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公开(公告)号:US20190152773A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:US15815849
申请日:2017-11-17
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
CPC classification number: B81C1/00293 , B81C1/00047 , B81C1/00246 , G04F5/14 , H03L7/26
Abstract: Disclosed examples provide gas cells and a method of fabricating a gas cell, including forming a cavity in a first substrate, forming a first conductive material on a sidewall of the cavity, forming a glass layer on the first conductive material, forming a second conductive material on a bottom side of a second substrate, etching the second conductive material to form apertures through the second conductive material, forming conductive coupling structures on a top side of the second substrate, and bonding a portion of the bottom side of the second substrate to a portion of the first side of the first substrate to seal the cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US11796967B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17001356
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Argyrios Dellis , Adam Joseph Fruehling
Abstract: In a clock apparatus, a signal waveguide includes: a gas cell having a sealed interior; and a dipolar gas inside the sealed interior. A first apparatus is configured to provide a first electromagnetic wave through the sealed interior along a first direction. A second apparatus is configured to provide a second electromagnetic wave through the sealed interior along a second direction, in which the second direction is opposite the first direction. Also, the clock apparatus includes receiving apparatus coupled to the signal waveguide and configured to detect an amount of energy in the second electromagnetic wave passing through the dipolar gas.
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公开(公告)号:US11675316B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17527246
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling , Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Argyrios Dellis
Abstract: A millimeter wave apparatus, with a substrate, a transceiver in a first fixed position relative to the substrate, and a gas cell in a second fixed position relative to the substrate. The clock apparatus also comprises at least four waveguides.
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公开(公告)号:US20230101598A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-30
申请号:US17491416
申请日:2021-09-30
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling
Abstract: Described embodiments include a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) array comprising a first MEMS device that includes a first movable electrostatic plate elastically connected to a first structure, the first movable electrostatic plate having a first mass, a first fixed electrostatic plate, and a first drive circuit having a first drive output coupled to the first fixed electrostatic plate. There is a second MEMS device that includes a second movable electrostatic plate elastically connected to a second structure, the second movable electrostatic plate having a second mass that is different than the first mass, a second fixed electrostatic plate, and a second drive circuit having a second drive output coupled to the second fixed electrostatic plate.
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公开(公告)号:US20220075325A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
申请号:US17527246
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling , Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Argyrios Dellis
Abstract: A millimeter wave apparatus, with a substrate, a transceiver in a first fixed position relative to the substrate, and a gas cell in a second fixed position relative to the substrate. The clock apparatus also comprises at least four waveguides.
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公开(公告)号:US11204378B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16730914
申请日:2019-12-30
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Argyrios Dellis , Juan Herbsommer , Adam Joseph Fruehling
Abstract: A system includes first and second gas cells, each comprising a respective sealed interior waveguide. The first gas cell contains a dipolar gas and the second gas cell does not contain a dipolar gas. The system includes first and second transmit antennas coupled to the first and second gas cells, respectively, to provide first and second electromagnetic waves to the interior of the first and second gas cells, respectively; first receive antenna coupled to the first gas cell to generate a first signal indicative of an amount of energy in the first electromagnetic wave after travel through the first gas cell; second receive antenna coupled to the second gas cell to generate a second signal indicative of an amount of energy in the second electromagnetic wave after travel through the second gas cell; processor configured to calculate a background-free signal based on a difference between the first and second signals.
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公开(公告)号:US10913654B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-09
申请号:US16813967
申请日:2020-03-10
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling , Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Simon Joshua Jacobs , Benjamin Stassen Cook , James F. Hallas , Randy Long
Abstract: An electronic device includes a package substrate, a circuit assembly, and a housing. The circuit assembly is mounted on the package substrate. The circuit assembly includes a first sealed cavity formed in a device substrate. The housing is mounted on the package substrate to form a second sealed cavity about the circuit assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10831018B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US15836521
申请日:2017-12-08
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling , James Norman Hall
Abstract: In methods and apparatus for increasing efficiency and optical bandwidth of a microelectromechanical system piston-mode spatial light modulator, an example apparatus includes: an electrode with spring legs; a base electrode; a mirror displacement determiner to determine a periodic signal corresponding to a displacement distance of the electrode beyond an instability point of the electrode; and a voltage source to output a periodic voltage to the base electrode in response to the periodic signal. The periodic voltage causes the spring legs to vary displacement of the electrode with respect to the base electrode according to the periodic voltage. The displacement includes distances beyond the instability point.
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公开(公告)号:US20200209062A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-02
申请号:US16234195
申请日:2018-12-27
Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Inventor: Adam Joseph Fruehling , Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Argyrios Dellis
IPC: G01J3/42 , G01N21/3581
Abstract: A compact mmW spectroscopy cell system for detecting volatile organic compounds (compounds) in a gas. The system includes a gas collection chamber, an input buffer cavity for receiving the gas from the gas collection chamber, pumping devices to pass the gas from the buffer cavity to an absorption cell and maintain pressure, and a transceiver connected to the cell. The transceiver interrogates the absorption cell filled with the gas by passing a high frequency electromagnetic signal and sweeping the signal to generate an absorption spectra which is compared to a spectroscopy database for detecting the compounds in the gas. The absorption cell, collection chambers, and pumping devices are fabricated with standard CMOS processing techniques at chip and wafer scale. The transceiver bonded to the absorption cell with chip scale integration.
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公开(公告)号:US10549986B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
申请号:US15697525
申请日:2017-09-07
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Juan Alejandro Herbsommer , Simon Joshua Jacobs , Benjamin Stassen Cook , Adam Joseph Fruehling
IPC: B81C1/00 , H01L23/08 , H01L21/768
Abstract: An illustrate method (and device) includes etching a cavity in a first substrate (e.g., a semiconductor wafer), forming a first metal layer on a first surface of the first substrate and in the cavity, and forming a second metal layer on a non-conductive structure (e.g., glass). The method also may include removing a portion of the second metal layer to form an iris to expose a portion of the non-conductive structure, forming a bond between the first metal layer and the second metal layer to thereby attach the non-conductive structure to the first substrate, sealing an interface between the non-conductive structure and the first substrate, and patterning an antenna on a surface of the non-conductive structure.
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