JP2013167459A - Vibration piece, sensor unit and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vibration piece capable of suppressing leakage output without lowering mechanical strength and also to provide a sensor unit and an electronic apparatus equipped with the vibration piece.SOLUTION: A vibration piece includes: a base part; driving vibration arms extending from one end of the base part; detecting vibration arms extending from the other end on the side opposite to one end of the base part; adjusting vibration arms extending from the base part to the side opposite to the driving vibration arms; and support parts extended from the base part and fixed to a substrate. An output signal of the adjusting vibration arms has an inverse phase with respect to the output signal of leakage vibration of the detecting vibration arms.

Description

  The present invention relates to a resonator element, a sensor unit, and an electronic device.

  Vibration gyro sensor (hereinafter referred to as vibration gyro) as an angular velocity sensor that enhances vehicle control in the vehicle, vehicle position detection in the car navigation system, and vibration control correction functions (so-called camera shake correction) of digital cameras and digital video cameras. ) Is widely used. A vibrating gyroscope detects an electrical signal generated in a part of the gyro vibrating piece as an angular velocity by vibration such as shaking or rotation of an object by a gyro vibrating piece made of a piezoelectric single crystal such as quartz as a highly elastic material. The displacement of the object is obtained by calculating the rotation angle.

  Conventionally, as a resonator element used in a gyro sensor, a piezoelectric resonator element (gyro element) formed of a piezoelectric material such as quartz has been widely used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The vibrating piece described in Patent Document 1 is a so-called tuning fork type piezoelectric vibrating piece including a base made of quartz and a pair of vibrating arms extended in parallel from one end of the base. A driving electrode (excitation electrode) for supplying a driving voltage for exciting the vibrating arm is provided on the main surface (first surface) of each vibrating arm, and a detection electrode is provided on a side surface orthogonal to the first surface. And a vibrating arm can be vibrated by applying a drive signal (excitation signal) to a drive electrode. Here, when a drive signal is applied to the vibrating piece to vibrate the vibrating arm in the direction along the first surface (in-plane vibration), the axis of the vibrating arm in the extending direction (for example, a quartz Z plate In the case of a gyro element as a base material, when the Y axis) is rotated as a detection axis, the vibrating arm vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the first surface (out-of-plane vibration) by Coriolis force. Since the amplitude of the out-of-plane vibration is proportional to the rotational speed of the vibration piece, it can be detected as an angular velocity.

  The base part and the vibrating arm of the gyro element as described above can be integrally formed by etching a piezoelectric material, for example, quartz using photolithography. Originally, the cross-sectional shape of the vibrating arm is designed to be rectangular, but due to the etching anisotropy of crystal and variations in processing processes, it does not become rectangular but parallelograms, rhombuses, or more complicated Presents an irregular shape. At this time, if the cross-sectional shape of the vibrating arm greatly deviates from the originally designed rectangular shape, the vibration direction of the vibrating arm deviates from the design value, so that an undesired vibration leak called so-called leakage output occurs, and the gyro element is detected. It becomes a factor which deteriorates sensitivity. As a method for suppressing such leakage output, for example, Patent Document 2 introduces a gyro element in which a cutting portion is provided near the base of a vibrating arm base.

  The gyro element (angular velocity sensor element) of Patent Document 2 includes a base and a vibrating arm extending from the base, and the vibrating arm includes a drive electrode that excites vibration in the width direction of the vibrating arm, and a vibrating arm. And a detection electrode for detecting electric charges due to vertical vibration in the thickness direction. In the vicinity of the base of the vibrating arm, a plurality of cutting portions formed by laser processing are provided at at least one end in the width direction of the vibrating arm. It is described that the leakage output (diagonal vibration) can be suppressed by changing the mass distribution by the cutting portion provided near the base of the vibrating arm.

JP-A-5-256723 JP 2008-209215 A

  However, in the gyro element described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to provide an extremely fine cutting portion in order to perform fine adjustment for suppressing leakage output. With downsizing, there is a problem that the formation of the cutting part becomes more difficult, and the mechanical strength of the gyro element is weakened by the formation of the cutting part.

  The present invention can be realized as the following forms or application examples so as to solve at least one of the above-described problems.

  [Application Example 1] The resonator element according to this application example includes a base, a driving vibration arm extending from one end of the base, and a detection for extending from the other end of the base opposite to the one end. A vibrating arm, an adjusting vibrating arm extending in a direction opposite to a direction in which the driving vibrating arm extends from the base, and a support portion extending from the base and fixed to the substrate. And the output signal of the adjustment vibrating arm has a phase opposite to that of the leakage vibration output signal of the detection vibrating arm.

According to the resonator element of this application example, by removing or adding a part of the adjustment unit of the adjustment vibration arm, it is possible to cancel and suppress the vibration leakage output of the drive vibration arm and the detection vibration arm. Therefore, as compared with the conventional method of adjusting the leakage output by processing a part of the outer shape of the resonator element, it is advantageous for downsizing and can be finely adjusted. A resonator element having high strength and high sensitivity can be provided.
In addition, when the adjustment vibration arm is provided at the base, the “Tu” mode (so-called tuning fork vibration) and the “TuX” mode in which the two arms move in phase are generated. Since the vibrating arm and the adjusting vibrating arm extend in the opposite direction from the base, coupling of the “TuX” mode can be avoided (the frequency of the “TuX” mode can be kept away from the driving frequency). ) As a result, the leakage signal can be suppressed. More specifically, in the “TuX” mode, the driving vibration arm and the adjustment vibration arm are extended in the opposite directions from the base, whereby a rotational force is applied to the entire vibration piece with the base center as a base point. This rotational force can be suppressed by fixing the support portion. Thereby, only the frequency of the “TuX” mode is greatly reduced, and the frequency of the “TuX” mode can be kept away from the drive frequency.
Furthermore, it has a support part fixed to the base part, and the driving, detection, and adjustment vibrating arm parts including the base part can be held in the package by the support part. Thereby, since vibration leakage from each vibrating arm to the package can be suppressed, a highly sensitive and highly accurate vibrating piece can be obtained.

  Application Example 2 In the application example described above, the drive vibration arm is a pair of drive vibration arms, the detection vibration arm is a pair of detection vibration arms, and the adjustment vibration arm is: It is a pair of vibrating arms for adjustment provided so as to sandwich the pair of vibrating arms for detection.

