Patent ID: 11858807
Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
Field: Micro-structural and nano-technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) rectifier, the MEMS rectifier including:
a mainboard having:
one or more radiofrequency (RF) inputs configured to receive an RF signal; and
a first electrical contact;

a sub-board positioned parallel to the mainboard with a gap in-between, the sub-board having:
a thin film piezoelectric layer;
a second electrical contact positioned opposite the first electrical contact; and
a ground plane;

wherein the sub-board is configured to vibrate as the RF signal is received at the one or more RF inputs; and
wherein the thin film piezoelectric layer is configured to generate energy due to the vibration and piezoelectric properties of the thin film piezoelectric layer.