Electrical resistors – Mechanically variable – Resistance value varied by removing or adding material
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Hoang, Tu (Department: 2832)
Electrical resistors
Mechanically variable
Resistance value varied by removing or adding material
C338S320000, C029S610100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07119656
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a method and circuit for trimming a functional resistor on a thermally isolated micro-platform such that a second functional resistor on the same micro-platform remains substantially untrimmed; a method and circuit for providing and trimming a circuit such that at least two circuit elements of the circuit are subjected to a same operating environment and the operating environment is compensated for by distributing heat generated during operation of the circuit among the two circuit elements; a method and circuit for trimming a functional resistor on a thermally-isolated micro-platform such that a constant temperature distribution is obtained across the functional resistor; and a method and circuit for calculating a temperature coefficient of resistance of a functional resistor.
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Frolov Gennadiy
Grudin Oleg
Landsberger Leslie M.
Hoang Tu
Microbridge Technologies Inc.
Ogilvy Renault LLP
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