Analytical Compact Model in Verilog-A for Electrostatically Actuated Ohmic Switches

Antonios Bazigos; Christopher L. Ayala; Montserrat Fernandez-Bolaños; Yu Pu; Daniel Grogg; Christoph Hagleitner; Sunil Rana; Tyson Tian Qin; Dinesh Pamunuwa; Adrian M. Ionescu

doi:10.1109/TED.2014.2318199

Analytical Compact Model in Verilog-A for Electrostatically Actuated Ohmic Switches

Antonios Bazigos, Christopher L. Ayala, Montserrat Fernandez-Bolaños, Yu Pu, Daniel Grogg, Christoph Hagleitner, Sunil Rana, Tyson Tian Qin, Dinesh Pamunuwa, Adrian M. Ionescu

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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
Pages (from-to)	2186-2194
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Volume	61
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2014.2318199
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2014

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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Dr I D B Pamunuwa
- Dinesh.Pamunuwa@bristol.ac.uk
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering - RAEng / Microchip Senior Research Fellow, Reader in Microelectronics
- Microelectronics
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In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 61, No. 6, 01.06.2014, p. 2186-2194.

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