Abstract: A vibrator 10, which is formed in a silicon wafer 1 by means of MEMS technique, has eight beam portions (beams) 12 supported at a central portion 11 and extending in the radial direction while mutually keeping the same angle and has a ring portion 13 connected to the eight beam portions 12. Outside the ring portion 13, eight electrodes 21a to 21h for electrostatic actuation, capacitance detection, or the like are spaced uniformly with a gap 22 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 21a to 21h. Inside the ring portion 13, sixteen electrodes 23 for frequency adjustment are spaced uniformly with a gap 24 created between the ring portion 13 and the electrodes 23.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 12, 2005
Publication date:
September 27, 2007
Applicant:
BAE STSTEMS PLC
Inventors:
Ryuta Araki, Osamu Torayashiki, Toru Kitamura, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Takemoto, Koji Nakamura, Christopher Fell, Kevin Townsend, Ian Sturland