Failure Mechanisms of Capacitive MEMS RF Switch Contacts
β Scribed by S.T. Patton; J.S. Zabinski
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1023-8883
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