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Optimization of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) approach for miniaturized microcantilever-based RF microwave probes
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In this study, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology-based miniaturized microwave ground-signal-ground (GSG) probes are designed, fabricated, tested and optimized in the context of on-chip microwave characterization of the miniaturization of microelectronics. The probe structure is designed using coplanar technology on a micrometre scale. In contrast to conventional macroscopic on wafer probing structures, a 2 mu m width signal line and 2.5 mu m width spacing between signal and ground conductors are demonstrated. The microcantilever-based probe structure is optimized to ensure good radio frequency (RF) performances. The fabrication steps of the probe structures have been developed by means of MEMS technologies using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. Hundreds of probe structures have been fabricated on a single 3 inch diameter SOI wafer-the fabrication yield is close to 100%. Measurement performances demonstrated using a back-to-back probe structure exhibit return loss better than 15 dB and insertion loss lower than 2.5 dB (similar to 1.8 dB mm(-1)) up to 50 GHz. Measurements indicate that a microcantilever composed of a 20 mu m thick, high resistivity silicon device layer of SOI performs well up to 50 GHz agreeing well with previous microelectromechanical modelling. DC measurements exhibit a very low contact resistance (0.02 Omega). Finally, on-wafer RF measurements using the miniaturized probes have been achieved using direct probing onto a CPW load (68 Omega) up to 4 GHz by coupling a vector network analyser (VNA) to a scanning electron microscope (SEM). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Miniaturized radio frequency probes
GSG probes
Microelectromechanical systems
Silicon-on-insulator
Microtechnology microwave measurements
Nanoelectronics
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