Patents by Inventor Kahkeen Lai

Kahkeen Lai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240142234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multimass MEMS gyroscope featuring an orthogonal arrangement, which comprises an anchor point unit, a sensing unit and a driving unit; the anchor point unit comprises a central anchor point subunit located at the center of a rectangle and four corner anchor points located at the four corners of the rectangle respectively; the sensing unit comprises four detection mass blocks each of which has a frame structure and is elastically connected between the central anchor point subunit and the corresponding corner anchor point, receding spaces being formed between the detection mass blocks, and four detection decoupling parts; and the driving unit comprises four driving mass blocks, and driving decoupling parts. The gyroscope can improve the arrangement area of transducers and reduce the mass of the detection mass blocks to improve the Coriolis gain, thereby improving the mechanical sensitivity of the gyroscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Shitao Yan, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20240110938
    Abstract: The present invention provides a capacitive micromechanical acceleromete. The capacitive micromechanical acceleromete includes a base with anchor points, at least one detection structure pair arranged on one side of the base and elastically connected to the anchor points, and a detection electrode spaced apart from each detection structure pair. Each detection structure pair includes two seesaw structures elastically connected to the base respectively. The seesaw structures are asymmetric about a rotation axis where the anchor points are located; asymmetric portions of the two seesaw structures are reversed and parallel. In a detection modality, changing directions of spacings formed between the two seesaw structures and the detection electrode are opposite. The capacitive micromechanical acceleromete can reduce the impact of the noise of the angular acceleration of the external rotation or the stress and other external factors on the detection of the accelerometer, and improving the detection accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20240093996
    Abstract: Provided is a fully decoupled MEMS gyroscope, including an anchor point unit, a sensing unit elastically connected to the anchor point unit, and a driving unit configured to drive the sensing unit to move. The anchor point unit includes a center anchor point subunit located at a center of a rectangle and four side anchor points. The driving unit includes four driving members located on four sides of the rectangle. The sensing unit includes two X mass blocks symmetrically arranged in two avoiding intervals, two Y mass blocks symmetrically arranged in the other two avoiding intervals, four Z mass blocks respectively located at an outer side of each driving member, and four Z detection decoupling members respectively located at an outer side of each Z mass block. The X mass blocks and the Y mass blocks are respectively connected to each side anchor point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20240069062
    Abstract: The present invention provides an accelerometer, including base, anchor points, seesaw structures elastically, and a differential detection assembly; the seesaw structures includes a first seesaw structure and a second seesaw structure which are parallel to each other and placed in reverse; the anchor points includes a first anchor point and a second anchor point; the first seesaw structure includes a first elastic member and a first mass block connected to the first elastic member; the first mass block is driven by a normal phase carrier drive signal from the first anchor point; the second seesaw structure includes a second elastic member and a second mass block connected to the second elastic member; and the second mass block is driven by a reversed phase carrier drive signal from the second anchor point. The accelerometer can effectively suppress the impact of noise of an angular acceleration of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20240060778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a three-axis gyroscope and electronic products, including a drive structure used for driving the three-axis gyroscope, a first sensitive structure used for sensing an angular velocity in a first direction, a second sensitive structure used for sensing an angular velocity in the second direction, a third sensitive structure used for sensing an angular velocity in a third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Zhan Zhan, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Veronica Tan, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai
  • Publication number: 20240051819
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a MEMS device and the MEMS device are provided. The method includes: depositing a film on at least a part of a surface of a sacrificial layer, defining at least one through hole in the thin film by machining, removing at least a part of a material covered by the thin film in the sacrificial layer, discharging the part of the material removed from the sacrificial layer from the at least one through hole to define a cavity in the sacrificial layer, and depositing a sealing layer on a surface of the thin film facing away from the sacrificial layer to seal the at least one through hole. Compared with the manufacturing method in the related art, the manufacturing method of the disclosure only requires to deposit one layer of thin film, shorten the production period, and has reliable on-site sealing capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ping-He Chang, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 11891297
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motion control structure and a actuator. The motion control structure includes a motion platform, a first actuator having a first execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along an X-axis direction and a second execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along a Y-axis direction. The first execution unit includes a first actuating element displaced along the X-axis direction. The second execution unit includes a second actuating element displaced along the Y-axis direction. A second actuator surrounds an inner periphery of the motion platform and includes a third execution unit having an assembly portion displaced along the Z-axis direction. The motion control structure of the invention has the advantages that the motion platform can be driven to realize motion in six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ze Tao, Wooicheang Goh, Zhan Zhan, Kahkeen Lai, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 11885618
