WO2001082467A3 - Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices Download PDF

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WO2001082467A3
WO2001082467A3 PCT/US2001/040563 US0140563W WO0182467A3 WO 2001082467 A3 WO2001082467 A3 WO 2001082467A3 US 0140563 W US0140563 W US 0140563W WO 0182467 A3 WO0182467 A3 WO 0182467A3
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Clark T C Nguyen
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    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/46—Filters
    • H03H9/462—Microelectro-mechanical filters
    • H03H9/465—Microelectro-mechanical filters in combination with other electronic elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/02—Details
    • H03H9/02244—Details of microelectro-mechanical resonators
    • H03H9/02393—Post-fabrication trimming of parameters, e.g. resonance frequency, Q factor
    • H03H9/02409—Post-fabrication trimming of parameters, e.g. resonance frequency, Q factor by application of a DC-bias voltage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/46—Filters
    • H03H9/462—Microelectro-mechanical filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/46—Filters
    • H03H9/462—Microelectro-mechanical filters
    • H03H9/467—Post-fabrication trimming of parameters, e.g. center frequency
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/46—Filters
    • H03H9/48—Coupling means therefor
    • H03H9/50—Mechanical coupling means
    • H03H9/505—Mechanical coupling means for microelectro-mechanical filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H59/00—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
    • H01H59/0009—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03H—IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS
    • H03H9/00—Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators
    • H03H9/02—Details
    • H03H9/02244—Details of microelectro-mechanical resonators
    • H03H2009/02488—Vibration modes
    • H03H2009/02511—Vertical, i.e. perpendicular to the substrate plane
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    • H03H9/02244—Details of microelectro-mechanical resonators
    • H03H2009/02488—Vibration modes
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    • H03H9/02—Details
    • H03H9/02244—Details of microelectro-mechanical resonators
    • H03H2009/02488—Vibration modes
    • H03H2009/02527—Combined

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Or Mechanical Vibrators, Or Delay Or Filter Circuits (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
  • Transceivers (AREA)
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  • Oscillators With Electromechanical Resonators (AREA)
  • Filters And Equalizers (AREA)
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  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Input Circuits Of Receivers And Coupling Of Receivers And Audio Equipment (AREA)
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Abstract

Several MEMS-based methods and architectures which utilize vibrating micromechanical resonators in circuits to implement filtering, mixing, frequency reference and amplifying functions are provided. A method and apparatus are shown for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency such as LO frequency in an RF subsystem in response to a tuning voltage and without the need for a phase-locking circuit. One of the primary benefits of the use of such architectures is a savings in power consumption by trading power for high selectivity (i.e., high Q). Consequently, the present invention relies on the use of a large number of micromechanical links in SSI networks to implement signal processing functions with basically zero DC power consumption.
PCT/US2001/040563 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices Ceased WO2001082467A2 (en)

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CA002406518A CA2406518A1 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices
EP01929080A EP1285491A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices
JP2001579439A JP2003532320A (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing an array of vibrating micromechanical elements
AU2001255866A AU2001255866A1 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices

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PCT/US2001/040565 Ceased WO2001082478A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and subsystem for processing signals utilizing a plurality of vibrating micromechanical devices
PCT/US2001/040566 Ceased WO2001082479A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for filtering signals in a subsystem including a power amplifier utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical apparatus
PCT/US2001/012806 Ceased WO2001082475A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for upconverting and filtering an information signal utilizing a vibrating micromechanical device
PCT/US2001/040564 Ceased WO2001082477A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for filtering signals utilizing a vibrating micromechanical resonator
PCT/US2001/040563 Ceased WO2001082467A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for generating a signal having at least one desired output frequency utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices
PCT/US2001/040562 Ceased WO2001082476A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for selecting at least one desired channel utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical apparatus

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PCT/US2001/012806 Ceased WO2001082475A2 (en) 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Method and apparatus for upconverting and filtering an information signal utilizing a vibrating micromechanical device
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