[미국특허]
Temperature controlled MEMS resonator and method for controlling resonator frequency
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H03H-009/02
H03H-009/46
H03H-009/00
H03H-003/013
H03H-003/00
출원번호
US-0895502
(2007-08-23)
등록번호
US-7427905
(2008-09-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Lutz,Markus
Partridge,Aaron
출원인 / 주소
Robert Bosch GmbH
대리인 / 주소
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
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232
초록▼
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a temperature compensated microelectromechanical resonator as well as fabricating, manufacturing, providing and/or controlling microelectromechanical resonators having mechanical structur
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a temperature compensated microelectromechanical resonator as well as fabricating, manufacturing, providing and/or controlling microelectromechanical resonators having mechanical structures that include integrated heating and/or temperature sensing elements. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to fabricate, manufacture, provide and/or control microelectromechanical resonators having mechanical structures that are encapsulated using thin film or wafer level encapsulation techniques in a chamber, and including heating and/or temperature sensing elements disposed in the chamber, on the chamber and/or integrated within the mechanical structures. Other aspects of the inventions will be apparent from the detailed description and claims herein.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A MEMS resonator having a resonant frequency defined in relation to an operating temperature, comprising: a first substrate anchor; a second substrate anchor; a moveable beam connected between and thermally coupled to the first and second substrate anchors; for each substrate
What is claimed is: 1. A MEMS resonator having a resonant frequency defined in relation to an operating temperature, comprising: a first substrate anchor; a second substrate anchor; a moveable beam connected between and thermally coupled to the first and second substrate anchors; for each substrate anchor, a respective heating element coupled to the respective substrate anchor; an electrical source, coupled to each of the heating elements, to provide a controlled current to the heating elements, each of the heating elements thereby conductively heating the respective substrate anchors to which the respective heating element is coupled, thereby heating the moveable beam; and an encapsulation layer which forms a chamber between the moveable beam and the encapsulation layer, wherein, the heating element is disposed in the chamber. 2. The MEMS resonator of claim 1 further including temperature measurement circuitry to determine the resistance of the moveable beam. 3. The MEMS resonator of claim 2 wherein the temperature measurement circuitry applies an electrical signal to the moveable beam and measures the response to the electrical signal by the moveable beam to determine information that is representative of the temperature of the moveable beam. 4. The MEMS resonator of claim 3 wherein the electrical signal is an AC or DC voltage. 5. The MEMS resonator of claim 3 wherein the electrical signal is an AC or DC current. 6. The MEMS resonator of claim 2 further including control circuitry, coupled to the temperature measurement circuitry, to generate control information and provide the control information to the electrical source to maintain the temperature of the moveable beam at a predetermined operating temperature or within a predetermined range of temperatures while the MEMS resonator is in operation. 7. The MEMS resonator of claim 6 wherein the control circuitry, in response to information which is representative of the temperature of the moveable beam, generates the control information using a mathematical relationship or data contained in a look-up table. 8. The MEMS resonator of claim 1 further including: a temperature sensor, disposed in proximity to the moveable beam, to measure temperature; and control circuitry, coupled to the temperature sensor, to generate control information and provide the control information to the electrical source to control the operating temperature of the moveable beam. 9. The MEMS resonator of claim 8 wherein the control circuitry, in response to temperature data measured by the temperature sensor, generates the control information using a mathematical relationship or data contained in a look-up table. 10. A MEMS resonator having a resonant frequency defined in relation to an operating temperature, comprising: a first substrate anchor including a first electrical contact; a second substrate anchor including a second electrical contact; a beam structure disposed between the first and the second substrate anchors; a heating element disposed proximal to the beam structure and between the first and second substrate anchors; and an electrical source, coupled to the first and second electrical contacts, to provide an electrical current to the heating element and thereby convectively and conductively heat the beam structure; wherein at least one of: the beam structure includes a composite structure formed from a plurality of materials, wherein at least two of the materials in the plurality of materials have different thermal expansion coefficients; and at least one of the first and second substrate anchors includes a composite structure formed from a plurality of materials, wherein at least two of the materials in the plurality of materials have different thermal expansion coefficients. 11. A MEMS resonator having a resonant frequency defined in relation to an operating temperature, comprising: a first substrate anchor including a first electrical contact; a second substrate anchor including a second electrical contact; a beam structure which comprises a plurality of moveable beams disposed between the first and the second substrate anchors; a heating element disposed proximal to the beam structure and between the first and second substrate anchors; and an electrical source, coupled to the first and second electrical contacts, to provide an electrical current to the heating element and thereby convectively and conductively heat the beam structure. 12. The MEMS resonator of claim 11, wherein the heating element conductively heats the first and second substrate anchors. 13. A MEMS resonator having a resonant frequency defined in relation to an operating temperature, comprising: a first substrate anchor including a first electrical contact; a second substrate anchor including a second electrical contact; a beam structure disposed between the first and the second substrate anchors; an encapsulation layer which forms a chamber between the beam structure and the encapsulation layer, a heating element that: is disposed proximal to the beam structure and between the first and second substrate anchors; conductively heats the first and second substrate anchors; and for the convective heating, heats a fluid in the chamber, the fluid imparting heat to the beam structure; and an electrical source, coupled to the first and second electrical contacts, to provide an electrical current to the heating element and thereby convectively and conductively heat the beam structure. 14. The MEMS resonator of claim 13 wherein the beam structure is fixed at a first end to the first substrate anchor and at a second end to the second substrate anchor. 15. The MEMS resonator of claim 13 further including: a temperature sensor, placed in proximity to the beam structure, to measure temperature; and control circuitry, coupled to the temperature sensor, to generate control information and provide the control information to the electrical source to maintain the beam structure at the operating temperature. 16. The MEMS resonator of claim 15 wherein the control circuitry, in response to temperature data measured by the temperature sensor, generates the control information using a mathematical relationship or data contained in a look-up table. 17. The MEMS resonator of claim 13 wherein the beam structure comprises a single oscillating beam. 18. The MEMS resonator of claim 13, wherein the MEMS resonator is adapted for the beam structure to be heated by the heating element to maintain the temperature of the beam structure within a predetermined range of temperatures while the MEMS resonator is in operation. 19. The MEMS resonator of claim 13, wherein the heating element is disposed in the chamber. 20. The MEMS resonator of claim 19, wherein the heating element includes a plurality of heating elements for uniform heating of the chamber. 21. The MEMS resonator of claim 20, wherein at least one of the plurality of heating elements is controllable independently of other ones of the plurality of heating elements. 22. The MEMS resonator of claim 13, wherein the heating element is disposed in the encapsulation layer. 23. A method of controlling the resonant frequency of a MEMS resonator, wherein the MEMS resonator comprises a first substrate anchor comprising a first electrical contact, a second substrate anchor comprising a second electrical contact, a beam structure disposed between the first and the second substrate anchors, and encapsulation layer that forms a chamber between the beam structure and the encapsulation layer, and a heating element disposed proximal to the beam structure and between the first and second substrate anchors, the method comprising: passing a heating current via the first and second electrical contacts to the heating element, the passing the heating current causing convective and conductive heating of the beam structure, wherein: the heating element conductively heats the first and second substrate anchors; and for the convective heating, the heating element heats a fluid in the chamber, the fluid imparting heat to the beam structure; and adjusting the heating current in relation to an actual operating temperature for the beam structure.
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