  According to the application example described above, the driving vibration arm, the detection vibration arm, and the adjustment vibration arm are each constituted by a pair of vibration arms. Since each of the vibrating arms is a so-called tuning fork type, vibrations at the base thereof are suppressed, and as a result, vibration leakage from each vibrating arm to the package can be suppressed.

  Application Example 3 In the application example described above, the support portion includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, one end of which is connected to the base portion, and a first connection portion connected to the other end of the first connection portion. 1 fixed part and the 2nd fixed part connected to the other end of the said 2nd connection part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the application example described above, since the vibration piece is fixed to the package at the fixing portion via the connecting portion, vibration leakage from each vibration arm to the package can be suppressed. A vibrating piece can be obtained.

  Application Example 4 In the application example described above, the first fixing part and the second fixing part are connected to each other.

  According to the application example described above, the mechanical strength of the resonator element can be improved, and the region to be fixed to the package by adhesion or the like can be widened. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the mechanical strength of an electronic component such as a sensor provided with the vibrating piece of this application example and to suppress vibration leakage from each vibrating arm to the package, thereby obtaining a highly sensitive and highly accurate vibrating piece. be able to.

  Application Example 5 In the above application example, the detection vibrating arm is provided with a detection electrode, the adjustment vibrating arm is provided with a metal film, and the metal film and the detection electrode are electrically connected. It is characterized by being.

  According to the application example described above, a part of the metal film provided in the adjustment part of the adjustment vibrating arm is removed by, for example, laser irradiation, or the metal film is added by vapor deposition or sputtering. By controlling the charge (current) of the vibrating arm for use, it is possible to perform more precise adjustment of the leakage output.

  Application Example 6 In the application example described above, a wide portion is provided at a distal end portion of the adjustment vibrating arm opposite to the base portion side.

  According to the application example described above, it is possible to improve the effect of suppressing the leakage vibration while suppressing an increase in the length of the adjusting vibration arm, and it is possible to increase the adjustment range for suppressing the leakage vibration. A resonator element having a highly sensitive characteristic can be provided.

  Application Example 7 In the application example described above, the length of the adjustment vibration arm is shorter than the length of the drive vibration arm and the detection vibration arm.

  According to the application example described above, the vibration of the vibration arm for adjustment for adjusting the leakage output does not hinder the main vibration of the vibration piece by the vibration arm for driving and the vibration arm for detection. The vibration characteristics are stabilized, and it is advantageous for downsizing the resonator element.

  Application Example 8 A sensor unit according to this application example includes an electronic device including the above-described vibration piece, a drive circuit that excites the drive vibration arm, and a detection circuit that detects a detection signal generated in the detection vibration arm. And a package for housing the component, the vibrating piece, and the electronic component.

  According to the sensor unit of this application example, the sensor unit can obtain a sensor unit including the resonator element having the effects described in any one of the application examples. In addition, the package type sensor unit having the above-described configuration is advantageous for downsizing and thinning, and can have high impact resistance.

  Application Example 9 An electronic device according to this application example includes the sensor unit described above.

  According to the electronic device of this application example, since the high-sensitivity vibration piece that has been adjusted to suppress the leakage output according to any of the above application examples is provided, an electronic device having a high-function and stable characteristic is provided. Can be provided.

The gyro element which concerns on 1st Embodiment is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view. The electrode arrangement | positioning of the gyro element which concerns on 1st Embodiment is shown, (a) is a top view of one surface, (b) is a top view of the other surface, (c) is the AA 'part shown to (a) (D) is sectional drawing of the BB 'part shown to (a). The top view which shows the form of another gyro element. The top view which shows the form of another gyro element. The gyro sensor which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing of CC 'part shown to (a). (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the phase relationship of the vibration arm for a detection among the 1st vibration arms of a gyro element, and the vibration arm for adjustment as a 2nd vibration arm. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the phase relationship of the vibration arm for a detection among the 1st vibration arms of a gyro element, and the vibration arm for adjustment as a 2nd vibration arm. It is the schematic which shows the vibration direction of the gyro element for demonstrating the vibration of "TuX" mode, (a), (b) is a top view which shows the vibration mode of the gyro element in a comparative example, (c), (d ) Is a plan view showing a vibration mode of the gyro element according to the embodiment of the present invention. The other gyro sensor is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing of the D-O-D 'part shown to (a). FIG. 14 is an external view showing an electronic apparatus according to a third embodiment.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, an embodiment in which the resonator element of the invention is embodied as a vibrating gyro element will be described. 1A and 1B show an embodiment of a vibrating gyro element as a vibrating piece, in which FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view and FIG. 1B is a plan view schematically shown. As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a vibrating gyro element 10 (hereinafter referred to as a gyro element 10) as a vibrating piece is a base 1 formed integrally by processing a base material (material constituting a main part). Drive vibration arms 2a and 2b and detection vibration arms 3a and 3b as first vibration arms, and adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b as second vibration arms. Furthermore, a first support portion 5 is formed by a first connecting portion 5a extending from the base portion 1 and a first fixing portion 5b connected to the first connecting portion 5a and fixed to a substrate such as a package (not shown). A second support portion 6 is formed by the second connecting portion 6a extending from the base portion 1 and the second fixing portion 6b connected to the second connecting portion 6a and fixed to a substrate such as a package (not shown).

  In the gyro element 10 of the present embodiment, an example in which quartz that is a piezoelectric material is used as a base material will be described. The crystal has an X axis called an electric axis, a Y axis called a mechanical axis, and a Z axis called an optical axis. In the present embodiment, a so-called quartz crystal Z that is cut out along a plane defined by the X-axis and the Y-axis orthogonal to the quartz crystal axis and processed into a flat plate shape and has a predetermined thickness in the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the plane. The example which used the board as a base material is demonstrated. Here, the predetermined thickness is appropriately set depending on the oscillation frequency (resonance frequency), the outer size, the workability, and the like. Further, the flat plate forming the gyro element 10 can tolerate errors in the angle of cut-out from the quartz crystal in a certain range for each of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis. For example, it is possible to use what is cut out by rotating in the range of 0 to 2 degrees around the X axis. The same applies to the Y axis and the Z axis.

