April 26, 2022
![Figure 2: Schematic view of standard CMOS including an electro-mechanical switch monolithically integrated into BEOL [2]. Courtesy: University of California, Berkeley](https://www.coventor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-2-April-2022-MEMS-Blog-for-Coventor-website.png)
The First Computers: Electro-Mechanical Computing The first computers were built using electro-mechanical components, unlike today’s modern electronic systems. Alain Turing’s cryptanalysis multiplier and Konrad Zuse’s Z2 were invented and built […]
March 29, 2022
Introduction Genetic algorithms belong to a family of algorithms called “stochastic algorithms”. These algorithms are used to find the optimal solution to a mathematically difficult real-world problem, such as the […]
February 15, 2022
What is 3D Solid Modeling? You’ve certainly heard of “3D Solid Modeling”. The term first originated in the verification engineering community and has now become nearly ubiquitous. Mainstream industries like […]
January 19, 2022
In any given year, we expect about 16 major earthquakes worldwide, 15 of which are in the magnitude 7 range and one in the magnitude 8.0 range or greater [1]. […]
December 14, 2021
A digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world item, and includes software objects or models that represents these real-world items. In MEMS product development, digital twins (or software […]
November 18, 2021
In a previous blog post published in September 2020, I stated that MEMS microphone demand is being driven by customer-requested audio features such as stereo sound, voice recognition, sound directivity, […]
September 17, 2021
We are very pleased to announce the release of our latest MEMS design software, CoventorMP® 2.0! With the new release, automated parametric design variation for simulation in both MEMS+® and […]
August 13, 2021
Transducers 2021 is a prestigious international conference that reviews advances in Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. At this year’s conference, there were 391 papers presented from 29 different countries with […]
July 25, 2021
In 2003, Benedetto Vigna mused that a key to successful MEMS design was “lateral thinking of ‘Leonardo-like’ MEMS engineers … who have a breadth of skills and knowledge in technological […]
June 13, 2021
![Figure 2: 3D view of RF MEMS switch model, showing the deflection under residual stress [2]](https://www.coventor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Figure-2-3D-view-of-RF-MEMS-switch-model-showing-the-deflection-under-residual-stress-960x560.png)
There are a wide range of promising applications for RF MEMS switches, including use in tunable filters, antennas, tactile radio, and RF ID [1]. Why it is so difficult to […]