Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
8587183 |
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators and related apparatus and methods |
November 19, 2013 |
Devices having piezoelectric material structures integrated with substrates are described. Fabrication techniques for forming such devices are also described. The fabrication may include bonding a piezoelectric material wafer to a substrate of a differing material. A structure, such |
8228127 |
Oscillators having arbitrary frequencies and related systems and methods |
July 24, 2012 |
Systems and methods for operating with oscillators configured to produce an oscillating signal having an arbitrary frequency are described. The frequency of the oscillating signal may be shifted to remove its arbitrary nature by application of multiple tuning signals or values to the |
8174170 |
Methods and apparatus for mechanical resonating structures |
May 8, 2012 |
Mechanical resonating structures and related methods are described. The mechanical resonating structures may provide improved efficiency over conventional resonating structures. Some of the structures have lengths and widths and are designed to vibrate in a direction approximately pa |
8111108 |
Micromechanical resonating devices and related methods |
February 7, 2012 |
Micromechanical resonating devices, as well as related methods, are described herein. The resonating devices can include a micromechanical resonating structure, an actuation structure that actuates the resonating structure, and a detection structure that detects motion of the resonat |
8058769 |
Mechanical resonating structures including a temperature compensation structure |
November 15, 2011 |
Mechanical resonating structures are described, as well as related devices and methods. The mechanical resonating structures may have a compensating structure for compensating temperature variations. |
8044737 |
Timing oscillators and related methods |
October 25, 2011 |
Timing oscillators as well as related methods and devices are described. A timing oscillator may include a mechanical resonating structure with major elements and minor elements coupled to the major element. The timing oscillator can generate stable signals with low phase noise at ve |
8044736 |
Timing oscillators and related methods |
October 25, 2011 |
Timing oscillators as well as related methods and devices are described. A timing oscillator may include a mechanical resonating structure with major elements and minor elements coupled to the major element. The timing oscillator can generate stable signals with low phase noise at ve |
7990229 |
Methods and devices for compensating a signal using resonators |
August 2, 2011 |
Compensation of a signal using resonators as well as related methods and devices are described. Some embodiments include methods and devices for performing frequency compensation on a signal. |