Study of MEM Relay Contact Design and Body-Bias Effects on on-State Resistance Stability
| Autor: | Benjamin Osoba, Tsegereda Kedir Esatu, Sergio F. Almeida, Xiaoer Hu, Zhixin Alice Ye, Urmita Sikder, Tiehui Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
010302 applied physics
Physics Mechanical Engineering Transistor Biasing 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Topology 01 natural sciences law.invention Reduction (complexity) Hysteresis Relay law Logic gate 0103 physical sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0210 nano-technology Low voltage Voltage |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 29:1531-1536 |
| ISSN: | 1941-0158 1057-7157 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jmems.2020.3030886 |
| Popis: | Body-biased micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) relays previously have been demonstrated to be a promising alternative to transistors for ultra-low voltage digital logic applications. A basic requirement for reliable relay-based circuit operation is suitably low and stable relay ON-state resistance ( $R_{\mathbf {ON}}$ ). In this work, the effect of body biasing on $\text{R}_{\mathbf {ON}}$ is investigated for relays of different contact designs. It is found that a single direct contact design not only provides for the smallest hysteresis voltage but also the smallest $R_{\mathbf {ON}}$ , making it the most suitable for low voltage applications. Body-biased operation is found to degrade $R_{\mathbf {ON}}$ stability over many ON/OFF switching cycles, however, due to a reduction in contact velocity. [2020-0297] |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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