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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Tdk Electronics Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK ELECTRONICS AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H01L 41/083 (2006.01); H01L 41/187 (2006.01); G01L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/16 (2013.01); G01L 5/0038 (2013.01); G01L 9/08 (2013.01); H01L 41/0477 (2013.01); H01L 41/083 (2013.01); H01L 41/1132 (2013.01); H01L 41/1876 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor and a method for measuring a pressure are disclosed. In an embodiment the sensor includes a main body including a piezoelectric material and at least two internal electrodes arranged in the piezoelectric material, wherein the at least two internal electrodes are arranged in such a way that a voltage arises between the at least two internal electrodes when a pressure acts on a side surface of the main body that is provided for an application of pressure.