Abstract:A new approach for designing a two‐state unit cell for a six‐bit distributed coplanar waveguide microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) phase shifter is proposed in this study. The proposed structure includes metal air metal (MAM) capacitors as switches and consists of a unit cell with one MEMS and two MAM switches to produce two phase shifts per unit cell. In the first state, the MAM switches are pulled down and a 5.625° phase shift is achieved, and in the second state, the MEMS switch is actuated to yield a ph… Show more
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