A Parallel-Plate-Based Fishbone-Shape MEMS Tunable Capacitor with Linear Capacitance-Voltage Response

Conventional designs for MEMS parallel-plate tunable capacitors suggest the use of rectangular electrodes and linear structural stiffness which have two drawbacks; low tunability (up to 50 %) and nonlinear capacitance-voltage (C-V) response. This paper presents a novel fishbone-shape parallel-plate...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Shavezipur, Patricia Nieva, Mohammad Hashemi, Amir Khajepour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2009-10-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/october_09/P_SI_80.pdf