  The gyro element 10 includes a substantially rectangular base portion 1 positioned at the center portion, and (−) Y from one end portion (Y (−) direction in the figure) of the end portions of the base portion 1 in the (±) Y-axis direction. A pair of vibrating vibrating arms 2a and 2b as first vibrating arms extended in parallel along the axis, and the other end of the base 1 (Y (+) direction in the figure) from the (+) Y axis And a pair of detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b as a pair of first vibrating arms extended in parallel. In this way, the pair of driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the pair of detecting vibrating arms 3a and 3b are respectively extended in the coaxial direction from both ends of the base 1. Due to such a shape, the gyro element 10 according to the present embodiment may be referred to as an H-type vibrating piece (H-type gyro element). In the H-type gyro element 10, the driving vibration arms 2a and 2b and the detection vibration arms 3a and 3b are extended from both ends of the base 1 in the same axial direction, so that the driving system and the detection system are separated. Therefore, the electrostatic coupling between the electrodes of the drive system and the detection system or between the wirings is reduced, and the detection sensitivity is stabilized. In the present embodiment, two vibrating arms for driving and two vibrating arms for detection are provided, taking an H-shaped vibrating piece as an example, but the number of vibrating arms may be one or three or more. good. Further, the drive electrode and the detection electrode may be formed on one vibrating arm.

  In addition, the gyro element 10 is paired from the base 1 so as to be parallel to the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b and sandwich the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b in a direction intersecting the crystal X axis (electrical axis) of quartz. Adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b are extended as second vibrating arms. That is, the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b are extended along the Y axis (in the Y (+) direction). The adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b as the second vibrating arms are formed to have a shorter overall length than the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the detecting vibrating arms 3a and 3b as the first vibrating arms. Thereby, the vibration of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b for adjusting the leakage output does not hinder the main vibration of the gyro element 10 by the first vibrating arm (the driving vibrating arm and the detecting vibrating arm). Therefore, the vibration characteristics of the gyro element 10 are stabilized, and it is advantageous for downsizing the gyro element 10.

  The center of the base 1 can be the center of gravity of the gyro element 10. The X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis are orthogonal to each other and pass through the center of gravity. The outer shape of the gyro element 10 can be line symmetric with respect to a virtual center line in the Y-axis direction passing through the center of gravity. Thereby, the outer shape of the gyro element 10 is well balanced, which is preferable because the characteristics of the gyro element 10 are stabilized and the detection sensitivity is improved. Such an outer shape of the gyro element 10 can be formed by etching (wet etching or dry etching) using a photolithography technique. A plurality of gyro elements 10 can be taken from one crystal wafer.

  Next, an embodiment of the electrode arrangement of the gyro element 10 will be described. 2A and 2B show the electrode arrangement of the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view showing the electrode arrangement on one main surface side, and FIG. 2B shows the electrode arrangement on the other main surface side. FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b shown in FIG. 4A. FIG. 4D is a detecting vibrating arms 3a and 3b and an adjusting vibrating arm shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the BB 'part of 4a, 4b.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, electrodes 11 and 12 are formed to drive the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b. As shown in FIG. 2C, the electrodes 11 and 12 are formed with a driving electrode 11a on one main surface 2c of the driving vibrating arm 2a and a driving electrode 11b on the other main surface 2d. ing. Further, a driving electrode 12c is formed on one side surface 2e and the other side surface 2f of the driving vibrating arm 2a including the tip of the driving vibrating arm 2a. Similarly, a driving electrode 12a is formed on one main surface 2g of the driving vibrating arm 2b, and a driving electrode 12b is formed on the other main surface 2h. Further, a driving electrode 11c is formed on one side surface 2j and the other side surface 2k of the driving vibration arm 2b including the tip of the driving vibration arm 2b.

  The driving electrodes 11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, and 12c formed on the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b have the same potential between the driving electrodes that are disposed to face each other via the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b. Are arranged as follows. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the electrode 11 is connected to the connection pad 11f formed on the first fixing portion 5b connected by the wirings 11d and 11e, and the electrode 12 is connected to the wirings 12d and 12e. By alternately applying a potential difference between the electrode 11 and the electrode 12 through the connection pad 12f formed in the second fixing portion 6b, the so-called tuning fork vibration is excited in the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b.

  Next, the detection electrodes that are formed on the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b and detect distortion generated in the quartz crystal that is the base material when the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b vibrate will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in the detection vibrating arm 3a, detection electrodes 21a and 22a are formed on one main surface 3c along the extending direction of the detection vibrating arm 3a. ing. Also, detection electrodes 21b and 22b are formed on the other main surface 3d opposite to the main surface 3c along the extending direction of the detection vibrating arm 3a. The detection electrode 22a and the detection electrode 22b are electrically connected via the tip of the detection vibrating arm 3a, and the detection electrodes 21a and 21b extend to the vicinity of the tip of the detection vibrating arm 3a. Has been. The detection electrodes 21a and 21b are electrically connected to connection pads 21h formed on the first fixing portion 5b by wirings 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g, respectively. The detection electrodes 22a and 22b are electrically connected to the wiring 22d, the adjustment electrode 22c formed on the adjustment vibrating arm 4a described later, and the connection pad 22f formed on the first fixing portion 5b by the wiring 22e. It is connected to the.

  The detection electrode 21a and the detection electrode 21b are connected to have the same potential, and the detection electrode 22a and the detection electrode 22b are connected to have the same potential. Thereby, the distortion caused by the vibration of the detection vibrating arm 3a is detected by detecting the potential difference between the detection electrodes 21a and 21b and the detection electrodes 22a and 22b. That is, the potential difference between the electrode 21 and the electrode 22 is detected from the connection pads 21h and 22f.

