Microelectronics International: Volume 32 Issue 2

Universal trimming of polymer thick film resistors

Busi Rambabu, Y. Srinivasa Rao

The purpose of this paper is to study high-voltage interactions in polymer thick-film resistors, namely, polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-graphite thick-film resistors, and their…

Controllable assembly and properties of ZnO nanowires

Bo Zhao, Nan Wang, Guohua Jiang

– The purpose of this paper is to arrange zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires into an appropriate position on electrodes and to research the properties of ZnO nanowires.

MEMS SPDT microswitch with low actuation voltage for RF applications

Hatem Samaali, Fehmi Najar, Bouraoui Ouni, Slim Choura

– This paper aims to propose a novel design of an ohmic contact single-pole double-throw (SPDT) microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microswitch for radio frequency applications.

3D system-in-package design using stacked silicon submount technology

Mingzhi Dong, Fabio Santagata, Robert Sokolovskij, Jia Wei, Cadmus Yuan, Guoqi Zhang

This study aims to provide a flexible and cost-effective solution of 3D heterogeneous integration for applications such as micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) applications and…

Application of cascode level shifter for EMI reduction in LCD driver IC

Soo-Woo Kim, Ho-Yong Choi, Sehyuk An, Nam-Soo Kim

– This paper aims to design the circuit for electromagnetic interface (EMI) reduction in liquid crystal display (LCD).

A novel CMOS-MEMS integrated pressure sensing structure based on current mirror sensing technique

Pradeep Kumar Rathore, Brishbhan Singh Panwar, Jamil Akhtar

The present paper aims to propose a basic current mirror-sensing circuit as an alternative to the traditional Wheatstone bridge circuit for the design and development of…

Design, fabrication and characterization of dielectrophoretic microelectrode array for particle capture

M.R. Buyong, J. Yunas, A.A. Hamzah, B. Yeop Majlis, F. Larki, N. Abd Aziz

The purpose of this study is to design and characterize the dielectrophoretic (DEP) microelectrodes with various array structure arrangements in order to produce optimum…

A comparative analysis of printing techniques by using an active concentric ring electrode for bioelectrical recording

Eduardo Garcia-Breijo, Gema Prats-Boluda, Jose Vicente Lidon-Roger, Yiyao Ye-Lin, Javier Garcia-Casado

This paper aims to present a comparison between three types of manufacturing techniques, namely, screen-printed, inkjet and gravure, using different types of inks, for the…