RF MEMS resonators: getting the right frequency and Q

J Wang, L Yang, S Pietrangelo, Z Ren… - 2007 IEEE …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Having recently been demonstrated at frequencies up to 1.9 GHz with Q's> 10,000 and
record frequency-Q product of 2.75 times10 13 exceeding those of quartz crystals, vibrating …

Vibrating RF MEMS for next generation wireless applications

CTC Nguyen - Proceedings of the IEEE 2004 Custom …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micromechanical RF filters and reference oscillators based on recently demonstrated
vibrating on-chip micromechanical resonators with Qs> 10,000 at 1.5 GHz, are described as …

Vibrating RF MEMS overview: applications to wireless communications

CTC Nguyen - Micromachining and Microfabrication Process …, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Micromechanical RF filters and reference oscillators based on recently demonstrated
vibrating on-chip micromechani-cal resonators with Q's> 10,000 at 1.5 GHz, are described …

MEMS technologies and devices for single-chip RF front-ends

CTC Nguyen - Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic …, 2006 - meridian.allenpress.com
Micromechanical (or “μmechanical”) components for communication applications fabricated
via IC-compatible MEMS technologies and capable of low-loss filtering, mixing, switching …

Vibrating RF MEMS technology: fuel for an integrated micromechanical circuit revolution?

CTC Nguyen - The 13th International Conference on Solid …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Having produced devices with sufficient Q, thermal stability, and manufacturability, for
component-level use in present-day wireless handsets, vibrating RF MEMS technology is …

Integrated micromechanical circuits for RF front ends

CTC Nguyen - 2006 Proceedings of the 32nd European Solid …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Having now produced devices with sufficient Q, thermal stability, aging stability, and
manufacturability, vibrating RF MEMS technology is already finding its way into next …

MEMS technology for timing and frequency control

CTC Nguyen - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An overview on the vise of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies for timing
and frequency control is presented. In particular, micromechanical RF filters and reference …

Microelectromechanical resonators for radio frequency communication applications

J Basu, TK Bhattacharyya - Microsystem technologies, 2011 - Springer
Over the past few years, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based on-chip resonators
have shown significant potential for sensing and high frequency signal processing …

Frequency-selective MEMS for miniaturized low-power communication devices

CTC Nguyen - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With Q's in the tens to hundreds of thousands, micromachined vibrating resonators are
proposed as integrated circuit-compatible tanks for use in the low phase-noise oscillators …

Low phase noise micromechanical reference oscillators for wireless communications.

YW Lin - 2007 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Series-resonant vibrating micromechanical resonator oscillators, using a custom-designed,
single-stage, zero-phase-shift sustaining amplifier together with surface-micromachined …