  Similarly, in the detection vibrating arm 3b, detection electrodes 31a and 32a are formed on one main surface 3e along the extending direction of the detection vibrating arm 3b. Also, detection electrodes 31b and 32b are formed on the other main surface 3f opposite to the main surface 3e along the extending direction of the detection vibrating arm 3b. The detection electrode 32a and the detection electrode 32b are electrically connected via the tip of the detection vibrating arm 3b, and the detection electrodes 31a and 31b extend to the vicinity of the tip of the detection vibrating arm 3b. Has been. The detection electrodes 31a and 31b are electrically connected to connection pads 31h formed on the second fixing portion 6b by wirings 31e, 31f and 31g, respectively. The detection electrodes 32a and 32b are electrically connected to a wiring 32d, an adjustment electrode 32c formed on the adjustment vibrating arm 4b described later, and a connection pad 32f formed on the second fixing portion 6b by the wiring 32e. It is connected to the. The detection electrode 31a and the detection electrode 31b are connected to have the same potential, and the detection electrode 32a and the detection electrode 32b are connected to have the same potential. Thereby, the distortion caused by the vibration of the detection vibrating arm 3b is detected by detecting the potential difference between the detection electrodes 31a and 31b and the detection electrodes 32a and 32b. That is, the potential difference between the electrode 31 and the electrode 32 is detected from the connection pads 31h and 32f.

  Next, an electrode as an adjustment portion provided on the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2D, the adjustment vibrating arm 4a has an adjustment electrode 21c on one main surface 4c and the other main surface opposite to the main surface 4c. 4d is formed with an adjustment electrode 21d as an adjustment electrode having the same potential. Further, the adjustment electrode 22c is provided on one side surface 4e of the adjustment vibration arm 4a, and the adjustment electrode 22c on the side surface 4e and the tip of the adjustment vibration arm 4a are provided on the other side surface 4f opposite to the side surface 4e. A continuous adjustment electrode 22c. The adjustment electrodes 21c and 21d are connected to the connection pad 21h by wirings 21f and 21g. The adjustment electrode 22c is electrically connected to the connection pad 22f by the wiring 22e. Similarly, the adjustment vibrating arm 4b has an adjustment electrode 31c on one main surface 4g and an adjustment electrode 31d on the other main surface 4h opposite to the main surface 4g. It is formed as an electrode. The adjustment electrode 32c is provided on one side surface 4j of the adjustment vibrating arm 4b, and the adjustment electrode 32c on the side surface 4j and the tip of the adjustment vibration arm 4b are provided on the other side surface 4k opposite to the side surface 4j. A continuous adjustment electrode 32c. The adjustment electrodes 31c and 31d are connected to the connection pad 31h by wirings 31f and 31g. The adjustment electrode 32c is electrically connected to the connection pad 32f by the wiring 32e.

  As described above, according to the gyro element 10 according to the present embodiment, the angular vibration velocity is applied to the gyro element 10 in a state where the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b are vibrated by applying a predetermined excitation drive signal. The detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b are vibrated by Coriolis force. The adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b are excited by the vibration of the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b. Therefore, the weights of the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, 32c, which are metal films provided on the adjustment vibration arms 4a, 4b, are increased or decreased, or the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, By changing the charge amount by increasing or decreasing the volumes of 31d and 32c, it is possible to suppress unwanted leakage output of the vibrating arms for detection 3a and 3b.

  Therefore, for example, leakage that may occur due to variations in the cross-sectional shapes of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the detecting vibrating arms 3a and 3b due to etching anisotropy of quartz as a base material of the gyro element 10 and manufacturing variations. A decrease in detection sensitivity caused by output can be suppressed, and the gyro element 10 as a highly sensitive vibrating piece can be provided.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another form of the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment. In the gyro element 1 </ b> A shown in FIG. 3A, the fixed portion 7 connected to the base 1 by the connecting portions 5 a and 6 a has a frame shape. In other words, in this example, the fixing portion 7 is formed in which the first fixing portion 5b and the second fixing portion 6b in the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment are integrally connected on the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b. ing.

  3B, the gyro element 1B includes a base 1, driving vibration arms 2a and 2b, detection vibration arms 3a and 3b, and adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b inside a frame-shaped fixing portion 8. The gyro element 1B shown in FIG. The base 1 and the fixed portion 8 are connected by the connecting portions 5a and 6a. As described above, according to the gyro elements 1A and 1B as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, when the gyro unit containing the gyro elements 1A and 1B is formed in the package described later, the gyro elements 1A and 1B are fixed to the package. By increasing the fixing force due to the fixed area of the fixing part 7 or the fixing part 8 being large, vibration leakage to the package can be suppressed. Further, since the fixing portion 7 or 8 has a frame shape, the strength of the gyro elements 1A and 1B can be increased and vibration leakage to the fixing portion 7 or the fixing portion 8 can be suppressed.

(Modification 1)
In the gyro element 10 of the first embodiment described above, the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b contribute to high sensitivity of the gyro element 10 by adding a shape change that allows mass to be added to the tip portion. The effect can be further improved. FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a modification of the gyro element as a vibrating piece in which a wide portion is provided at the tip of the adjusting vibrating arm as the second vibrating arm. In FIG. 4, the same components as those of the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and illustration is also omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the gyro element 1 </ b> C according to this modification includes a base 1 having the same configuration as that of the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment and a pair of drives extending from both ends of the base 1 in the Y-axis direction. For vibration arms 2a, 2b and a pair of vibration arms for detection 3a, 3b. Further, an adjustment vibrating arm 15a adjacent to the detection vibrating arm 3a in the X (−) direction and extending from the base 1 in the Y direction, and a detection vibrating arm 3b adjacent to the X (+) direction in the Y direction. 1 and an adjustment vibrating arm 15b extending from 1. Adjustment electrodes 21c and 31c as film bodies for adjusting the leakage output of the gyro element 1C are provided on the main surfaces of the adjustment vibration arms 15a and 15b, and adjustment electrodes 21c and 31b are provided on the side surfaces of the adjustment vibration arms 15a and 15b. Electrodes 22c and 32c are provided, respectively.

  Weight portions 16a and 16b are provided on the distal end sides of the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b as wide portions of a substantially rectangular shape that are wider (longer in the X-axis direction) than the adjustment vibration arms 15a and 15b. ing. Film bodies 40a and 40b are provided on the surfaces of the weight portions 16a and 16b. The film body can be provided on both main surfaces of the weight portions 16a and 16b and on both side surfaces although not shown. Moreover, the film bodies 40a and 40b may be formed of the same metal material as other electrodes, or may be formed of a non-conductive material. By forming the film bodies 40a and 40b from the same metal material as the other electrodes, it can be manufactured simultaneously with the other electrodes, so that productivity can be increased. In addition, forming the film bodies 40a and 40b from a non-conductive material is advantageous in that the choices of the film body forming material are widened. In addition, as a film body forming material, it is preferable to use a material having a density as high as possible (a high specific gravity).

