Invention Application
- Patent Title: MEMS DEVICE WITH TILTABLE STRUCTURE AND IMPROVED CONTROL
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Application No.: US17720506Application Date: 2022-04-14
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Publication No.: US20220334378A1Publication Date: 2022-10-20
- Inventor: Roberto CARMINATI , Nicolo' BONI , Andrea BARBIERI , Marco ZAMPROGNO , Luca MOLINARI
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MB)
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MB)
- Priority: IT102021000009635 20210416
- Main IPC: G02B26/08
- IPC: G02B26/08 ; H02N2/02 ; H02N2/06

Abstract:
A MEMS device includes a semiconductor body with a cavity and forming an anchor portion, a tiltable structure elastically suspended over the cavity, first and second support arms to support the tiltable structure, and first and second piezoelectric actuation structures biasable to deform mechanically, generating a rotation of the tiltable structure around a rotation axis. The piezoelectric actuation structures carry first and second piezoelectric displacement sensors. When the tiltable structure rotates around the rotation axis, the displacement sensors are subject to respective mechanical deformations and generate respective sensing signals in phase opposition to each other, indicative of the rotation of the tiltable structure. The sensing signals are configured to be acquired in a differential manner.
Public/Granted literature
- US12066621B2 MEMS device with tiltable structure and improved control Public/Granted day:2024-08-20
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