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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2006
Andrew R. Brown, Northville, MI (US);
Wan-thai Hsu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Cioffi, San Jose, CA (US);
Didier Lacroix, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Andrew R. Brown, Northville, MI (US);
Wan-Thai Hsu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Cioffi, San Jose, CA (US);
Didier Lacroix, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Discera, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for generating a modulated signal with a MEMS resonator, or microresonator. A bias, or polarization, voltage for activating the MEMS resonator is determined by a control signal, or input voltage, indicative of information to be carried by the modulated signal. In some cases, the MEMS resonator may be driven by an oscillator circuit to facilitate operation of the MEMS resonator. The control signal may include an amplitude modulated voltage or a digital data stream such that output signals of the MEMS resonator or oscillator circuit may carry information via frequency modulation, such as frequency shift keying modulation.