Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110150030 | THERMAL SENSORS HAVING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND USE THEREOF - Methods and apparatuses for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonator to monitor the platform temperature. Fabricating the resonator on a relatively low cost flexible polymer substrate rather than silicon provides mechanical flexibility as well as design flexibility with respect to sensor placement. Sensor readout and control circuits can be on silicon if desired, for example, a positive feedback amplifier to form an oscillator in conjunction with the resonator and a counter to count oscillator frequency. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150031 | THERMAL SENSOR USING A VIBRATING MEMS RESONATOR OF A CHIP INTERCONNECT LAYER - Methods and apparatuses for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonator to monitor temperature in an integrated circuit. Fabricating the resonator in an interconnect layer provides a way to implement thermal detection means which is tolerant of manufacturing process variations. Sensor readout and control circuits can be on silicon if desired, for example, a positive feedback amplifier to form an oscillator in conjunction with the resonator and a counter to count oscillator frequency. | 06-23-2011 |
20130307631 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITALLY CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - Described herein is apparatus and system for a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The apparatus comprises a voltage regulator to provide an adjustable power supply; and a DCO to generate an output clock signal, the DCO including one or more delay elements, each delay element operable to change its propagation delay via the adjustable power supply, wherein each delay element comprising an inverter with adjustable drive strength, wherein the inverter is powered by the adjustable power supply. The apparatus further comprises a digital controller to generate a first signal for instructing the voltage regulator to adjust a voltage level of the adjustable power supply. | 11-21-2013 |
20140184028 | HYBRID RADIO FREQUENCY COMPONENT - Methods and systems may provide for a hybrid RF MEMS component design including an electrostatic actuation and a piezoelectric actuation. In one example, the method may include applying a first voltage to generate a first piezoelectric force to reduce a first gap between a cantilever and an actuation electrode, and applying a second voltage to generate an electrostatic force to create contact between the cantilever and a transmission electrode. | 07-03-2014 |
20140254734 | APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADAPTING A CLOCK GENERATOR WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES IN POWER SUPPLY - Described is an integrated circuit (IC) with apparatus for dynamically adapting a clock generator, e.g., phase locked loop (PLL), with respect to changes in power supply. The apparatus comprises: a voltage droop detector coupled to power supply node, the voltage droop detector to generate a digital code word representing voltage droop on the power supply node; and a PLL including a ring oscillator coupled to the power supply node, the ring oscillator to generate an output clock signal, the ring oscillator operable to adjust frequency of the output clock signal according to the digital code word. | 09-11-2014 |
20140365156 | SELF-CALIBRATED THERMAL SENSORS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide self-calibrated thermal sensors of an integrated circuit (IC) die and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, a self-calibrating thermal sensing device includes a resonator configured to oscillate at a frequency corresponding with a temperature of circuitry of an integrated circuit (IC) die, wherein the resonator is thermally coupled with the circuitry and configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode and logic operatively coupled with the resonator, and configured to calculate a first temperature corresponding with a first frequency of the resonator in the first mode using a first equation, calculate a second temperature corresponding with a second frequency of the resonator in the second mode using a second equation, and add an offset to the first equation and the second equation based on a result of a comparison of the first temperature and the second temperature. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-11-2014 |
20150022431 | STRESS TOLERANT MEMS ACCELEROMETER - A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) accelerometer employing a rotor and stator that are both released from a substrate. In embodiments, the rotor and stator are each of continuous a metal thin film. A stress gradient in the film is manifested in capacitive members of the rotor and stator as a substantially equal deflection such that a relative displacement between the rotor and stator associated with an acceleration in the z-axis is substantially independent of the stress gradient. In embodiments, the stator comprises comb fingers cantilevered from a first anchor point while the rotor comprises comb fingers coupled to a proof mass by torsion springs affixed to the substrate at second anchor points proximate to the first anchor point. | 01-22-2015 |
20150082890 | BIOMETRIC SENSORS FOR PERSONAL DEVICES - Methods and systems may provide for a system having a flexible substrate, an ultrasonic transducer array coupled to the flexible substrate and a processor coupled to the ultrasonic transducer array. The processor may identify a fingerprint based on a signal from the ultrasonic transducer array. The system may also include an external component having a curved profile, wherein the ultrasonic transducer array is embedded in the external component and includes a read surface that conforms to the curved profile. In one example, the external component includes a button having a function that is separate from identification of the fingerprint. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084872 | ADAPTIVE TOUCH SCANNING - An apparatus, touch controller, and system for adaptive touch scanning is described herein. The apparatus includes logic to calculate a distance traveled between two consecutive touch samples, and logic to compare the distance traveled with a target distance to find an actual error. The apparatus also includes logic to update the scan rate based on the actual error. | 03-26-2015 |