    Abstract: One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a three-axis micromachined gyroscope which improves the detection sensitivity for detecting angular velocity. Accordingly, the present invention provides a three-axis micromachined gyroscope, including: a base; a vibration part suspended by the base, including a vibration assembly for receiving Coriolis force and generating a position change; a drive electrode for driving the vibration part; a detection part connected with the vibration part for detecting position change of the weights after receiving Coriolis force, and converting the position change of the weight into an electrical signal for outputting; and a swing center of each weight being outside the corresponding weight. When the three-axis micromachined gyroscope receives an angular velocity, the swinging weight is subjected to Coriolis force and a corresponding position change occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AAC KAITAI TECHNOLOGIES (WUHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Xiao Kan, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 11879907
    Abstract: The invention provides an acceleration sensor, including a sensing unit, a sensing unit includes a ring-shaped outer coupling unit; seesaw structures, including at least two and arranged on an inner side of the outer coupling unit; an inner coupling unit, including an inner coupling elastic beam connecting two adjacent seesaw structures; proof mass blocks fixed on the outer coupling unit or the inner coupling unit or the seesaw structures; an in-plane coupling elastic member elastically connecting the seesaw structures to the outer coupling unit; in-plane displacement detection devices arranged on the proof mass blocks and configured to detect movements of the proof mass blocks along the first direction and/or along the second direction; and out-of-plane displacement detection devices arranged on the outer coupling unit and/or the seesaw structures and/or the inner coupling unit configured to detect movements of the seesaw structures along the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Zhao Ma, Hongtao Peng, Xiao Kan, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Yan Hong, Veronica Tan
  • Patent number: 11832043
    Abstract: Provided is a microphone, including a base having a back cavity, a diaphragm, a backplate electrode, and a backplate spaced from the diaphragm and defining an inner cavity jointly with the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a vibration portion, a fixing portion, and a leak hole. The back cavity is communicated with the inner cavity through the leak hole. The backplate is provided with a first through hole. The inner cavity is communicated with outside through the first through hole. The backplate includes a backplate body and a backplate extension portion. The inner cavity includes a first inner cavity and a second inner cavity. The backplate extension portion is provided with a second through hole, and the second inner cavity is communicated with outside through the second through hole. A method for manufacturing the microphone is further provided. The technical solution has better drop performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lanlan Tu, Wooicheang Goh, Kahkeen Lai
  • Publication number: 20230314137
    Abstract: A MEMS single-axis gyroscope includes an anchor point structure, a sensing unit elastically connected with the anchor point structure, and a driving decoupling structure elastically connected with the anchor point structure and the sensing unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of mass blocks arranged side by side and rocker connecting pieces. Each of the rocker connecting pieces is connected between corresponding two adjacent mass blocks. Connecting positions between each of the rocker connecting pieces and the corresponding two adjacent mass blocks are located on a same side of the line connecting the centers of the plurality of mass blocks. The MEMS single-axis gyroscope is able to perform differential detection, which resists interference of external electrical and mechanical noise, and improves a signal-to-noise ratio. By adjusting the rocker connecting pieces arranged between each two adjacent mass blocks, a total vector displacement of the plurality of mass blocks is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shan Yang, Hongtao Peng, Zhan Zhan, Shitao Yan, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20230314139
    Abstract: A three-axis MEMS gyroscope includes a substrate, a sensing unit connected with the substrate, and a driving unit driving the sensing unit to move. The substrate includes anchor point structures and coupling structures connected with the anchor point structures. The driving unit includes driving pieces. One ends of each of the driving pieces are elastically connected with an adjacent coupling structure. The sensing unit includes X and Y mass blocks and Z mass blocks. Each of the X and Y mass blocks is arranged in a corresponding avoiding space. The X and Y mass blocks are respectively connected with adjacent coupling structures to form a rectangular frame. The Z mass blocks are connected with the driving pieces and separately arranged on one side of each driving piece away from each anchor point structure. The three-axis MEMS gyroscope is differentially driven, which realizes differential detection and reduces quadrature error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20230280162
    Abstract: A micromachined gyroscope and an electronic product are provided. The micromachined gyroscope includes a driving component, a detecting component, first connecting components, and second connecting components. The driving component includes first driving pieces, second driving pieces, and driving devices driving the first driving pieces and the second driving piece to move. The detecting component includes first detecting pieces arranged along a third direction, second detecting pieces arranged along a fourth direction, and detecting devices for detecting movement distances of the first detecting pieces and/or the second detecting pieces along a fifth direction. Each of the first connecting pieces and the second connecting pieces rotates around a center thereof, so the second detecting pieces and the first detecting pieces respectively reciprocate along the third direction and the fourth direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong
  • Publication number: 20230266125
