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Timing oscillators and related methods

US8044737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sand 9, Inc. · US

Inventors

Pritiraj Mohanty · Beverly Hills, US
Klaus Juergen Schoepf · Chandler, US
Alexei Gaidarzhy · Watertown, US
Guiti Zolfagharkhani · Watertown, US
David M. Chen · Brookline, US
Matthew J. Crowley · Milton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2008
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03H2009/02299
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Timing oscillators as well as related methods and devices are described. A timing oscillator may include a mechanical resonating structure with major elements and minor elements coupled to the major element. The timing oscillator can generate stable signals with low phase noise at very high frequencies which allows a timing oscillator to be used effectively in a number of devices including computers and mobile phones for time and data synchronization purposes. The signal generated by the timing oscillator can be tuned using a driver circuit and a compensation circuit.

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