The constant pace of CMOS technology scaling has enabled continuous improvement in integrated-circuit cost and functionality, generating a new paradigm shift towards mobile computing. However, as the MOSFET dimensions are scaled below 30nm, electrostatic integrity and device variability become harder to control, degrading circuit performance. In order to overcome these issues, device engineers ...

High force, large displacement and low voltage consumption are a primary concern for microgyroscopes. The chevron-shaped thermal actuators are unique in terms of high force generation combined with the large displacements at a low operating voltage in comparison with traditional electrostatic actuators. A Nickel based 3-DoF micromachined gyroscope comprising 2-DoF drive mode and 1-DoF sense mod...

this article studied static deflection, natural frequency and nonlinear vibration of a clamped-clamped microbeam under discontinues electrostatic actuation. the electrostatic actuation was induced by applying ac-dc voltage between the microbeam and electrode plate. in contrast to previous works, it was assumed that length of the electrode plate was smaller than that of the microbeam. in additio...

The use of electrical corona discharge opens broad possibilities for effective development of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). The object of the work is the study of the corona discharge in different gases at high temperature / high pressure (HT/HP) conditions. The studies are carried out in a HT/HP ionizer in the pure synthetic air, N2, He and He-synthetic air and He-N2 gas mixtures. Corona...

Abstract This paper presents the design of a cooling device for microelectronic applications. The proposed uses parallel plate capacitor electrical bias to generate an electrostatic force that acts on coolant enable control flow in radiator. Through combination structural and application both sides multiple electrodes, generation radiator eddy current is realized, functions heat transfer are re...

The equilibrium measure of a compact plane set gives the steady state distribution of charges on the conductor. We show that certain moments of this equilibrium measure, when taken about the electrostatic centroid and depending only on the real coordinate, are extremal for an interval centered at the origin. This has consequences for means of zeros of polynomials, and for means of critical poin...