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Ultrananocrystalline diamond films with optimized dielectric properties for advanced RF MEMS capacitive switches

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1082853

An efficient deposition process is provided for fabricating reliable RF MEMS capacitive switches with multilayer ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) films for more rapid recovery, charging and discharging that is effective for more than a billion cycles of operation. Significantly, the deposition process is compatible for integration with CMOS electronics and thereby can provide monolithically integrated RF MEMS capacitive switches for use with CMOS electronic devices, such as for insertion into phase array antennas for radars and other RF communication systems.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Argonne, IL)
Patent Number(s):
8,354,290
Application Number:
13/080,255
OSTI ID:
1082853
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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