摘要:
A microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonator with a vacuum-cavity is fabricated using polysilicon-enabled release methods. A vacuum-cavity surrounding the MEMS beam is formed by removing release material that surrounds the beam and sealing the resulting cavity under vacuum by depositing a layer of nitride over the structure. The vacuum-cavity MEMS resonators have cantilever beams, bridge beams or breathing-bar beams.
摘要:
The invention relates to a microbeam oscillator. Tuning of the oscillator is carried out by addition or subtraction of material to an oscillator member in order to change the mass of the oscillator member.
摘要:
A switch structure having multiple contact surfaces that may contact each other. One or more of the contact surfaces may be coated with a resilient material such as diamond.
摘要:
A memory media and a method to provide same. The memory media includes: a media layer comprising a ferroelectric layer having a bottom surface and a top surface; a plurality of adjacent charge domains defined in the ferroelectric layer, the domains including alternating up domains and down domains each extending between the bottom surface and the top surface; and a trapped charge region adjacent a top surface of the media layer, the trapped charge region including charges in addition to the charges present in the charge domains at regions thereof other than regions adjacent the top surface of the media layer.
摘要:
The invention relates to a microbeam oscillator. Tuning of the oscillator is carried out by addition or subtraction of material to an oscillator member in order to change the mass of the oscillator member.
摘要:
A data storage medium includes a piezoelectric film (101) having a surface (111) including a halogen. In one embodiment, the halogen exists in an atomic concentration of at least approximately 10 percent. The result is a hydrophobic surface conducive to long-lasting scanning probe tips, low contamination, and stable surface charge. A data storage device incorporating the data storage medium includes an enclosure (205) containing the data storage medium and an adjacent scanning probe (230) wherein the enclosure has a relative humidity of at least approximately 40 percent and at least a portion of the scanning probe is coated with a layer of water.
摘要:
A method including to a resonator coupled to at least one support structure on a substrate, the resonator having a resonating frequency in response to a frequency stimulus, modifying the resonating frequency by modifying the at least one support structure. A method including forming a resonator coupled to at least one support structure on a chip-level substrate, the resonator having a resonating frequency; and modifying the resonating frequency of the resonator by modifying the at least one support structure. A method including applying a frequency stimulus to a resonator coupled to at least one support structure on a chip-level substrate determining a resonating frequency; and modifying the resonating frequency of the resonator by modifying the at least one support structure. An apparatus including a resonator coupled to at least one support structure on a chip-level substrate, the resonator having a resonating frequency tuned by the modification of the at least one support structure to a selected frequency stimulus.
摘要:
A tunable inductor is disclosed. The tunable inductor comprises a helical or spiral inductor formed on a semiconductor substrate having an input and an output. The helical inductor has a full length that provides a full inductance. Also, a full inductance switch is disposed between the output and the full length of the helical inductor. Finally, at least one microelectromechanical (MEMS) switch is disposed between the output and an intermediate location of the helical inductor.
摘要:
A switch structure having multiple contact surfaces that may contact each other. One or more of the contact surfaces may be coated with a resilient material such as diamond.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a stepped micro electromechanical structure (MEMS) capacitor that is actuated by a plurality of MEMS switches. The MEMS switches may be within the stepped capacitor circuit, or they may be actuated by an independent circuit. The stepped capacitor may also be varied with intermediate steps of capacitance by providing at least one variable capacitor in the stepped MEMS capacitor structure.