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- Patent Title: Variable capacitance electronic device and microelectromechanical device incorporating such electronic device
- Patent Title (中): 包含这种电子装置的可变电容电子装置和微机电装置
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Application No.: US12635453Application Date: 2009-12-10
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Publication No.: US08347715B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Luciano Prandi
- Applicant: Luciano Prandi
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Priority: ITTO2008A0924 20081211
- Main IPC: G01C19/00
- IPC: G01C19/00

Abstract:
An electronic device includes a capacitive component with variable capacitance coupled to a control stage that controls the capacitance based on a reference signal, with a reference frequency, and an excitation signal, that is a multiple of the reference frequency. The capacitive component includes a variable capacitive network having a plurality of switched capacitors, each being switchable between a first configuration, where it is connected between connection terminals of the capacitive component, and a second configuration, where it is connected at most to one of the connection terminals. The control stage includes a logic module, coupled to the variable capacitive network for switching periodically each capacitor between the first configuration and the second configuration. A sign circuit, coupled to the capacitive component supplies a control signal having edges concordant with the excitation signal in one half-period of each cycle of the reference signal and discordant edges in the other half-period.
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