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Publikováno v:
IEEE Sensors Journal. 13:987-993
The frequency stability of single-crystal silicon microelectromechanical systems resonators encapsulated with epitaxial polysilicon (epi-seal) is investigated. As silicon resonators have significant temperature dependence, the inherent frequency stab
Autor:
Thomas W. Kenny, Bongsang Kim, James Christian Salvia, Renata Melamud, Hyung Kyu Lee, Matthew A. Hopcroft
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 20:1355-1365
Electrostatic tuning of the frequency in micromachined Si-SiO2 composite resonators for temperature compensation is demonstrated and analyzed. Electrostatic tuning exploits the bias voltage dependence of frequency for the compensation. Si-SiO2 compos
Autor:
Gaurav Bahl, James Christian Salvia, Thomas W. Kenny, Roger T. Howe, Bongsang Kim, Renata Melamud
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 20:355-364
This paper proposes the use of ac polarization for resonant electrostatic microelectromechanical systems that eliminates the frequency drift caused by dielectric charging and charge screening. It is mathematically and experimentally shown that an ac-
Autor:
Renata Melamud, Thomas W. Kenny, Shasha Wang, Kuan-Lin Chen, James Christian Salvia, Roger T. Howe
Publikováno v:
IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 1:310-317
This paper presents an integrated solution for wafer-level packaging and electrostatic actuation of out-of-plane radio frequency microelectromechanical system resonators. By integrating the electrodes into the epitaxial-grown silicon layer, both the
Autor:
Roger T. Howe, R.G. Hennessy, Gaurav Bahl, Bongsang Kim, David Elata, Rob N. Candler, Matthew A. Hopcroft, Thomas W. Kenny, Saurabh A. Chandorkar, James Christian Salvia, Renata Melamud
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 19:162-174
This paper investigates the effects of dielectric charge on resonant frequency in thermally oxidized silicon resonators hermetically encapsulated using ?epi-seal.? SiO2 coatings are effective for passive temperature compensation of resonators but mak
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 19:192-201
We present a new temperature compensation system for microresonator-based frequency references. It consists of a phase-locked loop (PLL) whose inputs are derived from two microresonators with different temperature coefficients of frequency. The reson
Autor:
Thomas W. Kenny, M.W. Messana, Bongsang Kim, Andrew B. Graham, Roger T. Howe, Peter G. Hartwell, S. Yoneoka, J. Provine, Renata Melamud
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 19:28-37
Packaging of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is a critical step in the transition from development to commercialized product. This paper presents a thin-film encapsulation process that allows varying trench widths suitable for MEMS devices with
Autor:
Renata Melamud, Bongsang Kim, Thomas W. Kenny, Hyung Kyu Lee, Saurabh A. Chandorkar, Gaurav Bahl, Matthew A. Hopcroft, James Christian Salvia
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 18:1409-1419
Utilizing silicon and silicon dioxide's opposing temperature coefficients of Young's modulus, composite resonators with zero linear temperature coefficient of frequency are fabricated and characterized. The resulting resonators have a quadratic tempe
Autor:
M. Agarwal, Renata Melamud, Saurabh A. Chandorkar, C.M. Jha, Thomas W. Kenny, Rob N. Candler, Bongsang Kim, Gary Yama, Matthew A. Hopcroft
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 17:755-766
The temperature dependence of the quality factor of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonators is analyzed and measured. For silicon MEMS resonators, there are several energy loss mechanisms that determine the quality factor. These include air-d
Autor:
Rob N. Candler, James Christian Salvia, Saurabh A. Chandorkar, Thomas W. Kenny, Manu Agarwal, Bongsang Kim, Matthew A. Hopcroft, Renata Melamud, C.M. Jha
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 17:175-184
This paper presents an in-chip thermal-isolation technique for a micro-ovenized microelectromechanical-system resonator. Resonators with a microoven can be used for high-precision feedback control of temperature to compensate for the temperature depe