AVS 49th International Symposium
    Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Thursday Sessions

Session MM+TF-ThM
Development and Characterization of MEMS Materials

Thursday, November 7, 2002, 8:20 am, Room C-210
Moderator: R. Ghodssi, University of Maryland


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8:20am MM+TF-ThM1 Invited Paper
Tetrahedral Amorphous-carbon (ta-C) for MEMS Applications
T.A. Friedmann, J.P. Sullivan, R.V. Ellis, T.M. Alam, M.P. de Boer, T.E. Buchheit, Sandia National Laboratories
9:00am MM+TF-ThM3 Invited Paper
Challenges of Compressible Microfluidics and MEMS Device Development
C.B. Freidhoff, Northrop Grumman ES, E. Hong, The Pennsylvania State University, R.L. Smith, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, T.T. Braggins, S.V. Krishnaswamy, Northrop Grumman ES, S. Trolier-McKinstry, The Pennsylvania State University
9:40am MM+TF-ThM5
Micro-Mechanical Characterization of Indium Phosphide (InP) for Active Optical MEMS Applications
M.W. Pruessner, University of Maryland, T. King, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, D. Kelly, R. Ghodssi, University of Maryland
10:00am MM+TF-ThM6
Stiction/Friction Studies of MEMS Materials Using a Novel Microtriboapparatus
H. Liu, B. Bhushan, The Ohio State University
10:20am MM+TF-ThM7
Free-standing Single-crystal Ni@sub2@MnGa Thin Films: A New Functional Material for MEMS
J.W. Dong, J.Q. Xie, J. Lu, Q. Pan, J. Cui, S. McKernan, R.D. James, C.J. Palmstrom, University of Minnesota
10:40am MM+TF-ThM8
A New Approach to Electrical Characterization of Spin-on Dielectrics for Power MEMS Applications
A. Modafe, R. Ghodssi, University of Maryland
11:00am MM+TF-ThM9
Physics of Metal Micro-contact Events in Micro-Electro-Mechanical (MEM) Relays
J.W. Tringe, T.A. Uhlman, Air Force Research Laboratory, A.C. Oliver, J.E. Houston, Sandia National Laboratories
11:20am MM+TF-ThM10
Growth and Characterization of Doped 3C-SiC Films for Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems
A.J. Fleischman, C.A. Zorman, M. Mehregany, Case Western Reserve University
11:40am MM+TF-ThM11
Incorporating Chemically Functional Materials on MEMS Structures
S. Semancik, R.E. Cavicchi, N.O. Savage, C.J. Taylor, D.C. Meier, C.B. Montgomery, National Institute of Standards and Technology