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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Mohamed A. Abdelmoneum, Portland, OR (US);
Tawfik M. Rahal-arabi, Tigard, OR (US);
Gregory F. Taylor, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin J. Fischer, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Andrew Yeoh, Portland, OR (US);
Mohamed A. Abdelmoneum, Portland, OR (US);
Tawfik M. Rahal-Arabi, Tigard, OR (US);
Gregory F. Taylor, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin J. Fischer, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Andrew Yeoh, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonator to monitor temperature in an integrated circuit. Fabricating the resonator in an interconnect layer provides a way to implement thermal detection means which is tolerant of manufacturing process variations. Sensor readout and control circuits can be on silicon if desired, for example, a positive feedback amplifier to form an oscillator in conjunction with the resonator and a counter to count oscillator frequency.