Micromechanical device and methods to fabricate same using hard mask resistant to structure release etch

MA Guillorn, F Liu, Y Zhang - US Patent 8,440,523, 2013 - Google Patents
A method is disclosed to fabricate an electro-mechanical device such as a MEMS or NEMS
switch. The method includes providing a structure composed of a silicon layer disposed over …

Microelectromechanical resonator

JC Doll, N Miller, CI Grosjean, PM Hagelin… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
In a MEMS device having a substrate and a moveable micromachined member, a
mechanical structure secures the moveable micromachined member to the substrate …

Acoustic resonator including monolithic piezoelectric layer having opposite polarities

KJ Grannen, C Feng, J Choy - US Patent 10,432,162, 2019 - Google Patents
A method is provided for forming a piezoelectric layer during a corresponding deposition
sequence. The method includes sputtering aluminum nitride onto a sputtering substrate …

Temperature-engineered MEMS resonator

JC Doll, PM Hagelin, GC Hill, N Miller… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Degenerately doped semiconductor materials are deployed within resonant structures to
control the first and higher order temperature coefficients of frequency, thereby enabling …

Temperature-engineered MEMS resonator

JC Doll, PM Hagelin, GC Hill, N Miller… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Degenerately doped semiconductor materials are deployed within resonant structures to
control the first and higher order temperature coefficients of frequency, thereby enabling …

Microelectromechanical resonator

JC Doll, N Miller, CI Grosjean, PM Hagelin… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A moveable micromachined member of a microelectrome chanical system (MEMS) device
includes an insulating layer disposed between first and second electrically conductive …

MEMS resonator

CI Grosjean, N Miller, PM Hagelin, GC Hill… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
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Patents MEMS resonator Download PDF Info Publication number US10676349B1 …

Compensation of second order temperature dependence of mechanical resonator frequency

F Thalmayr, JH Kuypers, A Sparks - US Patent 9,590,587, 2017 - Google Patents
Related Art Micromechanical resonators are Small mechanical struc tures that are designed
to vibrate at a desired resonance frequency and/or with a desired mode shape, and are …

Composite micro-electro-mechanical-system apparatus and manufacturing method thereof

CY Su, CT Huang, TC Lee, YW Hsu - US Patent 9,238,576, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A MEMS apparatus comprising composite vibrating unit and the
manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The vibrat ing unit includes a stiffness element …

Piezoelectric MEMS resonator with a high quality factor

V Kaajakari - US Patent 10,291,203, 2019 - Google Patents
A MEMS resonator is provided with a high quality factor and lower motional impedance. The
MEMS resonator includes a silicon layer having opposing surfaces, a piezoelectric layer …