Micro?nano Technology
SUN Junfeng, JIANG Lili, LIU Shuiping, YU Yuanwei, ZHU Jian, LI Ming, CHEN Zhangyu
RESEARCH & PROGRESS OF SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS.
2023, 43(4):
353-358.
A 3-bit MEMS digital attenuator with wafer-level packaging was implemented, which had a working frequency range of DC to 15 GHz, an attenuation range of 0 to 35 dB and a step size of 5 dB. The attenuator was fabricated using MEMS process and employed coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure for signal transmission. Six direct contact MEMS switches were symmetrically placed to realize different attenuation states. Each switch had three contacts, and the resistive network adopted a T-type structure. The entire attenuator was packaged at the wafer level. Test results show that eight attenuation states are achieved within the frequency range of DC-15 GHz, with the insertion loss less than 1.7 dB, the return loss less than -15 dB, the attenuation flatness less than ±5%,and the power consumption is almost negligible. The chip size is 2.7 mm×2.7 mm×0.8 mm.