A Microelectromechanical Switch with Metamaterial Contacts, Part I: Concepts and Technology.

The article focuses on a new Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switch with improved isolation, insertion loss and reduced liability for stiction is reported for the applications in high frequency electronics and communication systems; and mentions the MEMS switches are suitable for signal routing for transmit and receive applications, switched line phase shifters for phased array antennas, wide band tuning networks and high precision instrumentation applications.