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Combined enhanced shock load capability and stress isolation structure for an improved performance silicon micro-machined accelerometer

US6257060A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1999
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01P2015/0828
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an acceleration sensor and an accelerometer having isolation structure formed using a bulk straight wall deep reactive ion etch process, whereby external stress sources are isolated from active accelerometer components.

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