A method of fabricating a polymer wire according to the present embodiment includes preparing an electrode platform having a micro gap, forming a plurality of single polymer wires on the electrode platform, and a heat treatment operation of aggregating the plurality of single polymer wires to form an aggregated polymer wire.

An accelerometer and a linear resonant actuator (LRA) are mechanically coupled, such as by being mounted to the same circuit board. The output of the accelerometer is evaluated in order to select a drive frequency for the LRA. For example, the drive frequency may be varied while measuring the magnitude of acceleration induced by the LRA. The output of the accelerometer may further be used to perform a fitness tracking function, such as counting steps or detecting an activity level.

An accelerometer and a linear resonant actuator (LRA) are mechanically coupled, such as by being mounted to the same circuit board. The output of the accelerometer is evaluated in order to select a drive frequency for the LRA. For example, the drive frequency may be varied while measuring the magnitude of acceleration induced by the LRA. The output of the accelerometer may further be used to perform a fitness tracking function, such as counting steps or detecting an activity level.

An accelerator comprises: an accelerometer (100), configured to detect an acceleration of a motion of a carrier and output a corresponding electrical signal; a sampling and low-pass filter (200), coupled to the accelerometer (100), and configured to sample the electrical signal regularly and filter a noise from the electrical signal; an amplifier (300), configured to amplify the electrical signal after filtering the noise; an analog-to-digital converter (400), configured to convert the amplified electrical signal into a digital signal; a function control module (500), configured to process the digital signal and output a control signal to control the analog-to-digital converter (400), the amplifier (300), and the sampling and low-pass filter (200); and an oscillator module (600), configured to output, according to the control signal, a sampling signal to the sampling and low-pass filter (200), so as to control the sampling and low-pass filter (200) to sample the electrical signal regularly.

An accelerator comprises: an accelerometer (100), configured to detect an acceleration of a motion of a carrier and output a corresponding electrical signal; a sampling and low-pass filter (200), coupled to the accelerometer (100), and configured to sample the electrical signal regularly and filter a noise from the electrical signal; an amplifier (300), configured to amplify the electrical signal after filtering the noise; an analog-to-digital converter (400), configured to convert the amplified electrical signal into a digital signal; a function control module (500), configured to process the digital signal and output a control signal to control the analog-to-digital converter (400), the amplifier (300), and the sampling and low-pass filter (200); and an oscillator module (600), configured to output, according to the control signal, a sampling signal to the sampling and low-pass filter (200), so as to control the sampling and low-pass filter (200) to sample the electrical signal regularly.

An example device for detecting acceleration using a spintronic Hall effect includes a spin Hall effect structure, a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) element, a magnetic structure, and processing circuitry. The MTJ element includes a free structure, a pinned structure, and a tunnel barrier arranged between the free structure and the pinned structure. The magnetic structure is spaced apart from the spin Hall effect structure such that a magnetic field generated by the magnetic structure is moved relative to the spin Hall effect structure during acceleration. The processing circuitry is configured to generate electrical current through the spin Hall effect structure, measure a resistance at the MTJ element, and determine acceleration based on the resistance at the MTJ element.

A method of determining whether parametric performance of an inertial sensor has been degraded comprises: recording first data output from an inertial sensor; then recording second data output from the inertial sensor; comparing the first data output with the second data output; and determining whether the parametric performance of the inertial sensor has been degraded based on the comparison between the first and second data output.

A circuit configured to sense an input analog signal generated by a sensor at a first frequency and to generate an output digital signal indicative of the sensed input analog signal. The circuit includes a conditioning circuit, an ADC, a feedback circuit, and a low-pass filter. The conditioning circuit is configured to receive the input analog signal and to generate a conditioned analog signal. The ADC is configured to provide a converted digital signal based on the conditioned analog signal. The feedback circuit includes a band-pass filter configured to selectively detect a periodic signal at a second frequency higher than the first frequency and to act on the conditioning circuit to counter variations of the periodic signal at the second frequency. The low-pass filter is configured to filter out the periodic signal from the converted digital signal to generate the output digital signal.

Various acceleration sensors are disclosed. In some cases, an inertial mass may be formed during back-end-of-line (BEOL). In other cases, a membrane may have a bent, undulated or winded shape. In yet other embodiments, an inertial mass may span two or more pressure sensing structures.

Various acceleration sensors are disclosed. In some cases, an inertial mass may be formed during back-end-of-line (BEOL). In other cases, a membrane may have a bent, undulated or winded shape. In yet other embodiments, an inertial mass may span two or more pressure sensing structures.