMICOM Summer School Toulouse 2009-2 Th

G. J. Papaioannou National Kapodistrian University of Athens MEMS common failure modes · · · · · · · · · External Particulate Contamination Fused Components due to Overdriving Sticking Electrostatic Clamping/Stiction Static overload Delamination Creep Environmental attack Fatigue 2 Capacitive MEMS common failure modes · · · · · · · · · External Particulate Contamination Fused Components due t

RF MEMS Circuit Design and Modeling Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Outline · Application background · Tuning methods · Case examples 2 VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND What is a Circuit? 3 VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Design Aproaches · Top ­ down · Bottom ­ up 4 VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Why RF MEMS? · Use RF MEMS wh

Micro and nano characterization for RF-MEMS reliability Amicom Summer School June 25th Copyright 2008 - Reproduction is not allowed without authorization Amicom Summer school Macro to Micro : the fundamental gap Mechanical properties k esd H imax Electrical Vp Y µ Cp cte Thermal EadhDiffusion Dopants Corrosion Chemical Copyright 2009 - Reproduction is not allowed without authorizat

As in past years this 5th edition of the International Summer School on RF MEMS and RF Microsystems will be organized by the European R&D community formerly represented by the AMICOM Network of Excellence (www.amicom.info). The purpose of this event is to transfer and exchange knowledge in this highly active and dynamic field, through a number of seminars presented by experts from leading European

Proceedings of the 2nd European Wireless Technology Conference Spectrum Management for Future Generation Wireless Based Technology Ashok Chandra Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India, 601, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashok Road, New Delhi, India e-mail: drashokchandra-gmail.com Abstract­ Radio Spectrum is an essential raw material for most promising industries of the future. Many new emer

Proceedings of the 2nd European Wireless Technology Conference Satellite Role in Emergency Services Enrico Del Re #1 , Simone Morosi #2 , Sara Jayousi #3 , Luca Simone Ronga # #4 , Rosalba Suffritti #5 Department of Electronics and Telecommunications University of Florence - CNIT Via S. Marta 3, 50139, Florence, Italy enrico.delre-unifi.it simone.morosi-unifi.it 3 sara.jayousi-cnit.it 4 luca.ro