Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches has been driven by the necessity to reach a high-reliability level for micro-switch applications. One of the main failure observed when aging devices with gold contacts is the increase of the electrical contact resistance. It is related to degradations of the surface topography caused by heating, adhesion forces, etc. In this paper we investigate the performance of gold and an alternative material, ruthenium, using a methodology dedicated to MEMS contacts: a nanoindenter is used to actuate mechanically the structure, providing an accurate control of the force applied and of the resulting displacement. The electrical resistance is measured by cr...
L’étude du contact électrique quasi statique à plusieurs échelles permet de comprendre celui des mic...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
The multi scale study of quasi static electrical contact is aimed at understanding those in MEMS mic...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
Ohmic MEMS switches made by gold thin films are promising devices but their mechanical contacts are ...
L’étude du contact électrique quasi statique à plusieurs échelles permet de comprendre celui des mic...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
Research on electrical contact characterization for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches ha...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
The multi scale study of quasi static electrical contact is aimed at understanding those in MEMS mic...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...
Ohmic MEMS switches made by gold thin films are promising devices but their mechanical contacts are ...
L’étude du contact électrique quasi statique à plusieurs échelles permet de comprendre celui des mic...
International audienceFrom several years, NOVA MEMS has developed a new set-up for the characterizat...
International audienceA systematic comparison between several pairs of contact materials based on an...