Nanomechanics and structural design of MEMS are intimately tied together. As mechanical properties of hard materials are found to be strongly sample-size dependent, new criteria are in demand for size-dependent structural analysis and design of MEMS components. The paper offers a critical survey of some of the most interesting and challenging advances in nanomechanics of metals from a MEMS desi...

Thermal functional circuits are an interesting group of the MEMS elements with high a potential. A practical realisation is called Quadratic Transfer Characteristics (QTC) element of which driving principle is the Seebeck effect. Such devices can be applied e.g. as RMS meters. In this paper we are dealing with the analyses of a QTC element from different perspectives. A family of compact models...

The paper demonstrates the use of probabilistic methods to assess the electromechanical behavior of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) under the presence of micromachining manufacturing and process uncertainties. Probabilistic Methods are used to assess uncertainties involved in the manufacturing of MEMS devices. Probabilistic methods guide the design of these devices to achieve a robust an...

......We are pleased to introduce IEEE Micro’s sixth annual Top Picks from Computer Architecture Conferences special issue. This issue has become an important tradition in the computer architecture community, and one of the most important forms of recognition of research excellence. It is also an opportunity for those who don’t follow the research conferences closely to get a quick snapshot of ...

With the rapid development of the petroleum industry, a large number of oil contaminants leaked into the soil in the petrochemical complex areas, gas stations, automobile factory and other places, which resulted in serious soil contamination. Micro-Biological degradation of oil pollution was the focus of the present study. Many hydrocarbon-contaminated environments were characterized by low or ...

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