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This talk will describe a new interconnect approach, MicroCoax, that applies micro-fabrication technology to create high-bandwidth interconnects for increasingly higher frequency digital and analog electronic systems. Prototype devices show excellent performance over DC-100+ GHz frequency range. Transmission line losses less than 0.5 dB, 160 µm pitch, and cross-talk isolation of approximately 40-50 dB from DC-50 GHz are demonstrated....

Recent developments in micro- and nano-fabrication and photonics allow the fabrication of color displays through manipulation of reflected light in a controlled manner in MEMS/NEMS architectures. The Qualcomm mirasol(TM) display is a high-speed, electrostatically actuated, bistable MEMS device built on a transparent (e.g., glass) substrate. The basic device consists of a suspended conductive membrane...

This talk will present an experimental method to fabricate devices on single crystal substrates in the shape of micro-nano-pillars via both top-down and bottom-up techniques and then transferring them to low-cost carrier substrates while simultaneously preserving the integrity, order, shape and fidelity of the transferred device arrays. The original substrates are repeatedly used for continual production of new...

Are we there yet? After about two decades of harmonic investment in developments, this is a question impatiently raised over-and-over by potential users of "small technology" for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications. This presentation will discuss the growing interest within DARPA/MTO in the development of a miniature, self-sufficient navigation system that might be realized through deep integration of timing,...