Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oscillator apparatus and associated methods
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Application No.: US16063148Application Date: 2016-11-24
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Publication No.: US10651792B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Allan Colli
- Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Harrington & Smith
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7986b48
- International Application: PCT/FI2016/050825 WO 20161124
- International Announcement: WO2017/109275 WO 20170629
- Main IPC: H03B5/36
- IPC: H03B5/36 ; H03B5/32 ; H01L41/047

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a film bulk acoustic resonator and a field effect transistor. The film bulk acoustic resonator includes first and second electrodes separated by a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material is configured such that the application of a potential difference between the first and second electrodes enables the generation of an acoustic wave and associated surface charge in the piezoelectric material. The field effect transistor includes a channel, and source and drain electrodes configured to enable a flow of electrical current through the channel when a potential difference is applied between the source and drain electrodes. The surface charge generated in the piezoelectric material induces a corresponding charge in the first electrode causing a variation in the electrical current flowing through the channel via a portion of the first electrode, the variation in electrical current producing an output signal having a frequency corresponding to that of the acoustic wave.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180367098A1 AN OSCILLATOR APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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