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本出願は、2008年9月5日に出願された米国特許出願第12/205,241号、現在の米国特許第8,146,425号の一部継続出願である、2012年4月2日に出願された、米国特許出願第13/437,859号の優先権を主張するものであり、これらの出願の開示は、その全体が参照によって本明細書に組み込まれる。
例えば、平面外またはz軸の運動を計測する商用MEMS加速度計は、z軸における差動キャパシタンスを計測できるように、慣性質量体の上方および/または下方に位置決めされる電極を有してもよい。慣性質量体の下方にある電極に基づいた設計では、一般に慣性質量体の駆動、またはそれに電位を与えることを必然的に伴い、慣性質量体の下方の電極を用いてz軸運動を容量検知する。しかしながら、電極と基板との間の寄生キャパシタンスがこの計測の信頼性に望ましくない影響を与える可能性がある。
12……誘電層
18……MEMS構造体
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- 基板と、
前記基板に結合され、前記基板に対して可動である質量体を有するMEMS構造体と、
前記MEMS構造体の前記可動質量体に電気的に結合された基準構造体と、を備え、
前記MEMS構造体が前記基準構造体を実質的に取り囲む、MEMSセンサ。 - 前記基準構造体の一方の表面が前記MEMS構造体の一方の表面と実質的に共面となる、請求項1に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- 前記MEMS構造体が前記基準構造体から放射状に外側にある、請求項1に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- 前記基板上に形成されたZ平面MEMS電極をさらに備え、前記MEMS構造体が前記Z平面MEMS電極の実質的上方に形成される、請求項1に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- 前記基板上に形成され、前記Z平面MEMS電極と共面となるZ平面基準電極をさらに備え、前記Z平面基準電極が前記基準構造体の実質的下方に形成される、請求項4に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- 前記MEMS構造体および前記基準構造体の上方に形成されるキャップをさらに備え、前記キャップが前記MEMS構造体および前記基準構造体を被包する、請求項1に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- 前記基板が前記基板上またはその内部に形成される電子回路部品をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のMEMSセンサ。
- MEMSセンサを生産する方法であって、
基板を提供することと、
前記基板に結合され、前記基板に対して可動である質量体を有するMEMS構造体を形成することと、
前記MEMS構造体の前記可動質量体に電気的に結合された基準構造体を形成することと、を含み、
前記MEMS構造体が前記基準構造体を実質的に取り囲む、方法。 - 前記基準構造体の一方の表面が前記MEMS構造体の一方の表面と実質的に共面となる、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記MEMS構造体が前記基準構造体から放射状に外側にある、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記基板上にZ平面MEMS電極を形成することをさらに含み、前記MEMS構造体が前記Z平面MEMS電極の実質的上方に形成される、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記Z平面MEMS電極と実質的に共面となるZ平面基準電極を前記基板上に形成することをさらに含み、前記Z平面基準電極が前記基準構造体の実質的下方に形成される、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記Z平面MEMS電極を形成することおよび前記Z平面基準電極を形成することが同じ処理ステップ中に実行される、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記基準構造体を形成することおよび前記MEMS構造体を形成することが同じ処理ステップ中に実行される、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記MEMS構造体および前記基準構造体の上方にキャップを形成することをさらに含み、前記キャップが前記MEMS構造体および前記基準構造体を被包する、請求項8に記載の方法。
- MEMSセンサを使用してZ軸運動を計測する方法であって、
基板であって、前記基板上にZ平面MEMS電極を有する基板を提供することと、
検知素子を形成するために、可動質量体に電気的に結合された基準構造体を提供することと、
前記Z平面MEMS電極の実質的上方のMEMS構造体であって、前記MEMS構造体は、前記基板に結合され、前記基板に対して可動である前記質量体を有し、前記MEMS構造体が前記基準構造体を実質的に取り囲む、MEMS構造体を提供することと、
前記Z平面MEMS電極に電位を印加することと、
前記検知素子を使用して、前記検知素子と前記Z平面MEMS電極との間のキャパシタンスの変化を計測することと、を含む、方法。 - Z平面MEMS電極と実質的に共面となるZ平面基準電極であって、前記基準構造体の実質的下方に形成される、Z平面基準電極を前記基板上に提供することと、
前記Z平面基準電極に電位を印加することと、
前記検知素子を使用して、前記検知素子と前記Z平面基準電極との間のキャパシタンスの変化を計測することと、を含む、請求項16に記載の方法。
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