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Electric breakdown in MEMS air gap
2001-10-02
Lidu Huang
Electric breakdown in MEMS air gap
Lidu Huang
2001-10-02
Hi,

Could someone provide some data on electric breakdown
in MEMS air gap?

For usual electro-mechanical device, the electric field
strength to prevent arcing is typically set at 3 (V/um).
Would the breakdown strength be higher for MEMS devices?

Thanks!
Lidu Huang

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