Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device, system, and method to regulate temperature of a resonator structure
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Application No.: US16449107Application Date: 2019-06-21
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Publication No.: US11611346B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Catharina Biber , Jason Mix , Mark Carbone , Mohamed A. Abdelmoneum , Joshua Linden Levy , Timo Huusari , Sarah Shahraini
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Essential Patents Group, LLP.
- Main IPC: H03L1/04
- IPC: H03L1/04 ; H01L25/16 ; H03B5/30

Abstract:
Techniques and mechanisms for regulating a temperature of a resonator structure. In an embodiment, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) is thermally coupled to a resonator which is proximate thereto. The resonator supports operation with an oscillator circuit, wherein a resonance characteristic of the resonator contributes to oscillations of a master clock signal, or other oscillatory signal, which is provided with the oscillator circuit. The TEC provides Peltier functionality to selectively perform either one of heating or cooling the resonator. In another embodiment, the TEC is configured to conduct heat which is transferred via a path between the TEC and the resonator, wherein the path omits any circuitry which is to perform operations which are synchronized based on the oscillatory signal.
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