  According to the gyro element 1C according to the modification 1, the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b are provided in the same manner as the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b as the second vibrating arms described in the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment. Thus, the gyro element 1C in which leakage vibration is suppressed can be obtained. Further, by having the weight portions 16a and 16b as the wide portions on the tip side of the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b, it is possible to suppress leakage vibration while suppressing an increase in the length of the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b. The effect can be improved. Further, since the adjustment range of the weight of the film bodies (electrodes) provided in the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b for suppressing the leakage vibration can be widened, it is possible to perform fine adjustment for suppressing the leakage vibration, and the gyro with higher sensitivity. Element 1C can be provided.

(Second Embodiment)
As a second embodiment, a gyro sensor as a sensor unit including the gyro element 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. 5A and 5B show the gyro sensor 100 according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 5A is a schematic plan view drawn with the lid omitted, and FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the gyro sensor 100 accommodates the gyro element 10 and the semiconductor device 120 as an electronic component in the recess of the package 110, and the opening of the package 110 is sealed with a lid 130. And the inside is kept airtight. As shown in FIG. 5B, the package 110 includes a first substrate 111 on a flat plate, a frame-shaped second substrate 112, a third substrate 113, and a fourth substrate 114 on the first substrate 111 in order. A concave portion that is formed by stacking and fixing and accommodating the semiconductor device 120 and the gyro element 10 is formed. The substrates 111, 112, 113, and 114 are made of, for example, ceramics.

  In the first substrate 111, a die pad 115 on which the semiconductor device 120 is mounted and fixed is provided on an electronic component mounting surface 111a on which the semiconductor device 120 on the concave side is mounted. The semiconductor device 120 is bonded and fixed on the die pad 115 by, for example, a brazing material (die attach material) 140.

  The semiconductor device 120 has a drive circuit as an excitation unit for driving and vibrating the gyro element 10 and a detection circuit as a detection unit for detecting a detection vibration generated in the gyro element 10 when an angular velocity is applied. Specifically, the drive circuit included in the semiconductor device 120 includes drive electrodes 11a, 11b, and 12c and drive electrodes 11c formed on the pair of drive vibrating arms 2a and 2b (see FIG. 2) of the gyro element 10, respectively. , 12a, 12b (see FIG. 2). In addition, the detection circuit included in the semiconductor device 120 includes detection electrodes 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b and detection electrodes 31a, 31b, 32a formed on the pair of detection vibrating arms 3a, 3b of the vibration gyro element 10, respectively. The detection signal generated in 32b (see FIG. 2) is amplified to generate an amplified signal, and the rotational angular velocity applied to the gyro sensor 100 is detected based on the amplified signal.

  The second substrate 112 is formed in a frame shape having an opening large enough to accommodate the semiconductor device 120 mounted on the die pad 115. The third substrate 113 is formed in a frame shape having an opening wider than the opening of the second substrate 112, and is laminated and fixed on the second substrate 112. A bonding wire BW that is electrically connected to an electrode pad (not shown) of the semiconductor device 120 is formed on the second substrate surface 112a that is formed on the second substrate 112 and is laminated inside the opening of the third substrate 113. A plurality of IC connection terminals 112b to be connected are formed. An electrode pad (not shown) of the semiconductor device 120 and an IC connection terminal 112b provided in the package 110 are electrically connected using a wire bonding method. That is, the plurality of electrode pads provided on the semiconductor device 120 and the corresponding IC connection terminal 112b of the package 110 are connected by the bonding wire BW. Any one of the IC connection terminals 112b is electrically connected to a plurality of external connection terminals 111c provided on the external bottom surface 111b of the first substrate 111 by an internal wiring (not shown) of the package 110.

  On the third substrate 113, a fourth substrate 114 having an opening wider than the opening of the third substrate 113 is laminated and fixed. Then, the fourth substrate 114 is laminated on the third substrate 113, and the third substrate surface 113a appearing inside the opening of the fourth substrate 114 has connection pads 11f and 12f formed in the gyro element 10 shown in FIG. , 21h, 22f, 31h, and 32f are formed with a plurality of gyro element connection terminals 113b. The gyro element connection terminal 113b is electrically connected to one of the IC connection terminals 112b by an internal wiring (not shown) of the package 110. In the gyro element 10, the fixing portions 5b and 6b of the gyro element 10 are placed on the third substrate surface 113a so that the positions of the connection pads 11f, 12f, 21h, 22f, 31h, and 32f and the gyro element connection terminal 113b are aligned. Then, the adhesive is fixed by the conductive adhesive 150.

  Further, the lid 130 is disposed on the upper surface 114a of the opening of the fourth substrate 114, the opening of the package 110 is sealed, and the inside of the package 110 is hermetically sealed, whereby the gyro sensor 100 is obtained. The lid 130 can be formed using, for example, a metal such as 42 alloy (an alloy containing 42% nickel in iron) or Kovar (an alloy of iron, nickel, and cobalt), ceramics, glass, or the like. For example, when the lid 130 is formed of metal, it is joined to the package 110 by seam welding via a seal ring 160 formed by punching a Kovar alloy or the like into a rectangular ring shape. Since the recessed space formed by the package 110 and the lid 130 serves as a space for the gyro element 10 to operate, it is preferably sealed and sealed in a reduced pressure space or an inert gas atmosphere.

  In the gyro sensor 100, the leakage output of the gyro element 10 is suppressed and adjusted before the lid 130 is hermetically sealed. First, the principle of the leakage output suppression adjustment method of the gyro element 10 will be described. As shown in the gyro element 10 (see FIG. 1), the base is attached to an H-shaped vibrating piece having driving vibration arms 2a and 2b and detection vibration arms 3a and 3b extending from both ends of the base 1 in the Y-axis direction. In the configuration including the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b extending in the same direction from the extending end portions of the one detecting vibrating arms 3a and 3b, the vibration direction of the leak output is a finished shape due to variations in etching processing of the vibrating arms. It is effective to make an adjustment that suppresses leakage output accordingly.

