公开(公告)号：US12050102B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17025977

申请日：2020-09-18

申请人： STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

发明人： Gabriele Gattere ,  Carlo Valzasina ,  Enri Duqi

IPC分类号： B81B7/00 ,  G01B7/16 ,  G01L1/14 ,  H01G5/01 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01H1/00 ,  H03K17/975 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： G01B7/22 ,  B81B7/0058 ,  G01L1/14 ,  H01G5/01 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01H1/0036 ,  H03K17/975 ,  B81B2201/0221 ,  B81B2201/0292 ,  B81B2203/0154 ,  B81B2203/0181 ,  B81B2203/0307 ,  B81B2203/04 ,  B81B2203/056 ,  B81B2207/012 ,  G06F3/044

摘要： A button device includes a MEMS sensor having a MEMS strain detection structure and a deformable substrate configured to undergo deformation under the action of an external force. The MEMS strain detection structure includes a mobile element carried by the deformable substrate via at least a first and a second anchorage, the latter fixed with respect to the deformable substrate and configured to displace and generate a deformation force on the mobile element in the presence of the external force; and stator elements capacitively coupled to the mobile element. The deformation of the mobile element causes a capacitance variation between the mobile element and the stator elements. Furthermore, the MEMS sensor is configured to generate detection signals correlated to the capacitance variation.

公开(公告)号：US11881359B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17376068

申请日：2021-07-14

申请人： THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

发明人： Emil Paskalev Kartalov ,  Michelangelo Coltelli ,  Jeffrey Catterlin

IPC分类号： H01G5/16 ,  H01G5/40 ,  B25J9/10 ,  H01G5/38

CPC分类号： H01G5/16 ,  B25J9/1075 ,  H01G5/40 ,  H01G5/38

摘要： A microcapacitor array for providing artificial muscles is described. The microcapacitor array includes a dielectric body with electrode chambers, positive electrodes in positive electrode chambers, the positive electrodes being connected by a first set of channels in the dielectric frame; negative electrodes in negative electrode chambers, the negative electrodes being connected by a second set of channels in the dielectric frame. The first and second set of channels are arranged so that application of a voltage differential between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes generates an attractive force between each set of adjacent positive and negative electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US10666204B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16173830

申请日：2018-10-29

申请人： TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

发明人： Aritra Banerjee ,  Nathan R. Schemm ,  Rahmi Hezar ,  Lei Ding ,  Baher Haroun

IPC分类号： H03F3/191 ,  H03F1/42 ,  H03F1/02 ,  H03F3/19 ,  H03F3/21 ,  B81B7/02 ,  H03F1/22 ,  H03F3/195 ,  H03F3/24 ,  H03F1/56 ,  H03F3/193 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01G5/38 ,  H01G5/40

摘要： A circuit includes an amplifier to amplify an input signal and generate an output signal. The circuit also includes a tuning network to tune frequency response of the amplifier. The tuning network includes at least one tunable capacitor, which includes at least one micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) capacitor. The amplifier could include a first die, the at least one MEMS capacitor could include a second die, and the first die and the second die could be integrated in a single package. The at least one MEMS capacitor could include a MEMS superstructure over a control structure, which is to control the MEMS superstructure and tune the capacitance of the at least one MEMS capacitor.

公开(公告)号：US10593485B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US16044126

申请日：2018-07-24

申请人： Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

发明人： Gaël Pillonnet ,  Yann Perrin ,  Ayrat Galisultanov ,  Hervé Fanet

IPC分类号： H01G5/16 ,  H03K19/00 ,  H03K19/185 ,  H03K19/20 ,  H03K19/02 ,  H01L23/64 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/495 ,  H03K4/94 ,  H01L23/66

摘要： A logic cell including a fixed assembly including a first electrode, a mobile assembly including a second electrode, and third, fourth, and fifth electrodes, wherein: the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth electrodes are insulated from one another; the first and second electrodes define a capacitor variable according to the position of the mobile assembly relative to the fixed assembly; the third electrode is connected to a node of application of a first logic input signal; the fourth electrode is connected to a node of application of a second logic input signal; the fifth electrode is connected to a reference node; and the position of the second electrode relative to the first electrode is a function of a combination of the first and second logic input signals.

