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Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Invensense, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Julian Thompson, Beaverton, OR (US);

Michael Dueweke, Campbell, CA (US);

Ilya Gurin, Mountain View, CA (US);

Joseph Seeger, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

InvenSense, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/04 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); B81B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 3/0051 (2013.01); B81B 7/02 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0118 (2013.01); H02N 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A MEMS sensor is disclosed. The MEMS sensor includes a MEMS structure and a substrate coupled to the MEMS structure. The substrate includes a layer of metal and a layer of dielectric material. The MEMS structure moves in response to an excitation. A first over-travel stop is formed on the substrate at a first distance from the MEMS structure. A second over-travel stop on the substrate at a second distance from the MEMS structure. At least one electrode on the substrate at a third distance from the MEMS structure. The first, second and third distances are all different.


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