Electrostatic pull-in test structure design for in-situ mechanical property measurements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

i Electrostatic Pull-in Test Structure Design for in-situ Mechanical Property Measurements of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

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