Patent classifications
B81B3/0008
Physical quantity sensor, electronic device, and moving object
A physical quantity sensor according to the embodiment includes: a substrate; a movable body including a movable electrode portion; and a support which supports the movable body around a first shaft to be displaced, in which, when the movable body is divided into a first portion and a second portion with the first shaft as a boundary, the physical quantity sensor includes a first fixed electrode portion which is disposed on the substrate to oppose the first portion, and a second fixed electrode portion which is disposed on the substrate to oppose the second portion, and a guard portion which suppresses an electrostatic force generated between the movable body and the substrate is provided in an inter-electrode area between the first fixed electrode portion and the second fixed electrode portion, on the substrate.
MEMS DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMS DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
The present disclosure provides an MEMS device, a method for manufacturing an MEMS device and an electronic device, and belongs to the field of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System technology. The MEMS device includes: a first dielectric substrate and a first component on the first dielectric substrate; the first component and the first dielectric substrate enclose a movable space; the first component has a first portion corresponding to the movable space; the first portion has at least one first opening, and at least one protruding structure is on a side of the first portion close to the first dielectric substrate; orthographic projections of the at least one protruding structure and the at least one first opening on the first dielectric substrate do not overlap with each other, and a thickness of each protruding structure is smaller than a height of the movable space.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GETTERS IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Systems and methods are provided that provide a getter in a micromechanical system. In some embodiments, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is bonded to a substrate. The MEMS and the substrate have a first cavity and a second cavity therebetween. A first getter is provided on the substrate in the first cavity and integrated with an electrode. A second getter is provided in the first cavity over a passivation layer on the substrate. In some embodiments, the first cavity is a gyroscope cavity, and the second cavity is an accelerometer cavity.
System and method for a perpendicular electrode transducer
According to an embodiment, a method of operating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer that has a membrane includes transducing between out-of-plane deflection of the membrane and voltage on a first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes using the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes. The first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes is formed on the membrane extending in an out-of-plane direction and form a variable capacitance between the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes.
PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE
A manufacturing method of a physical quantity sensor includes forming first and second fixed electrodes, and a dummy electrode on a substrate; and a movable body forming. The electrode forming includes forming a first mask layer on the substrate, forming a first electrode material layer by forming a first conductive layer on the substrate and the first mask layer, forming a second conductive layer on the substrate and the first electrode material layer, forming a second mask layer by forming a mask material layer on the second conductive layer, and removing a part of a section of the mask material layer not overlapping the first electrode material layer in plan view, and forming a second electrode material layer by etching the second conductive layer, with the second mask layer as a mask such that the second conductive layer is provided on the first electrode material layer and on the substrate.
MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMS DEVICE
A MEMS device includes: a substrate including a silicon layer; an isolation joint configured to divide the substrate into a first portion including an insulating layer formed on the silicon layer and a second portion including the silicon layer in a plan view, and configured to electrically insulate the first portion and the second portion while mechanically connecting the first portion and the second portion; and a wiring layer arranged on the substrate.
Digital pattern generator having charge drain coating
A digital pattern generator has a MEMS substrate with a plurality of doping layers and a plurality of insulating layers between respective doping layers. A plurality of lenslets are formed as holes through the substrate. A charge drain coating is applied to the inner surfaces of the lenslets. The charge drain coating drains electrons that come into contact with the charge drain coating so that the performance of the digital pattern generator will not be hindered by electron charge build-up. The charge drain coating includes a doping material that coalesces into clusters that are embedded within a high dielectric insulating material.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a movable portion provided on the substrate, a junction frame provided on the substrate to surround the movable portion, a cap bonded to the junction frame, the cap having a recessed portion and covering a space over the movable portion with the recessed portion facing the movable portion, the cap having an inside wall provided with irregularities, and a prevention film formed on the inside wall of the cap, the prevention film having irregularities on a surface thereof.
PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT
A physical quantity sensor according to the embodiment includes: a substrate; a movable body including a movable electrode portion; and a support which supports the movable body around a first shaft to be displaced, in which, when the movable body is divided into a first portion and a second portion with the first shaft as a boundary, the physical quantity sensor includes a first fixed electrode portion which is disposed on the substrate to oppose the first portion, and a second fixed electrode portion which is disposed on the substrate to oppose the second portion, and a guard portion which suppresses an electrostatic force generated between the movable body and the substrate is provided in an inter-electrode area between the first fixed electrode portion and the second fixed electrode portion, on the substrate.
MEMS Structure and Method of Forming Same
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a substrate and a movable element at least partially suspended above the substrate and having at least one degree of freedom. The MEMS device further includes a protrusion extending from the substrate and configured to contact the movable element when the movable element moves in the at least one degree of freedom, wherein the protrusion comprises a surface having a water contact angle of higher than about 15? measured in air.