EP 1290788 A2 20030312 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AT LEAST ONE DESIRED CHANNEL UTILIZING A BANK OF VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL APPARATUS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AT LEAST ONE DESIRED CHANNEL UTILIZING A BANK OF VIBRATING MICROMECHANICAL APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSWAHL VON WENIGSTENS EINEM GEWÜNSCHTEN KANAL UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER BANK VON VIBRIERENDEN MIKROMECHANISCHEN GERÄTEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR SELECTIONNER AU MOINS UN CANAL DESIRE EN UTILISANT UNE BANQUE D'UN APPAREIL MICROMECANIQUE VIBRATOIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0140562 W 20010420
- US 19906300 P 20000420
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0182479A2] Several MEMS-based methods and architectures which utilize vibrating micromechanical resonators in circuits to implement filtering, mixing, frequency reference and amplifying functions are provided. Apparatus is provided for selecting at least one desired passband or channel in an RF transmitter subsystem utilizing a bank of vibrating micromechanical devices. One of the primary benefits of the use of such architectures is a savings in power consumption by trading power for high selectivity (i.e, high Q). Consequently, the present invention relies on the use of a large number of micromechanical links in SSI networks to implement signal processing functions with basically zero DC power consumption.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B81B 3/00 (2006.01); H03B 5/30 (2006.01); H03H 5/12 (2006.01); H03H 7/12 (2006.01); H03H 9/00 (2006.01); H03H 9/02 (2006.01); H03H 9/24 (2006.01); H03H 9/46 (2006.01); H03H 9/50 (2006.01); H03H 11/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H04B 1/40 (2006.01); H01H 59/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H03H 9/02409 (2013.01); H03H 9/462 (2013.01); H03H 9/465 (2013.01); H03H 9/467 (2013.01); H03H 9/505 (2013.01); H01H 59/0009 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02511 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02519 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02527 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0182476A2
Citation (examination)
- CLARK T. C. NGUYEN: "Frequency-Selective MEMS for Miniaturized Low-Power Communication Devices", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, vol. 47, no. 8, August 1999 (1999-08-01), PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, pages 1486 - 1503, XP001103768
- NGUYEN C T-C; WONG A-C; DING H: "TUNABLE, SWITCHABLE, HIGH-Q VHF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL BANDPASS FILTERS", IEEE INTERNATIONAL SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, February 1999 (1999-02-01), NEW YORK, NY, US, pages 78,79,448, XP000862255
- CLARK T-C NGUYEN ET AL: "Micromachined Devices for Wireless Communications", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, vol. 86, no. 8, August 1998 (1998-08-01), pages 1756 - 1768
- HOROWITZ P, HILL W: "The art of electronics, PASSAGE", 1989, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, GB, ISBN: 0-521-37095-7
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0182479 A2 20011101; WO 0182479 A3 20020411; AU 5586501 A 20011107; AU 5586601 A 20011107; AU 5586701 A 20011107; AU 5586801 A 20011107; AU 5761201 A 20011107; AU 6103601 A 20011107; CA 2406176 A1 20011101; CA 2406223 A1 20011101; CA 2406518 A1 20011101; CA 2406543 A1 20011101; EP 1275201 A2 20030115; EP 1277277 A2 20030122; EP 1285491 A2 20030226; EP 1290788 A2 20030312; JP 2003532320 A 20031028; JP 2003532322 A 20031028; JP 2003532323 A 20031028; JP 2004515089 A 20040520; WO 0182467 A2 20011101; WO 0182467 A3 20020411; WO 0182475 A2 20011101; WO 0182475 A3 20020221; WO 0182476 A2 20011101; WO 0182476 A3 20020815; WO 0182477 A2 20011101; WO 0182477 A3 20020411; WO 0182478 A2 20011101; WO 0182478 A3 20020411
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0140566 W 20010420; AU 5586501 A 20010420; AU 5586601 A 20010420; AU 5586701 A 20010420; AU 5586801 A 20010420; AU 5761201 A 20010420; AU 6103601 A 20010420; CA 2406176 A 20010420; CA 2406223 A 20010420; CA 2406518 A 20010420; CA 2406543 A 20010420; EP 01929079 A 20010420; EP 01929080 A 20010420; EP 01929082 A 20010420; EP 01931148 A 20010420; JP 2001579439 A 20010420; JP 2001579448 A 20010420; JP 2001579450 A 20010420; JP 2001579451 A 20010420; US 0112806 W 20010420; US 0140562 W 20010420; US 0140563 W 20010420; US 0140564 W 20010420; US 0140565 W 20010420