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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Llc, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey F. DeNatale, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Philip A. Stupar, Oxnard, CA (US);

Assignee:

Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/00 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 19/5712 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/0096 (2013.01); B81C 1/00269 (2013.01); G01C 19/5712 (2013.01); B81B 7/0032 (2013.01); B81B 7/0087 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0242 (2013.01); B81C 1/00301 (2013.01); B81C 2203/0109 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for providing localized heating as well as protection for a vibrating MEMS device. A cap over a MEMS gyroscope includes an embedded temperature sensor and a heater. The temperature sensor is a trace made of a material with a known temperature/resistance coefficient, which loops back along itself to reduce electromagnetic interference. The heater is a resistive metal trace which also loops back along itself. The temperature sensor and the heater provide localized temperature stabilization for the MEMS gyroscope to reduce temperature drift in the MEMS gyroscope.


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