Chip, Volume. 3, Issue 4, 100108(2024)

Q-enhancement of piezoelectric micro-oven-controlled MEMS resonators using honeycomb lattice phononic crystals

Yuhao Xiao1, Kewen Zhu1, Jinzhao Han1, Sheng Liu1,2,3, and Guoqiang Wu1,2,3、*
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  • 1Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • 2Hubei Yangtze Memory Laboratories, Wuhan 430205, China
  • 3School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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    In this article, a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice phononic crystal (PnC) based micro-oven with large bandgap is introduced to be integrated with piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator to reduce anchor loss for timing applications. Finite element method (FEM) analysis and experimental measurement were performed to verify that the proposed PnC micro-oven design gives advantage in quality factor (Q). The measurement results demonstrate that the resonator with 2D honeycomb lattice PnC micro-oven shows a repeatable 1.7 times improvement of average Q compared with the bare one. The resonator with micro-oven control was further measured for frequency stability. The proposed piezoelectric micro-oven-controlled MEMS resonator achieves a frequency stability of less than ±10 ppb in a stable environment, which indicates promising potential for application in high-end timing field.

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    Yuhao Xiao, Kewen Zhu, Jinzhao Han, Sheng Liu, Guoqiang Wu. Q-enhancement of piezoelectric micro-oven-controlled MEMS resonators using honeycomb lattice phononic crystals[J]. Chip, 2024, 3(4): 100108

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Wu Guoqiang (wuguoqiang@whu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1016/j.chip.2024.100108

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