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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Andrew C. McNeil, Chandler, AZ (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An inertial sensor includes a substrate, a movable element having an edge, and a suspension system retaining the movable element in spaced apart relationship above a surface of the substrate. The suspension system includes an anchor attached to the surface of the substrate, the anchor having a first side laterally spaced apart from the edge of the movable element, and a spring structure having a first attach point coupled to the first side of the anchor and a second attach point coupled to the edge of the movable element. The spring structure includes beam sections serially adjoining one another, the beam sections extending from the first side of the anchor and surrounding the anchor to couple to the edge of the movable element. The spring structure makes no more than one coil around the anchor to position the first attach point in proximity to the second attach point.