The present paper describes a capacitive feed (C-feed) for small, low-profile linear antennas. A meander line, which is the radiating element, in such antennas with a metallic back conductor electromagnetically couples a metallic feed plate placed between the meander line and the back metal (ground). This antenna has a very small leakage current on the outer surface of the coaxial cable and can...

A comparison is made between various approximations of the line-to-ground capacitance problem in a VLSI environment. It is shown that with up-to-date dimensions, the simple parallel-plate model is no longer adequate. However, easy-to-use and fast-to-compute formulas exist that result in accurate and reliable capacitance values. The parasitic capacitance problem is three-dimensional by nature. T...

Rotational rheometers are used to measure paste properties, but the test would take too long to be useful for quality control (QC) on the job site. In this paper, a new type of rheometer is proposed based on a one degree of freedom (DOF) micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based motion stage. Preliminary data will be presented to show the capability of the system to measure the viscoelastic...

A microactuating structure with vertical polyimide hinges has been designed, fabricated and tested. Unlike traditional microactuators, which are located on the substrate surface, this new actuation mechanism is capable of producing linear motion at a point far from the substrate. This advantage can make it possible to drive other out-of-plane folded structures for on-wafer or out-of-wafer appli...

Misalignment is a common issue in wireless power transfer systems. It shifts the resonant frequency away from operating that affects flow and efficiency charging station to load. This work proposes novel capacitive (CPT) using an 8-plate multi-resonant coupling minimize effect of misalignments. A single-active switch class-E2 converter utilized achieve multi-resonance through selection differen...

This paper examines the reliability of RF MEMS switches when operational temperatures in the range -60C to 100C are envisioned. The basic operation of a capacitive MEMS switch is described and two tools to examine device reliability, modeling and on-chip experimentation, are discussed for the case of capacitive MEMS switches. 1-D, 2-D and 3-D models are presented with emphasis on 3-D coupled-fi...

A new pressure sensor array, positioned on the bottom plate of a standard torsional rheometer, is presented. It built from unique piezo-capacitive polymeric foam and consists 25 capacitive sensors (of surface 4.5 × mm 2 each) together in 5 regular array. The array used to obtain mapping normal stresses complex fluids, which dramatically extends capability rheometer. We demonstrate this with thr...