发明名称 |
HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE WIDTH MODULATION DRIVER PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY ACTUATED MEMS ARRAY |
摘要 |
Pulse-width modulation (PWM) drive circuitry particularly applicable to an array of electrostatic actuators formed in a micro electromechanical system (MEMS), such as used for optical switching. A control cell associated with each actuator includes a register (222) selectively stored with a desired pulse width. A clocked counter (220) distributes its outputs to all control cells. When the counter matches the register, a polarity signal corresponding to a drive clock is latched and controls the voltage applied to the electrostatic cell. In a bipolar drive, one actuator electrode is driven by a drive clock (CLK); the other, by the latch (228). The MEMS element may be a tiltable plate supported in its middle by a torsion beam. Complementary binary signals may drive two capacitors formed across the axis of the beam. The register and comparison logic for each cell may be formed by a content addressable memory. |
申请公布号 |
WO02060045(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.06.12 |
申请号 |
WO2002US02265 |
申请日期 |
2002.01.24 |
申请人 |
MOVAZ NETWORKS, INC. |
发明人 |
GARVERICK, STEVEN, L.;NAGY, MICHAEL, L. |
分类号 |
B81B3/00;G02B6/12;G02B6/26;G02B6/34;G02B6/35;G02B26/08;H04Q11/00 |
主分类号 |
B81B3/00 |
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