Title
Integrated Magnetic MEMS Relays: Status of the Technology.
Abstract
The development and application of magnetic technologies employing microfabricated magnetic structures for the production of switching components has generated enormous interest in the scientific and industrial communities over the last decade. Magnetic actuation offers many benefits when compared to other schemes for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), including the generation of forces that have higher magnitude and longer range. Magnetic actuation can be achieved using different excitation sources, which create challenges related to the integration with other technologies, such as CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), and the requirement to reduce power consumption. Novel designs and technologies are therefore sought to enable the use of magnetic switching architectures in integrated MEMS devices, without incurring excessive energy consumption. This article reviews the status of magnetic MEMS technology and presents devices recently developed by various research groups, with key focuses on integrability and effective power management, in addition to the ability to integrate the technology with other microelectronic fabrication processes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.3390/mi5030622
MICROMACHINES
Keywords
Field
DocType
magnetic MEMS (microelectromechanical systems),relays,MEMS integration,MEMS switches,microactuators,RF-MEMS (radio frequency MEMS)
Power management,Microelectromechanical systems,Excessive energy,Microelectronics,CMOS,Electronic engineering,Low voltage,Materials science,Electrical engineering,Fabrication,Power consumption
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
3
2072-666X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.44
14
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Giuseppe Schiavone130.44
Marc P. Y. Desmulliez22110.62
Anthony J. Walton3356.28