Abstract
Nowadays, electronics face a challenge regarding the power consumption of integrated circuits (ICs). There is a need for new devices that can provide improved switching capabilities. The downscaled electrostatically actuated ohmic switch, as a (re)emerging device, is a promising candidate to meet this need. To bring such a device seamlessly into IC design, it must be accompanied by an accurate, fast and robust analytical compact model. The development and the main characteristics of such a model are described within this paper. Extensive numerical simulations and measurements have been used to validate the model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2186-2194 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2014 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Photonics and Quantum
Keywords
- electronic engineering computing
- electrostatic actuators
- hardware description languages
- integrated circuit design
- low-power electronics
- microswitches
- numerical analysis
- power consumption
- IC design
- Verilog-A
- analytical compact model
- electrostatically actuated ohmic switches
- integrated circuits
- numerical simulations
- switching capabilities
- Analytical models
- Computational modeling
- Contacts
- Force
- Integrated circuit modeling
- Logic gates
- Numerical models
- Cantilever
- MEM
- NEM
- Verilog-A.
- compact model
- electrostatic actuation
- ohmic switch
- relay
- switch
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Professor I D B Pamunuwa
- School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering - Professor of Electronic Engineering
- Microelectronics
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