Patent ID: 9294035
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01L,H03B,H03H

Claim Text:
1. A mechanical resonator apparatus comprising: a nonplanar transistor including a fin that includes source and drain nodes, and a channel between the source and drain nodes; an additional source node included in the fin and an additional channel between the additional source node and the drain node; a first tri-gate, which is nonplanar, on the fin between the source and drain nodes; and first insulation included between the first tri-gate and the fin; a second tri-gate, which is nonplanar, on the fin between the source and drain nodes; and second insulation included between the second tri-gate and the fin; a third tri-gate, which is nonplanar, on the fin between the additional source node and the drain node; and a third insulation included between the third tri-gate and the fin; wherein at least a portion of the channel extends between the first and second tri-gates; wherein the fin mechanically resonates when the first tri-gate is periodically activated to produce periodic downward forces on the fin; wherein a mechanical resonator includes the source and drain nodes and an additional mechanical resonator, coupled to the mechanical resonator, includes the additional source node and the drain node.