MEMS & Piezoelectric Devices Blog Posts
Simulation Delivers Reliable Results for Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors
With COMSOL Multiphysics®, you can easily couple multiphysics simulations to test MEMS device performance. Take a look at one example that showcases such capabilities.
Benchmark Shows Valid Results for a Piezoelectric Transducer Design
We walk you through the Composite Piezoelectric Transducer tutorial model: a benchmark model for ultrasonic transducer simulation and good starting point for simulations of SAW and BAW filters.
Evaluating an Insulin Micropump Design for Treating Diabetes
Researchers from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology used simulation to develop a MEMS-based micropump that could administer insulin injections in a safe and painless way.
Using the Application Builder as a Tool for Teaching Students
Making the learning process more efficient? Maximizing student engagement? Take a look at some of the innovative ways that university professors are using simulation apps within the classroom.
Control Current and Voltage Sources with the AC/DC Module
Did you know that you can use the Terminal boundary condition to dynamically switch between excitation types during a transient simulation? This is useful for modeling power supply, for example.
Simulation Improves Range of Motion in Piezoelectric Actuators
We highlight 1.) some of the fundamental elements of piezoelectric theory and basic simulations and 2.) a novel design for improving the range of motion for piezoelectric actuators.
Piezoelectric Materials: Applying the Standards
Learn how to set up the orientation of a piezoelectric crystal, specifically an AT cut quartz plate, within both the IRE 1949 standard and the IEEE 1978 standard.
Modeling Microresonators with Electrostatic Actuation
Learn how to model electrostatically actuated MEMS resonators and get an intro to terms such as equilibrium point, pull-in, pull-in voltage, and time harmonic response of a biased resonator.