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INV-23024 Background: In the realm of RFID technology, the quest for miniaturization and enhanced efficiency is paramount, driven by the need for discreet tagging across a range of applications from inventory management to personal item tracking. Traditional subharmonic RFID tags often necessitate dual-antenna setups, leading to bulkier designs...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Cristian Cassella, Nicolas Casilli, Luca Colombo

Keywords(s): IoT, Remote Sensing, rf Devices

Category(s): Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science

An Ising Tag with a LiNbO3 Resonator for Temperature Threshold Sensing

INV-23061 Background: Passive tag technology, essential for remote sensing in logistics, healthcare, and environmental monitoring, faces significant challenges despite advancements. These tags are valued for their cost-effectiveness and longevity but often struggle to perform reliably in changing environments. A key issue with current tags, like...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Nicolas Casilli, Cristian Cassella, Hussein Hussein, Luca Colombo

Keywords(s): IoT, Remote Sensing, RF (Radio Frequency)

Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science

Nano- And Microelectromechanical Resonators

INV-16015 Background Micro Electro Mechanical (MEM) resonators are key enablers for the development of miniaturized and low power multi-band radio-frequency (RF) systems capable of operating in the extremely crowded modern commercial and military spectral environment. Recently, the complete maturation of the Aluminum Nitride (AlN) Film-Bulk-Acoustic...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Matteo Rinaldi, Yu Hui, Zhenyun Qian, Cristian Cassella

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Category(s): -Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Electronics/Semiconductors

Piezoelectric Cross-Sectional Lame Mode Transformer

INV-16025 Background The growing demand of service bands in miniaturized mobile platforms is leading to an increased need for reconfigurable passive components such as antennas and filtering networks for use with static devices currently employed in Radio-Frequency (RF) front-ends. Although several approaches have been discussed to vary the operation...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Matteo Rinaldi, Cristian Cassella

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Category(s): -Networks, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Electronics/Semiconductors

Microelectromechanical Resonant Circulator (MIRC)

INV-17028 Background Conventional circulators are based on magnetic biasing and ferromagnetic materials. Despite their maturity and broad availability, conventional magnetic circulators are largely unattractive for integration, due to their bulky dimensions and the incompatibility of the magnetic materials with IC technology. Alternative approaches...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Matteo Rinaldi, Cristian Cassella, Andrea Alu, Dimitrios Sounas, Ahmed Kord

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Category(s): -Magnetics, Technology Classifications > 3. Computer Science > Network communications

Aluminum Nitride Lithographically Defined Resonant Rods for RF Filtering Applications

INV-20013 Background A report has been released on a new RF acoustic resonant technology that enables the production of integrated silicon chips of low-loss and wideband miniaturized filters for communication systems (cellphones or other wireless devices). The same device can be exploited to attain unique sensors within the Internet-of-Things (IoT)....

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Cristian Cassella, Xuanyi (Dan) Zhao

Keywords(s): Circuits, Communications, Electronics, IoT, Mechanical, MEMS, Microwave, RF (Radio Frequency)

Category(s): -Communications, -Sensors tech

Zero Power Radio Frequency Receiver

INV-16023 Background A near-zero power RF (Radio Frequency) receiver capable of detecting wake-up signatures transmitted from a source of interest. A proposed RF receiver will be able to discriminate against the signature of interest in the presence of a noisy RF background. The proposed architecture is based on a high-Q MEMS voltage transformer,...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Matteo Rinaldi, Amy Duwel, Jonathan Bernstein, Nicol (nick) Mcgruer, Marc Weinberg, Robert Egri, Cristian Cassella

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Electronics/Semiconductors

Parametric Acoustic-based Passive Transponders for ultra-sensitive Continuous- and Threshold-Sensing

New sensors for simultaneous achievement of a continuous temperature sensing and threshold temperature sensing in the same device Institute Reference: INV-20086 Background As wireless sensing and monitoring has continued to play an increasingly pivotal role in a variety of applications, a strong need has developed for scalable, low power/zero power...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Cristian Cassella, Hussein Hussein

Keywords(s): Acoustic Filters, Circuits, IoT, MEMS, RF (Radio Frequency), Sensor Technology

Category(s): -Communications, -Sensors

High Quality Factor Integrated Acoustic Resonant Metamaterials with Giant Frequency Tuning Range (>30%) for Reconfigurable Radio-Frequency (RF) Front-Ends

INV-20003 Background The need for miniaturized radios have increased the need for reconfigurable CMOS-compatible RF front-ends. Tunable bandpass/notch filters and wide tuning range low-jitter Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs) are desirable to form adaptive, low-power and miniaturized multi band radios. In the last decades, Aluminum Nitride...

Published: 9/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Cristian Cassella

Keywords(s): 5G Networks, Devices, Electromagnetics, MEMS, RF (Radio Frequency)

Category(s): -Communications