  Specifically, when the gyro element 10 is driven, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b are moving in the direction indicated by the arrow P, the output waveforms of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b. The output waveforms S1 more and S2 more of the leak output of the detection vibrating arms 3a and 3b that move in the direction of DS and arrow Q show waveforms as shown in FIG. In order to cancel such a leak output, the phases of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b need to be the phases T1 and T2 shown in FIG. 6C. For this purpose, the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b need to be in opposite phases. Further, when the gyro element 10 is driven, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b are moving in the direction indicated by the arrow P, the output waveforms DS and arrows of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b are shown. The output waveforms S1 and S2 of the leak output of the vibrating arms for detection 3a and 3b that move in the Q direction show waveforms as shown in FIG. 7B. In order to cancel such a leak output, the phases of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b need to be the phases T1 and T2 shown in FIG. 7C. For this purpose, the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b need to be in phase.

As described above, the vibration direction of such a leak output varies depending on the finished shape due to processing variations of each vibrating arm. For example, even when a vibrating arm with a rectangular cross section is designed, the cross section becomes a parallelogram shape, a trapezoidal shape, or a rhombus shape due to the etching anisotropy of the quartz crystal that is the base material, It affects the vibration direction of the leak output. Here, when the resonance frequency of the drive vibrating arms 2a and 2b is fd and the resonance frequency of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b is ft, the drive vibration arms 2a and 2b are set according to the relationship between fd and ft. The relationship in which the phase of 2b and the phases of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b are in phase or out of phase holds as follows. That is,
fd <ft
In this case, the phase of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the phase of the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b are opposite to each other,
fd> ft
In this case, the phase of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the phase of the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b are in phase.

  Next, an example of a leakage output suppression adjustment method for the gyro element 10 based on the relationship between the various vibrating arms described above will be described. First, a part of the film provided on the adjustment vibrating arms 4a, 4b is removed or added, or the substrate of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a, 4b is shaved, etc., to adjust the adjustment vibrating arms 4a, 4b. The resonance frequency is changed by reducing or increasing the mass of the actuator to adjust the relationship between the resonance frequency fd of the drive vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the resonance frequency ft of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b to an appropriate relationship. At the same time, the leakage output is suppressed and adjusted. Specifically, the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, and 32c as film bodies provided on the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b are trimmed by, for example, laser irradiation, or A film body of the same or different type as the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, and 32c is added by vapor deposition or sputtering to reduce or increase the mass of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b. From this increase / decrease in mass, the resonance frequency is changed to adjust the phase relationship between fd and ft to the desired relationship (fd <ft or fd> ft), and the charge amount is decreased or increased. The effect of leakage output is minimized. In this case, the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, and 32c of the adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b, and the detection electrodes 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b, and 31a of the detection vibration arms 3a and 3b, 31b, 32a, and 32b are electrically connected.

  As described above, the leakage output suppression adjustment method of the present embodiment removes or adds a part of the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, and 32c of the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b. Thus, by adjusting the resonance frequency fd of the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the resonance frequency ft of the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b to an appropriate relationship and changing the amount of charge, the leakage output can be reduced. Adjustments can be made. For example, in the case of the gyro element 1C shown in the modified example in which the adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b have the weight portions as the wide portions, first, the wide portions provided at the tip portions of the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b. The film bodies 40a and 40b of the weight portions 16a and 16b are trimmed by, for example, laser irradiation, or a film body of the same or different type as the film bodies 40a and 40b is added by vapor deposition or sputtering. The mass of the parts 16a and 16b is reduced or increased. Due to the increase / decrease of the mass, the resonance frequency is changed to adjust the phase relationship between fd and ft to a desired relationship (fd <ft or fd> ft).

  After performing the above phase adjustment, next, leakage output suppression adjustment is performed. Specifically, a part of the adjustment electrodes 21c, 21d, 22c, 31c, 31d, and 32c provided on the adjustment vibration arms 15a and 15b is removed by, for example, laser irradiation, vapor deposition, sputtering, or the like. By adding an electrode metal, the amount of charge is reduced or increased, thereby minimizing the influence of leakage output.

  Here, because the vibration arms for driving 2a and 2b and the vibration arms for adjustment 4a and 4b extend in the opposite directions from the base 1, vibrations in the “TuX” mode can be avoided. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the vibration mode of the gyro element for explaining the vibration in the “TuX” mode. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing vibration modes of the gyro element in the comparative example, and FIGS. 8C and 8D are diagrams showing vibration modes of the gyro element according to the embodiment of the present invention. is there.

  8A and 8B, the vibration mode of the gyro element 1010 as a comparative example will be described. The gyro element 1010 is provided with a pair of drive vibration arms 1002a and 1002b and a pair of adjustment vibration arms 1004a and 1004b sandwiching the drive vibration arms 1002a and 1002b at one end of the base 1001, and the other of the base 1001. A pair of detection vibrating arms 1003a and 1003b are provided at the ends. Furthermore, the 1st support part 1005 and the 2nd support part 1006 are provided in the both ends of the base 1001 of the direction which cross | intersects the above-mentioned one end and the other end.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the normal vibration mode of the gyro element 1010 is such that the vibration direction f1 of the drive vibration arm 1002a and the vibration direction f2 of the drive vibration arm 1002b move in opposite directions (reverse phase). The vibration direction e1 of the adjustment vibrating arm 1004a and the vibration direction e2 of the adjustment vibration arm 1004b move in opposite directions (reverse phase). At this time, the vibration direction f1 of the adjacent drive vibration arm 1002a and the vibration direction e1 of the adjustment vibration arm 1004a move in the same direction. Similarly, the vibration direction f2 of the adjacent drive vibration arm 1002b and the vibration direction e2 of the adjustment vibration arm 1004b move in the same direction. In addition, each also vibrates in the same phase direction in the vibration in the direction opposite to the above. By vibrating in such a vibration mode (Tu-mode vibration, so-called tuning fork vibration), the vibration vectors (motion vectors) in the drive vibration arms 1002a and 1002b and the adjustment vibration arms 1004a and 1004b can be balanced and stable. Vibration is performed.

