ERL Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Interconnect Project
The ability to create microelectro-mechanical systems, dubbed
MEMS, on
the same surface and with the same fabrication process as integrated
circuits will give future chip makers an explosion of options in
their designs. MEMS,
by itself, enables designers to create motors,
sensors, and actuators on the micron scale. Nevertheless, the real
benefits of this technology will be realized as a result of
manufacturability. Because MEMS designs can be implemented in the
same thin-film and doped silicon that make up IC's, designers can
easily integrate this technology into VLSI and ULSI, creating
designs for a broader range of applications without a major increase in
technology cost.
We are investigating MEMS design for applications in
high
bandwidth optical routing, optical scanners and laser radar,
and
high
speed digital switching and RF electrical
signal routing.
Current Students Working on these projects:
Bruce Duewer.
PhD student working on Applications of MEMS to High Speed Interconnect.
Umut Eksi.
PhD student working on Novel Interconnect Circuits.
Som Palchuadhury.
MS student working on Optical Interconnect.
John Tucker.
MS student working on Applications of MEMS to High Speed Interconnect.
John Wilson.
PhD student working on Applications of MEMS to RF and Microwaves.
David Winick.
PhD student working on Applications of MEMS to Laser Radar.
Overview of Research Chips
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to see some device designs and layouts.
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David Winick
Last Modified On: Mar 17 18:27:09 EDT 2001
Last Modified By: Ravi Raina