RF-MEMS for high-performance and widely reconfigurable passive components - A review with focus on future telecommunications, Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G applications

This work frames the current state of RF-MEMS market exploitation, analysing the main reasons impairing in past years the proper employment of Microsystem technology based RF passive components. Moreover, highlights on further expansion of RF-MEMS solutions in mobile and telecommunication systems will be briefly provided and discussed.