Reconfigurable Filters and Matching Networks Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä VTT, MilliLab, Finland VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Outline ·Applications and architectures ·Tuning approaches ·Filter examples ·Matching network examples ·Conclusions tauno.vaha-heikkila-vtt.fi 2 VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Conventional and Reconfigurable Multi-Band Rx/Tx system ·Radio links are oper

Processing and materials 4th International PhD School on Selected Topics in Applied Electromagnetics T. Lisec Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology Fraunhoferstr. 1, 25524 Itzehoe, Germany 2nd-6th July 2007, LAAS-CRNS Toulouse Introduction 4th Summer School RF MEMS are a very complex task! · There are free standing, movable structures like in an accelerometer. g, mechanical properties

Reliability Stresses and Temperatures characterizations for RF-MEMS Reliability R.Y. FILLIT and R. FORTUNIER École N.S. des Mines 158, cours Fauriel 42023 ­ Saint Etienne cedex 02 R.Y. FILLIT 4th AMICOM Summer School Toulouse 2007 1 Purpose · Contribution to the reliability testing and analysis of RF-MEMS based on new measurements and simulations : · Before, after and during aging · Microstru

RF MEMS Switches P. Blondy Arnaud Pothier and A. Crunteanu XLIM UMR CNRS 6172 Faculté des Sciences ­ Université de Limoges pblondy-xlim.fr pblondy-xlim fr Outline of the course · Switches · RF-MEMS Ohmic Switches ­ S i ­ Sh Series Shunt arrangements · RF-MEMS capacitive Switches ­ Shunt - Series arrangements · Conclusions recommendations... What is a Switch? · In theory: Up State = Perfect

CoventorWare Version 2006 TM MEMS Design and Analysis Tutorials, Volume 1 Physical and System-Level Design www.coventor.com Version 2006 Coventor, Inc. This manual and its accompanying materials are licensed to the user for the period set forth in the applicable license agreement, subject to termination of the license by Coventor, Inc. at any time. The manual at all times remains the propert

Electromechanical design and modeling with Mahmoud AL AHMAD, LAAS-CNRS al-ahmad-laas.fr 4th AMICOM Summer School RF-MEMS and RF Microsystems, Toulouse, July 2007 Outline ·MEMS Design Tools ­ Objectives, what they can do? · What CoventorWare can do? ·How Coventorware works? ·Bring together MEMS and RF ·Tutorial (1) Electrostatic RF MEMS ·Tutorial (2) Piezoelectric RF MEMS 4th AMICOM Summer Scho

Packaging and Assembly for Wireless Multiband Technologies: g The solution for the convergence of telecom, computing and entertainment? M.M.Tentzeris School f ECE S h l of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Atl t GA 30332 U S A 30332, U.S.A. The following presentation contains contributions from Prof.J.Papapolymerou, Prof. D.Anagnostou, Dr.Jonghoon Lee, Dr.Nickolas Kingsley, Dr. Simos N

EM Modelling Dr.-Ing. Larissa Vietzorreck Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik an der Technischen Universität München Larissa Vietzorreck AMICOM Summer School Toulouse 2007-1 Agenda Introduction to numerical methods · · · · · Overview Integral equation Finite elements Finite differences Hybrid H b id methods th d Larissa Vietzorreck AMICOM Summer School Toulouse 2007-2 Theoretical foundatio

Perspectives for RF MEMS at Thales Alenia Space Jean-Louis Cazaux, Olivier Vendier, Sergio Di Nardo Claude Drevon, Marziale Feudale Template reference : 100181700C-EN Entity of your Direction Date Reference of the document All rights reserved, 2007, Thales Alenia Space Agenda Page 2 Experience of TAS concerning RF-MEMS Important fields of exploration for future activities Conclusion and persp

Dielectric Charging e ec c C g g G. J. Papaioannou National Kapodistrian University of Athens AMICOM 4th Summer School, 2/7-6/7/2007 LAAS, Toulouse, France Outline · · · · · · MEMS charging ­ macroscopic features Polarization mechanisms Charge injection Understanding charging through characterization Relaxation l R l ti laws Conclusions AMICOM 4th Summer School, 2/7-6/7/2007 LAAS, Toulouse, F