전기학회논문지 (The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers)

  • 제58권1호
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  • Pages.137-146
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  • 2009
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  • 1975-8359(pISSN)
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  • 2287-4364(eISSN)
대한전기학회 (The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers)
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병렬 연결된 다수의 디지털 구동기를 이용한 High-Q 디지털-아날로그 가변 축전기

High-Q Micromechanical Digital-to-Analog Variable Capacitors Using Parallel Digital Actuator Array

  • 한원 (KAIST 바이오및뇌공학과 디지털나노구동연구단) ;
  • 조영호 (KAIST 바이오및뇌공학과 및 기계공학과 디지털나노구동연구단)
  • 발행 : 2009.01.01
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We present a micromechanical digital-to-analog (DA) variable capacitor using a parallel digital actuator array, capable of accomplishing high-Q tuning. The present DA variable capacitor uses a parallel interconnection of digital actuators, thus achieving a low resistive structure. Based on the criteria for capacitance range ($0.348{\sim}1.932$ pF) and the actuation voltage (25 V), the present parallel DA variable capacitor is estimated to have a quality factor 2.0 times higher than the previous serial-parallel DA variable capacitor. In the experimental study, the parallel DA variable capacitor changes the total capacitance from 2.268 to 3.973 pF (0.5 GHz), 2.384 to 4.197 pF (1.0 GHz), and 2.773 to 4.826 pF (2.5 GHz), thus achieving tuning ratios of 75.2%, 76.1%, and 74.0%, respectively. The capacitance precisions are measured to be $6.16{\pm}4.24$ fF (0.5 GHz), $7.42{\pm}5.48$ fF (1.0 GHz), and $9.56{\pm}5.63$ fF (2.5 GHz). The parallel DA variable capacitor shows the total resistance of $2.97{\pm}0.29\;{\Omega}$ (0.5 GHz), $3.01{\pm}0.42\;{\Omega}$ (1.0 GHz), and $4.32{\pm}0.66\;{\Omega}$ (2.5 GHz), resulting in high quality factors which are measured to be $33.7{\pm}7.8$ (0.5 GHz), $18.5{\pm}4.9$ (1.0 GHz), and $4.3{\pm}1.4$ (2.5 GHz) for large capacitance values ($2.268{\sim}4.826$ pF). We experimentally verify the high-Q tuning capability of the present parallel DA variable capacitor, while achieving high-precision capacitance adjustments.

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