Patents by Inventor Satyakiran N. Munaga

Satyakiran N. Munaga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9257993
    Abstract: Disclosed are microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, a MEMS device comprises a micro-oven comprising a MEMS oscillator configured to generate a reference signal. The device further comprises a control unit comprising at least one input node configured to receive a parameter set, where the parameter set comprises at least a first parameter indicative of a sensed ambient temperature, and where the control system is configured to (i) based on the parameter set, select from a plurality of pre-characterized operation temperatures an operation temperature for the MEMS oscillator, and (ii) generate a temperature-setting signal indicating the selected operation temperature. The device still further comprises a temperature control system communicatively coupled to the control unit and configured to (i) receive the temperature-setting signal and (ii) maintain the MEMS oscillator at the selected operation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignees: IMEC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Satyakiran N. Munaga, Francky Catthoor
  • Publication number: 20130222073
    Abstract: Disclosed are microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, a MEMS device comprises a micro-oven comprising a MEMS oscillator configured to generate a reference signal. The device further comprises a control unit comprising at least one input node configured to receive a parameter set, where the parameter set comprises at least a first parameter indicative of a sensed ambient temperature, and where the control system is configured to (i) based on the parameter set, select from a plurality of pre-characterized operation temperatures an operation temperature for the MEMS oscillator, and (ii) generate a temperature-setting signal indicating the selected operation temperature. The device still further comprises a temperature control system communicatively coupled to the control unit and configured to (i) receive the temperature-setting signal and (ii) maintain the MEMS oscillator at the selected operation temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Satyakiran N. Munaga, Francky Catthoor