9^th ESA ROUND TABLE ON MICRO AND NANO TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
Swiss Tech Convention Center | Lausanne, Switzerland | 10-13 June 2014

Session 4

RF-MEMS I

Reliability of RF-MEMS Switches for Space Applications

B. Margesin¹, V. Mulloni¹, G. Resta¹, G. Meneghesso², M. Barbato², R. Marcelli³, A. Lucibello³, L. Vietzorreck⁴, P. Farinelli⁵, F. Vitulli⁶, M. Scipioni⁶.

¹Fondazione B. Kessler, ²University of Padova, ³CNR-IMM, ⁴Technical University Munich, ⁵University of Perugia, ⁶Thales Alenia Space.

Validation of the MEMO Experiment at Satellite Level: RF MEMS GEO Flight Demonstration

O. Vendier¹, L. Mesthe¹, J.-L. Cazaux¹, P. Blondy², B. Reig³, F. Courtade⁴, F. Pressecq⁴.

¹Thales alenia space, ²Université de Limoges, XLIM, ³LETI CEA, ⁴CNES.

Design and Validation of RF-MEMS Wide Band Phase Shifters in Harsh Environments

P. Blondy¹, A. Harck¹, S. Fargeot², S. Villers².

¹XLIM – Université de Limoges – CNRS, ²EADS-ASTRIUM.

Innovative Acoustic RF Devices for Space Applications

C. Billard¹, A. Reinhardt¹, L. Benaissa¹, T. Signamarcheix¹, P. Lassagne¹, S. Ballandras², T. Baron³, S. Grousset¹.

¹CEA-Leti, ²Frecnsys, ³FemtoST.

Advanced Bulk Acoustic Wave RF filter technologies with new topologies and materials

P. Tuomas¹.

¹VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.