Abstract:
A device for controlling the frequency of resonance of an oscillating micro-electromechanical system includes: a microstructure (2), having a first body (10) and a second body (11), which is capacitively coupled to the first body (10) and elastically oscillatable with respect thereto at a calibratable frequency of resonance (É R ) a relative displacement (”Y) between the second body (11) and the first body (10) being detectable from outside; and an amplifier (21) associated to the microstructure (2) for detecting the relative displacement (”Y). DC decoupling elements (23) are arranged between the amplifier (21) and the microstructure (2).
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical device includes a body (2a), a movable mass (2b), elastically connected to the body (6; 106) and movable in accordance with a degree of freedom, and a driving device (6), coupled to the movable mass (2b) and configured to maintain the movable mass (2b) in oscillation at a steady working frequency ( ω D ) in a normal operating mode. The microelectromechanical device moreover includes a start-up device (7, 8, 10), which is activatable in a start-up operating mode and is configured to compare a current oscillation frequency ( ω A ) of a first signal (CK A ) correlated to oscillation of the movable mass (2b) with a reference frequency ( ω R ), and for deciding, on the basis of the comparison between the current oscillation frequency ( ω A ) and the reference frequency ( ω R ), whether to supply to the movable mass (2b) a forcing signal packet (V F ) so as to transfer energy to the movable mass (2b).