公开(公告)号：US10510945B1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15719219

申请日：2017-09-28

申请人： National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC

发明人： Eric Langlois ,  Christian L. Arrington ,  Patrick S. Finnegan ,  Andrew E. Hollowell ,  Jamin Ryan Pillars ,  Todd Monson

IPC分类号： H01L41/12 ,  H01H55/00 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01F1/01 ,  H02N1/00 ,  H03H9/22 ,  H03H3/06 ,  H01L41/47 ,  B81B3/00 ,  B81C1/00 ,  H01L41/20 ,  G02B26/08 ,  C25D3/56 ,  C25D3/38 ,  C25D1/00 ,  H01H59/00

摘要： A magnetoelastically actuated device includes a microscale cantilever arm supported at a standoff distance from a substrate. The cantilever arm is formed as a laminar magnetic actuator configured to bend when it is subjected to a magnetic field. The cantilever arm includes a film of magnetostrictive material. Also provided is a method for fabricating the magnetoelastically actuated device. The method includes defining an actuator mold in a layer of photoresist on a structural layer of the cantilever arm and electrodepositing a layer of a magnetostrictive alloy containing cobalt and iron onto the structural layer within the actuator mold.

公开(公告)号：US10381163B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15012072

申请日：2016-02-01

申请人： EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.

发明人： Chin-Fu Chang ,  Shang-Tai Yeh ,  Ping Siauw ,  Yu-Hao Chang

IPC分类号： H01G5/14 ,  H01G5/013 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01G5/38 ,  H01G5/014 ,  G06F3/0354

摘要： A method for assembling a force sensitive capacitor is provided. The method comprises: assembling an insulating member to a rear end of a rear-end moving part; inserting a front-end moving part and the rear-end moving part into a case from a front end and a rear end of the case, respectively, and assembling connecting portions of the front-end moving part and the rear-end moving part; assembling a compressible conductor to a front end of a conductor base; and inserting the conductor base into the case from the rear end of the case and assembling the conductor base to the case.

公开(公告)号：US10374324B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15485069

申请日：2017-04-11

申请人： Kymeta Corporation

发明人： Ryan Stevenson ,  Kianoush Naeli ,  Mohsen Sazegar ,  Benjamin Sikes ,  Timothy Mason ,  Erik Shipton ,  Nathan Kundtz

IPC分类号： H01Q9/00 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/44 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  B81B3/00 ,  B81C1/00 ,  H01G5/011 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H03J3/02 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q13/10

摘要： An antenna having radio-frequency (RF) resonators and methods for fabricating the same are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having an array of antenna elements, where the array of antenna elements includes a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) resonators, with each RF resonator of the plurality of RF resonators having an RF radiating element with a microelectromchanical systems (MEMS) device.

公开(公告)号：US10290428B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15677086

申请日：2017-08-15

申请人： Christos Tsironis

发明人： Christos Tsironis

IPC分类号： H03H7/38 ,  H01G5/013 ,  H01G5/38 ,  H01G5/16 ,  H01G5/011 ,  H01G5/014 ,  H03H7/40

摘要： A high power low frequency tuner uses motor controlled rotary capacitors submerged in low loss high epsilon dielectric fluid and lengths of semi-rigid RF cable interconnecting the floating static blocks of the capacitors, the rotating blocks being grounded. And tuner calibration and tuning methods, allowing accurate tuning and perfect Smith chart impedance coverage. The full calibration lasts several hours and is reduced by the “de-embedded” calibration algorithm to minutes. A maximum power embodiment comprises full immersion of capacitors and interconnecting cables in circulated dielectric liquid (mineral oil) for breakdown voltage increase and heat removal.

公开(公告)号：US20190043671A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16053521

申请日：2018-08-02

申请人： Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

发明人： Ayrat Galisultanov ,  Hervé Fanet ,  Yann Perrin ,  Gaël Pillonnet

IPC分类号： H01G5/16 ,  H03K3/0231 ,  H01G5/013 ,  H01G5/011

摘要： A system including first and second electric or electronic circuits galvanically isolated from each other, and a coupling device coupling the first circuit to the second circuit, the coupling device including a variable-capacitance capacitor including first and second electrodes mobile with respect to each other, separated by an insulating region, and third and fourth electrodes electrically insulated from the first and second electrodes, capable of receiving a control signal to vary, by an electrostatic, electromagnetic, or piezoelectric actuation mechanism, the relative position of the first and second electrodes, to vary the capacitance between the first and second electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US20190035559A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16044126

申请日：2018-07-24

申请人： Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique etaux Énergies Alternatives

发明人： Gaël Pillonnet ,  Yann Perrin ,  Ayrat Galisultanov ,  Hervé Fanet

IPC分类号： H01G5/16 ,  H03K19/20 ,  H03K19/185 ,  H03K19/00

摘要： A logic cell including a fixed assembly including a first electrode, a mobile assembly including a second electrode, and third, fourth, and fifth electrodes, wherein: the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth electrodes are insulated from one another; the first and second electrodes define a capacitor variable according to the position of the mobile assembly relative to the fixed assembly; the third electrode is connected to a node of application of a first logic input signal; the fourth electrode is connected to a node of application of a second logic input signal; the fifth electrode is connected to a reference node; and the position of the second electrode relative to the first electrode is a function of a combination of the first and second logic input signals.