  However, the vibration mode deviating from the stable vibration mode as described above due to variations in the shape of each vibration arm and the extending portion of the vibration arm from the base 1001 due to manufacturing variations in the formation process of the gyro element 1010. (Vibration in “TuX” mode) appears. This “TuX” mode vibration will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the gyro element 1010 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  In the “TuX” mode, the vibration arms of the pair of drive vibration arms 1002a and 1002b and the vibration arms of the pair of adjustment vibration arms 1004a and 1004b move in the same direction (in phase). Specifically, referring to FIG. 8B, the driving vibration arm 1002a moves in the vibration direction f3, and the other driving vibration arm 1002b moves in the vibration direction f4. That is, the pair of drive vibrating arms 1002a and 1002b move in the same direction (in phase). In addition, the adjustment vibrating arm 1004a moves in the vibration direction e3, and the other adjustment vibration arm 1004b moves in the vibration direction e4. That is, the pair of adjustment vibrating arms 1004a and 1004b move in the same direction (in phase). When such “TuX” mode vibration occurs, the balance of the vibration vectors (motion vectors) between the driving vibration arms 1002a and 1002b and the adjustment vibration arms 1004a and 1004b is lost, resulting in the occurrence of leakage vibration. Will increase.

  Compared to the comparative example described above, in the gyro element 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b extend from the base 1 in opposite directions. Even if the “TuX” mode vibration appears, the influence can be suppressed. Here, it demonstrates in detail using FIG.8 (c), (d). The gyro element 10 is provided with a pair of detection vibration arms 3a and 3b and a pair of adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b sandwiching the detection vibration arms 3a and 3b at one end of the base 1, and a pair at the other end. Driving vibration arms 2a and 2b are provided. Furthermore, the 1st support part 5 and the 2nd support part 6 are provided in the both ends of the base 1 of the direction which cross | intersects the above-mentioned one end and the other end.

  As shown in FIG. 8C, the normal vibration mode of the gyro element 10 is such that the vibration direction f5 of the drive vibration arm 2a and the vibration direction f6 of the drive vibration arm 2b move in opposite directions (reverse phase). The vibration direction e5 of the adjustment vibrating arm 4a and the vibration direction e6 of the adjustment vibration arm 4b move in opposite directions (reverse phase). In addition, each also vibrates in the same phase direction in the vibration in the direction opposite to the above. Even in the case where the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b are provided on the opposite side of the base 1 as in the case of this example, such a vibration mode (Tu mode vibration, so-called tuning fork) is provided. The vibration vectors (motion vectors) in the drive vibration arms 2a and 2b and the adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b are balanced, and stable vibration is performed.

  As described above, the shape of each vibrating arm or the extending portion of the vibrating arm from the base 1 varies due to manufacturing variations in the formation process of the gyro element 10, and thus the stable vibration mode as described above. The vibration mode deviating from (vibration in “TuX” mode) also appears in this example. However, by using the configuration of the gyro element 10 according to the present example, even if this “TuX” mode vibration occurs, the influence can be reduced. This will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the gyro element 10 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  First, “TuX” mode vibration of the gyro element 10 in this example will be described with reference to FIG. In the “TuX” mode, the vibration arms of the pair of drive vibration arms 2a and 2b and the vibration arms of the pair of adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b move in the same direction (in phase). More specifically, the driving vibrating arm 2a moves in the direction of vibration f7, and the other driving vibrating arm 2b moves in the direction of vibration f8. That is, the pair of drive vibrating arms 2a and 2b move in the same direction (in phase). The adjustment vibrating arm 4a moves in the vibration direction e7, and the other adjustment vibration arm 4b moves in the vibration direction e8. That is, the pair of adjustment vibrating arms 4a and 4b move in the same direction (in phase). At this time, the vibration directions f7 and f8 of the driving vibration arms 2a and 2b and the vibration directions e7 and e8 of the adjustment vibration arms 4a and 4b move in opposite directions. When such a “TuX” mode vibration occurs, the rotation vector (motion vector) of the driving vibrating arms 2 a and 2 b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4 a and 4 b causes a rotation around the center of the base 1. Force is generated.

  However, in the gyro element 10 of the present example, since the base 1 is fixed by the first support 5 and the second support 6 provided at both ends of the base 1, the base 1 is fixed in a pseudo manner. Thus, the rotational force hardly affects the respective vibrating arms (the driving vibrating arms 2a and 2b and the adjusting vibrating arms 4a and 4b). In other words, when the rotational force is suppressed by fixing the first support part 5 and the second support part 6, only the frequency of the “TuX” mode is greatly reduced, and the frequency of the “TuX” mode is kept away from the drive frequency. be able to. As a result, in the configuration of the gyro element 10, coupling (generation) of the “TuX” mode can be avoided (the frequency of the “TuX” mode can be kept away from the driving frequency). Can be suppressed, and stable vibration can be continued.

  In addition, like the gyro element 1A and the gyro element 1B described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the frame 1 has the shape of the frame-shaped fixing parts 7 and 8 connected to the base 1 by the connection parts 5a and 6a. Even if it is the structure which has the 1st fixing | fixed part 5b and the 2nd fixing | fixed part 6b, the same effect can be acquired.

  After the leakage output suppression adjustment is performed, the frequency of the gyro element 10 bonded to the package 110 is finely adjusted. The frequency adjustment is performed by removing a part of the electrode of the gyro element 10 by laser trimming to reduce the mass, by adding mass to the gyro element 10 by vapor deposition or sputtering, or by the semiconductor device 120. This can be done by a method of rewriting data.

  FIG. 9 shows a gyro sensor 10A in which the gyro element 10 and the gyro element 1B shown in FIG. 3B are accommodated in the gyro sensor 100 according to the second embodiment, where FIG. 9A is a plan view, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of the DODD part shown to (a). In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the gyro sensor 100 shown in FIG. 5, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the gyro element 1B is placed on the third substrate surface 113a of the third substrate 113, and the fixing portion 8 of the gyro element 1B is connected to the connection pads 11f, 12f, 21h, 22f, 31h, 32f ( 2) and the gyro element connection terminal 113b are placed at the same position, and are bonded and fixed by the conductive adhesive 150. Further, the portions of the fixing portion 8 where the connection pads 11f, 12f, 21h, 22f, 31h, and 32f are not formed are bonded and fixed by the adhesive 170. As the adhesive 170, the conductive adhesive 150 used for the gyro element connection terminal 113b may be used.

