摘要:
There are disclosed various apparatuses and methods for tuning a resonance frequency. In some embodiments there is provided an apparatus (200) comprising at least one input electrode (202, 204) for receiving radio frequency signals; a graphene foil (210) for converting at least part of the radio frequency signals into mechanical energy; at least one dielectric support element (212) to support the graphene foil (210) and to space apart the at least one input electrode (202, 204) and the graphene foil (210). The graphene foil (210) has piezoelectric properties. In some embodiments there is provided a method comprising receiving radio frequency signals by at least one input electrode (202, 204) of an apparatus (200); providing a bias voltage to the apparatus (200) for tuning the resonance frequency of the apparatus (200); and converting at least part of the radio frequency signals into mechanical energy by a graphene foil (210) having piezoelectric properties.
摘要:
The invention relates to a micromechanical resonator comprising a substrate (1) of first material (2), a resonator (3) suspended to the supporting structure (1), the resonator (3) being at least partially of the same material (2) as the supporting structure and dimensioned for resonation at a specific frequency f o , coupling means (5) for initiating, maintaining and coupling the resonation of the resonator (3) to an external circuit (6), and the resonator (3) including second material (4), the thermal properties of which being different from the first material (2). In accordance with the invention the resonator (3) includes the second material (4) located concentrated in specific places of the resonator (3).
摘要:
A micro-electromechanical resonator (10) includes an electrically-trimmed resonator body (14) having at least one stiffness-enhanced semiconductor region therein containing metal-semiconductor lattice bonds. These metal-semiconductor lattice bonds may be gold-silicon lattice bonds and/or aluminium-silicon lattice bonds. A surface of the resonator body is mass-loaded with the metal, which may be provided by a plurality of spaced-apart metal islands (12). These metal islands (12) may be aligned along a longitudinal axis of the resonator body (14). A size of the at least one stiffness-enhanced polycrystalline semiconductor region may be sufficient to yield an increase in resonant frequency of the resonator body relative to an otherwise equivalent resonator having a single crystal resonator body that is free of mass-loading by the metal.
摘要:
Procédé de réalisation d'un dispositif microélectronique comprenant, au moins un composant électro-mécanique (C) doté d'une structure mobile, le procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à : - former dans au moins une fine couche mince semi-conductrice (102) reposant sur une couche de support (101), d'au moins un barreau (104) rattaché à un bloc (102b), ledit barreau étant destiné à former une structure mobile d'un composant électro-mécanique, - retrait d'une portion de la couche de support (101) sous ledit barreau (104), - formation d'au moins une couche de passivation (107) à base de matériau diélectrique autour dudit barreau, - formation d'une couche d'encapsulation (110) autour du barreau et recouvrant ladite couche de passivation,
le procédé comprenant en outre des étapes de : - réalisation de zones métalliques (141, 142, 143, 150 1 , ..., 150 p ) de contact et/ou d'interconnexion, puis - suppression de la couche d'encapsulation (110) autour dudit barreau.
摘要:
A mechanical resonator device (10) which has a phenomena-dependent electrical stiffness is provided. The phenomena may be temperature or acceleration, for example. The device includes a substrate (16) and a resonator (14) supported above the substrate by supports. The device further includes an electrode (12) supported above the substrate (16) adjacent the resonator by supports (18) to obtain an electrode-to-resonator gap wherein electrical stiffness generated across the gap is phenomena-dependent to take instability of resonant frequency of the device caused by the phenomena into consideration.
摘要:
A multi-material resonant thin film beam for a micromechanical sensor having a zero temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) which is the resonant frequency shift with temperature change. One of the materials may be polysilicon and the other material may be silicon nitride or silicon oxide. Each material has a different thermal coefficient of expansion. The proportion of the various materials is adjusted and the specific geometries are determined so that the TCF is zero. One embodiment is a microbeam composed of two polysilicon thin films with a silicon nitride thin film inserted between the polysilicon films. The thickness of the silicon nitride film may be adjusted to trim the TCF to zero. The film of nitride instead may be placed on one side of a polysilicon film to form a beam. Dual or multiple beam resonators likewise may be made with several materials. The nitride may be placed in the shank areas which join and secure the ends of the beams. Such zero TCF beams may be incorporated in microsensor structures for measuring pressure, temperature, strain and other parameters.