TIMING OSCILLATORS AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A timing oscillator designed to produce an output signal, the timing oscillator having at least one mechanical resonating structure, wherein a total height of the timing oscillator is less than 0.5 mm.
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Abstract
Timing oscillators as well as related methods and devices are described. A timing oscillator may include a mechanical resonating structure with major elements and minor elements coupled to the major element. The timing oscillator can generate stable signals with low phase noise at very high frequencies which allows a timing oscillator to be used effectively in a number of devices including computers and mobile phones for time and data synchronization purposes. The signal generated by the timing oscillator can be tuned using a driver circuit and a compensation circuit.
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- 1. A timing oscillator designed to produce an output signal, the timing oscillator having at least one mechanical resonating structure, wherein a total height of the timing oscillator is less than 0.5 mm.
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4. A packaged integrated circuit comprising:
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a timing oscillator designed to produce at least one output signal, the timing oscillator having a mechanical resonating structure; a device associated with the timing oscillator; and a package surrounding, at least in part, the timing oscillator and the device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. The packaged integrated circuit of 4, further comprising a second timing oscillator, wherein the package surrounds, at least in part, the second timing oscillator.
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9. The packaged integrated circuit of 4, wherein the at least one mechanical resonating structure includes a major element and a minor element coupled to the major element.
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10. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a timing oscillator designed to produce an output signal, the timing oscillator having at least one mechanical resonating structure; and a device associated with the timing oscillator, wherein the timing oscillator and the device are integrated within the same package.
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11. A timing oscillator comprising
a mechanical resonating structure formed on a first substrate; - and
a circuit formed on a second substrate, wherein the circuit is electrically connected to the mechanical resonating structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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