Abstract: MEMS mass-spring-damper systems (including MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers) using an out-of-plane (or vertical) suspension scheme, wherein the suspensions are normal to the proof mass, are disclosed. Such out-of-plane suspension scheme helps such MEMS mass-spring-damper systems achieve inertial grade performance. Methods of fabricating out-of-plane suspensions in MEMS mass-spring-damper systems (including MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers) are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 27, 2010
Publication date:
February 10, 2011
Applicant:
King Abdullah University of Science ang Technology
Inventors:
Ahmed Kamal Said Abdel Aziz, Abdel Hameed Sharaf, Mohamed Yousef Serry, Sherif Salah Sedky