Frequency divider apparatus

US9716485B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · US
• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Steven W. Shaw · Williamston, US
• Brian S. STRACHAN · Mississauga, CA
• Kimberly L. Turner · Lompoc, US
• Kamala R. Qalandar · Ojai, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H03H2009/02291
• WIPO field: Basic communication processes
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A frequency divider apparatus includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (“MEMS”) divider that is configured to be driven by an input signal. The MEMS divider includes a passive mechanical device that generates multiple output signals. Each of the output signals has a frequency less than a frequency of the input signal.