RF MEMS in competition with semiconductor technology

This talk will give an overview on radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems (RF MEMS), its current state of development and performance, and comparison between commercial RF MEMS products and its semiconductor technology competition, in particular for reconfigurable RF front-ends. Furthermore, the presentation also gives an outline into emerging fields in RF/microwave engineering which are enabled by MEMS technologies, including reconfigurable millimeter and submillimeter-wave microsystems.