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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Michael J. Weinstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Duncan Gurley, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Weinstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Duncan Gurley, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Verigy (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved clocked data converter with a vibrating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator. The MEMS resonator is used as part of the clock circuitry of an analog to digital converter or a digital to analog converter. The MEMS resonator may be used as the frequency determining element of an on-chip oscillator, or as a bandpass filter used to clean up an external clock signal.