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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Applicants:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Shaw, Williamston, MI (US);
Brian S. Strachan, Okemos, MI (US);
Kimberly L. Turner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kamala Qalandar, Ojai, CA (US);
Assignees:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 19/12 (2006.01); H03H 9/02 (2006.01); H03H 9/50 (2006.01); H03K 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/02244 (2013.01); H03B 19/12 (2013.01); H03H 9/505 (2013.01); H03K 27/00 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02291 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frequency divider apparatus includes a micro-electro-mechanical system ('MEMS') divider that is configured to be driven by an input signal. The MEMS divider includes a passive mechanical device that generates multiple output signals. Each of the output signals has a frequency less than a frequency of the input signal.