Data converter with integrated MEMS resonator clock
US7250892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/12
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved clocked data converter with a vibrating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator. The MEMS resonator is used as part of the clock circuitry of an analog to digital converter or a digital to analog converter. The MEMS resonator may be used as the frequency determining element of an on-chip oscillator, or as a bandpass filter used to clean up an external clock signal.
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