  By configuring the gyro sensor 10A using the gyro element 1B having the frame-shaped fixing portion 8, the gyro element 1B is fixed to the package 110 by being bonded and fixed over a wide area by the adhesive 170. A strong gyro sensor can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the vibrations of the drive vibrating arms 2 a and 2 b and the detection vibrating arms 3 a and 3 b from leaking to the package 110.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 10 shows an external view of an electronic apparatus including the gyro element 10 or the gyro elements 1A, 1B, and 1C according to the first embodiment as the third embodiment. FIG. 10A shows a digital video camera 1000 including the gyro element 10 or the gyro elements 1A, 1B, and 1C. The digital video camera 1000 includes an image receiving unit 1100, an operation unit 1200, an audio input unit 1300, and a display unit 1400. Such a digital video camera 1000 can be provided with a camera shake correction function including the gyro elements 10 and 1A of the above-described embodiment and the gyro sensors 100 and 10A as sensor units.

  FIG. 10B shows a mobile phone as an electronic device, and FIG. 10C shows an application example to a personal digital assistant (PDA). A cellular phone 2000 shown in FIG. 10B includes a plurality of operation buttons 2100 and scroll buttons 2200, and a display unit 2300. By operating the scroll button 2200, the screen displayed on the display unit 2300 is scrolled. The PDA 3000 shown in FIG. 10C includes a plurality of operation buttons 3100, a power switch 3200, and a display unit 3300. When the power switch 3200 is operated, various types of information such as an address book and a schedule book are displayed on the display unit 3300.

  Various functions can be provided by mounting the gyro elements 10 and 1A of the above-described embodiment and the gyro sensors 100 and 10A as sensor units on the cellular phone 2000 and the PDA 3000. For example, when a camera function (not shown) is added to the mobile phone 2000 of FIG. 10B, camera shake correction can be performed in the same manner as the digital video camera 1000 described above. In addition, when the mobile phone 2000 of FIG. 10B or the PDA 3000 of FIG. 10C is equipped with a global positioning system widely known as GPS (Global Positioning System), the gyro element 10 of the above-described embodiment. 1A and the gyro sensor 100, 10A as a sensor unit, the position and orientation of the mobile phone 2000 and the PDA 3000 can be recognized by GPS.

  In addition, not only the electronic device shown in FIG. 10 but also an electronic device to which a sensor unit (gyro sensor) including the resonator element of the invention can be applied is a mobile computer, a car navigation device, an electronic notebook, a calculator, a workstation, a television. A telephone, a POS terminal, a game machine, etc. are mentioned.

Although the embodiment has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment and modification, an example in which quartz is used as the gyro element forming material as the resonator element has been described, but a piezoelectric material other than quartz can be used. For example, aluminum nitride (AlN), lithium niobate (LiNbO ₃ ), lithium tantalate (LiTaO ₃ ), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), lithium tetraborate (Li ₂ B ₄ O ₇ ), langasite ( Laminated Gauge substrate such as La ₃ Ga ₅ SiO ₁₄ ), laminated piezoelectric substrate constructed by laminating a piezoelectric material such as aluminum nitride or tantalum pentoxide (Ta ₂ O ₅ ) on a glass substrate, or piezoelectric ceramics Can be used. In addition, the resonator element can be formed using a material other than the piezoelectric material. For example, the resonator element can be formed using a silicon semiconductor material or the like. Further, the vibration (drive) method of the resonator element is not limited to piezoelectric drive. In addition to the piezoelectric drive type using the piezoelectric substrate, the configuration and the effect of the present invention can be exhibited also in an electrostatic drive type using an electrostatic force or a Lorenz drive type using a magnetic force. it can.

  Further, in the above modification, the weight portions 16a and 16b as the wide portions are provided at the free ends of the adjustment vibrating arms 15a and 15b as the second vibrating arms, and the adjustment width for suppressing the leak output is increased. Explained an extended example. Not only this, but by providing a weight portion as a wide portion at the free end of the driving vibrating arm or the detecting vibrating arm as the first vibrating arm, the outer size of the vibrating piece (gyro element) can be increased. The resonance frequency can be lowered while suppressing the size and the sensitivity can be increased.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base part, 2a, 2b ... Drive vibration arm, 3a, 3b ... Detection vibration arm, 4a, 4b ... Adjustment vibration arm, 5 ... 1st support part, 5a ... 1st connection part, 5b ... 1st fixation Part, 6 ... second support part, 6a ... first connection part, 6b ... second fixing part, 10, 1A, 1B, 1C ... gyro element, 100, 10A ... gyro sensor.

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The base,
A driving vibrating arm extending from one end of the base;
A vibrating arm for detection extending from the other end of the base opposite to the one end;
An adjustment vibrating arm extending in a direction opposite to the direction in which the driving vibrating arm extends from the base;
A support portion extending from the base and fixed to the substrate,
The output signal of the adjustment vibrating arm is in reverse phase with respect to the leakage vibration output signal of the detection vibrating arm.
A vibrating piece characterized by that. The driving vibrating arms are a pair of driving vibrating arms,
The detection vibrating arms are a pair of detection vibrating arms,
The adjustment vibrating arms are a pair of adjustment vibrating arms provided so as to sandwich the pair of detection vibrating arms.
The resonator element according to claim 1. The support part has a first connection part and a second connection part, one end of which is connected to the base part,
A first fixing portion connected to the other end of the first connecting portion; and a second fixing portion connected to the other end of the second connecting portion.
The resonator element according to claim 1, wherein the resonator element is a resonator element. The first fixing part and the second fixing part are connected,
The resonator element according to claim 3. The detection vibrating arm is provided with a detection electrode,
The adjustment vibrating arm is provided with a metal film,
The metal film and the detection electrode are electrically connected;
The resonator element according to claim 1, wherein the resonator element is a resonator element. A wide portion is provided at the tip of the adjustment vibrating arm on the side opposite to the base side.
The resonator element according to claim 1, wherein the resonator element is a resonator element. The length of the adjustment vibration arm is shorter than the length of the drive vibration arm and the detection vibration arm,
The resonator element according to claim 1, wherein the resonator element is a resonator element. The resonator element according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An electronic component comprising: a drive circuit for exciting the drive vibration arm; and a detection circuit for detecting a detection signal generated in the detection vibration arm;
A sensor unit comprising: the resonator element; and a package that accommodates the electronic component.   An electronic device comprising the resonator element according to claim 1.

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