Capacitance Based Tunable Micromechanical Resonators

Scott G. Adams, F.M. Bertsch, K.A. Shaw, P.G. Hartwell, Noel C. MacDonald, Francis C. Moon

Proceedings of the International Solid-State Sensors and Actuators Conference - TRANSDUCERS '95 · 2005 · 38 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

We present actuators which tune the resonant frequency of micromechanical oscillators. Experimental results show resonant oscillations from 7.7% to 146% of the original resonant frequency. Numerical results substantiate these results. Two failure modes have been identified which limit

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