- Patent Title: Oscillation frequency measuring system and method for a MEMS sensor
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Application No.: US15639203Application Date: 2017-06-30
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Publication No.: US10479674B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Alfio Russo , Massimo Cataldo Mazzillo , Ferenc Nagy
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
- Priority: ITTO2013A0538 20130628
- Main IPC: G01H9/00
- IPC: G01H9/00 ; B81C1/00 ; G01H3/06

Abstract:
A MEMS sensor has at least a movable element designed to oscillate at an oscillation frequency, and an integrated measuring system coupled to the movable element to provide a measure of the oscillation frequency. The measuring system has a light source to emit a light beam towards the movable element and a light detector to receive the light beam reflected back from the movable element, including a semiconductor photodiode array. In particular, the light detector is an integrated photomultiplier having an array of single photon avalanche diodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170297910A1 OSCILLATION FREQUENCY MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MEMS SENSOR Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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