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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 11, 2014
Applicant:

Ams International Ag, Rapperswil-Jona, CH;

Inventors:

Martijn Goossens, Veldhoven, NL;

Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Eindhoven, NL;

Peter Gerard Steeneken, Valkenswaard, NL;

Casper van der Avoort, Waalre, NL;

Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, Hoogeloon, NL;

Assignee:

AMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Rapperswil-Jona, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 27/00 (2006.01); B81C 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 27/005 (2013.01); B81C 99/0035 (2013.01); G01L 27/002 (2013.01); B81B 2201/02 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0264 (2013.01); B81B 2207/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

One example discloses a MEMS device, including: a cavity having an internal environment; a seal isolating the internal environment from an external environment outside the MEMS device; wherein the seal is susceptible to damage in response to a calibration unsealing energy; wherein upon damage to the seal, a pathway forms which couples the internal environment to the external environment; and a calibration circuit capable of measuring the internal environment before and after damage to the seal.


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