    Abstract: A MEMS gyroscope for three-axis detection relates to the technical field of gyroscope and includes a substrate, a sensing unit elastically connected with the substrate, and a driving unit coupled with the sensing unit and driving the sensing unit to move. The substrate includes anchor point structures respectively located at four corners of the substrate and four coupling structures respectively elastically connected with the four anchor point structures. An avoiding space is formed between two adjacent coupling structures. The driving unit includes two driving pieces separately elastically connected with adjacent coupling structures. The two driving pieces are symmetrically arranged and are frame-shaped. The sensing unit includes four X and Y mass blocks, two Z mass blocks elastically connected with the driving pieces, and two decoupling mass blocks. The two decoupling mass blocks are elastically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20230266124
    Abstract: A MEMS gyroscope includes an anchor point unit, a sensing unit elastically connected with the anchor point unit, and a driving unit elastically connected with the anchor point unit and the sensing unit. The anchor point unit includes four corner anchor point structures arranged at four corners of the MEMS gyroscope and four central anchor points. The sensing unit includes four first mass blocks elastically connected with the corner anchor point structures and the central anchor points to form avoiding spaces, four second mass blocks arranged within the avoiding spaces, and four decoupling mass blocks. The driving unit includes four driving pieces respectively connected with outer sides of the second mass blocks. The MEMS gyroscope realizes independent detection of angular velocities of three axes and realizes differential detection and balance of vibration moment, which immune to influence of acceleration shock and quadrature error and improves detection accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20230266122
    Abstract: A micromechanical gyroscope and an electronic device are related. The micromechanical gyroscope includes a first movement member, a second movement member, many drive members and a detection member, the first movement member has a first center, with two ends along a second direction oscillating around the first center along a first and a third directions, the second movement member has a second center, with two ends along the first direction oscillating around the second center along the second and third directions. The drive members can drive oscillations of the first and second movement members. The detection member is located above or below the first and second movement members in the third direction, to detect moving distances of the first and second movement members along the third direction. The micromechanical gyroscope can detect angular velocities in two directions simultaneously and perform differential detection to reduce errors, thus expanding application scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong
  • Publication number: 20230228569
    Abstract: The invention discloses a MEMS gyroscope, including a substrate, a first unit and a second unit, and the first unit and the second unit are relatively arranged on the substrate along the first direction. The first unit is connected to the second unit through a coupling spring, and the substrate is also provided with a driving electrode and a detection electrode. The first unit includes a first weight and a second weight. The second unit includes the third weight and the fourth weight set oppositely along the second direction. The second set of coupling structures are connected to the third weight and fourth weight. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the present invention is that the MEMS gyroscope adopts a symmetrical layout, which facilitates the realization of differential detection and improves the sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Yang Li, Hongtao Peng, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong
  • Publication number: 20230228788
    Abstract: A MEMS accelerometer includes a base, proof mass, at least one pair of seesaw structures, and an out-of-plane displacement detection component. The at least one pair of the seesaw structures are oppositely disposed and fixed on the base through anchor points, and the out-of-plane displacement detection component is configured to detect rotation of the at least one pair of the seesaw structures or out-of-plane linear motion of the proof mass. Linear displacement of the MEMS accelerometer is not only beneficial to improve linearity of a capacitive displacement detection, but also to other non-capacitive detection methods, such as optical displacement detection. In addition, a double coupling structure is adopted to jointly couple rotation of seesaws, and remaining translational and rotational modes of the seesaw structures are suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong, Kahkeen Lai
  • Publication number: 20230228789
    Abstract: The invention provides an acceleration sensor, including a sensing unit, a sensing unit includes a ring-shaped outer coupling unit; seesaw structures, including at least two and arranged on an inner side of the outer coupling unit; an inner coupling unit, including an inner coupling elastic beam connecting two adjacent seesaw structures; proof mass blocks fixed on the outer coupling unit or the inner coupling unit or the seesaw structures; an in-plane coupling elastic member elastically connecting the seesaw structures to the outer coupling unit; in-plane displacement detection devices arranged on the proof mass blocks and configured to detect movements of the proof mass blocks along the first direction and/or along the second direction; and out-of-plane displacement detection devices arranged on the outer coupling unit and/or the seesaw structures and/or the inner coupling unit configured to detect movements of the seesaw structures along the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Zhao Ma, Hongtao Peng, Xiao Kan, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Yan Hong, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20230213338
    Abstract: A MEMS gyroscope includes an anchor point, at least two driving structures connected with the anchor point; a mass group connected with the driving structures, and coupling beams connected with adjacent driving structures. The mass group includes two detecting components arranged on opposite sides of the driving structures and connected with the driving structures. Each of the detecting components includes two mass blocks arranged at intervals and detecting transducers arranged below or above the mass blocks. The mass blocks are connected with the driving structures. At least portions of the mass blocks extend to outsides of the driving structures. The mass blocks and the detecting transducers are symmetrically arranged, which is convenient for realizing differential detection. In an out-plane oscillation mode, most portions of the mass blocks sense an angular velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Xiao Kan, Zhan Zhan, Zhao Ma, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong