Reconfigurable Wires

Abstract

The "Reconfigurable Wires" project explores the reliability of gold-gold surfaces used in some microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) implementations of relays and postulates alternate formulations. The research has the exciting potential to: (1) immediate improvement in reliability of MEMS relays: (2) development of new devices that operate in non-traditional current/voltage regimes; (3) improvement in the current handling, constriction resistance, and reliability of macro-relays. The three primary products of this research to date are: (1) a journal paper on MEMS nanoscale contact surface morphology, (2) an invention disclosure on arc suppression schemes in micro-relays, and (3) an unpublished finding on the properties of 2-D randomized arrangements of "sticks" in 3-D.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432235

Entities

People

  • James Lyke

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Geometry
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Power Electronics
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Semiconductors
  • Software Development
  • Spacecraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems