Title
Phase-change RF switches with robust switching cycle endurance
Abstract
We report on the first SbTe phase-change material RF switches with a refractory TiW heater in a planar configuration. With the planar layout and heater reliability, a record switching cycle endurance of >300K was demonstrated. With on-state resistance of 0.5 ohm*mm and off-state capacitance of 75 fF/mm, the RF switch figure-of-merit (FOM) is 4.1 THz, which is 6-7 times better than state-of-the-art RF switches, including RF silicon-on-insulator technology. With further layout optimization, SbTe phase-change material RF switches could be a potential candidate for future RF switch technology.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/RWS.2018.8304995
2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
RF switches,phase-change material,wireless communications,reliability,power handling,insertion loss
Wireless,Capacitance,Planar,Terahertz radiation,Phase-change material,RF switch,Insertion loss,Optoelectronics,Switching cycle,Materials science
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2164-2958
978-1-5386-0711-4
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jeong-sun Moon100.34
Hwa-change Seo200.34
Kyung-ah Son300.34
Kangmu Lee400.34
Daniel Zehnder500.34
Haw Tai600.34
Dustin Le700.34