Oven Controlled MEMS Oscillator Device

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120305542A1
SERIAL NO

13150499

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A system is disclosed that includes an oven and a micromechanical oscillator inside the oven configured to oscillate at a predetermined frequency at a predetermined temperature, where the predetermined frequency is based on a temperature dependency and at least one predetermined property. The system further includes an excitation mechanism configured to excite the micromechanical oscillator to oscillate at the predetermined frequency and a temperature control loop configured to detect a temperature of the micromechanical oscillator using resistive sensing, determine whether the temperature of the micromechanical oscillator is within a predetermined range of the predetermined temperature based on the temperature dependency and the at least one predetermined property in order to minimize frequency drift, and adapt the temperature of the micromechanical oscillator to remain within the predetermined range. The system further includes a frequency output configured to output the predetermined frequency of the micromechanical oscillator.

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IMEC3001 LEUVEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Borremans, Jonathan Lier, BE 39 268
Donnay, Stephane Herent, BE 4 12
Pertijs, Michiel Delft, NL 9 238
Rottenberg, Xavier Kessel-lo, BE 49 193
Tilmans, Hendrikus Maasmechelen, BE 17 406
van, der Plas Geert Leuven, BE 27 162

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