Facta Univ. Ser.: Elec. Energ., vol. 26, No. 3, December 2013, pp. 239-245
DOI: 10.2298/FUEE1303239K

ASSESSMENT OF DIELECTRIC CHARGING IN MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM CAPACITIVE SWITCHES

M. Koutsoureli, L. Michalas, G. Papaioannou

Abstract: The assessment of dielectric charging in MEMS capacitive switches is investigated. The information can be obtained only from simultaneous assessment of Metal-Insulator-Metal capacitance and MEMS capacitive switches the former allowing the determination of material properties and the latter of the device.

Key words: MEMS, Capacitive switches, Dielectric charging, Reliability

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