The adoption of ESD events to systematically induce micro-welding formation on ohmic RF-MEMS switches is proposed. The established procedure for accelerated testing was verified with success on electrostatically actuated micro-machined switches having different topologies, and it was used to assess the efficiency of a heat-based active restoring mechanism.

A Positive Exploitation of ESD Events: Micro-welding Induction on Ohmic MEMS Contacts

TAZZOLI, AUGUSTO;MENEGHESSO, GAUDENZIO
2011

Abstract

The adoption of ESD events to systematically induce micro-welding formation on ohmic RF-MEMS switches is proposed. The established procedure for accelerated testing was verified with success on electrostatically actuated micro-machined switches having different topologies, and it was used to assess the efficiency of a heat-based active restoring mechanism.
2011
33rd Annual EOS/ESD Symposium, EOSESD2011
9781585371938
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