Patents by Inventor Veronica Tan

Veronica Tan 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).

  • Patent number: 12631453
    Abstract: An inertial sensor and a method therefor. The inertial sensor includes: a first substrate; a medium layer stacked on the first substrate; a first electric-conductive layer stacked on the medium layer, first openings being formed in the first electric-conductive layer and spaced from one another; second electric-conductive layers being bonded to the first electric-conductive layer through bonding structures, a gap being formed between adjacent second electric-conductive layers, which are connected to each other by a connection part, and second openings being formed in each of the second electric-conductive layers and spaced from one another; and a second substrate covering the first substrate, a closed space being formed between the second substrate and the first substrate. Compared with a traditional single-layer structure, the die size is reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the integration of device into portable consumer applications is improved, and XY axis sensitivity is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Houming Chong, Veronica Tan, ZaiXiang Pua, Kahkeen Lai, Zhan Zhan
  • Patent number: 12631450
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Shitao Yan, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Patent number: 12607648
    Abstract: An accelerometer includes a substrate. The substrate includes anchor points. An external coupling unit is annular and is parallel to the substrate. A first torsion plate is disposed on an inner side of the external coupling unit and is connected to the anchor points. Inner coupling beams are disposed on a side, close to the anchor points, of the first torsion plate. A second torsion plate is disposed on the inner side of the external coupling unit and is connected to the anchor points, the second torsion plate is connected to the first torsion plate through two of the inner coupling beams, the second torsion plate and the first torsion plate are mutually embedded, the first torsion plate and the second torsion plate are symmetrical about a first axis of symmetry. The accelerometer reduces cross coupling reduced, and accuracy and anti-interference performance of the accelerometer are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai, Hongtao Peng, Houming Chong, Zaixiang Pua
  • Patent number: 12584939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accelerometer, which comprises a substrate and detecting devices. The substrate is provided with supporting anchor points and electrode fixing anchor points; the detecting device comprises two detecting plates and corresponding detecting electrodes, and the detecting electrodes are connected to the electrode fixing anchor points through connecting arms; the detecting plate is elastically connected to the supporting anchor point, the two detecting plates are asymmetrically arranged with respect to axes of the supporting anchor points, and the two detecting plates are parallel to each other and in opposite directions; and the detecting electrodes and the detecting plates are arranged at intervals to form a detecting capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Kaital Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Xiao Kan, Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai, Hongtao Peng, Houming Chong, Zaixiang Pua
  • Patent number: 12565417
    Abstract: A MEMS device and a method for manufacturing the MEMS device are provided. The MEMS device includes a cap sheet and a device sheet. The device sheet includes a silicon substrate, at least two device structure layers, and at least one conductive structure layer, and each two adjacent device structure layers are coupled via a corresponding conductive structure layer. The device sheet defines a functional cavity having a first region, a second region, and a third region. The at least two device structure layers and the at least one conductive structure layer each are across the first region, the second region, and the third region, and the at least two device structure layers and the at least one conductive structure layer cooperatively form a first movable structure in the first region, define an anchor point in the second region, and form a second movable structure in the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Houming Chong, Veronica Tan, Zaixiang Pua, Kahkeen Lai, Zhan Zhan
  • Patent number: 12553717
    Abstract: The present invention provides an MEMS gyroscope and an electronic product. The MEMS gyroscope comprises a plurality of first mass blocks, a second mass block and coupling parts, wherein the plurality of first mass blocks are located at two opposite sides of the second mass block in a first direction; and each coupling part comprises a coupling link and a plurality of connecting beams connected to two ends of the coupling link, the connecting beams are flexible beams, and the coupling part is positioned between the first mass blocks and the second mass block and connects the first mass blocks with the second mass block. Through the arrangement of the coupling links, strong coupling can be realized between the first mass blocks and the second mass block, so that the anti-interference performance of the MEMS gyroscope is enhanced during work and the working stability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shan Yang, Xiao Kan, Zhan Zhan, Shitao Yan, Zhao Ma, Hongtao Peng, Houming Chong, Zaixiang Pua, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 12546601
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a micro-mechanical gyroscope and an electronic product. The micro-mechanical gyroscope includes a plurality of first mass blocks, a plurality of second mass blocks, a plurality of driving members, first connecting beams and second connecting beams. The first mass blocks are arranged to face to each other in a first direction, and the second mass blocks are arranged between the first mass blocks and arranged to face to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In the second direction, the driving members are arranged on either sides of the first mass blocks and of the second mass blocks. Ends of the first mass blocks in the second direction are connected to driving members, respectively, through the first connecting beams, and the second mass blocks are connected to adjacent driving members, respectively, through the second connecting beams 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai
  • Publication number: 20260015223
    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: September 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Zhan Zhan, Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Veronica Tan, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12510358
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a micro-mechanical gyroscope and an electronic product. The micro-mechanical gyroscope includes first mass blocks, second mass blocks, a first driving member, a second driving member, first coupling components and second coupling components. The second mass blocks, the first driving member and the second driving member are arranged between the first mass blocks. The second mass blocks are arranged on either sides of the first second driving members. A first mass block arranged on a side of the first driving member is connected to the first driving member through a first coupling component, and a first mass block arranged on a side of the second driving member is connected to the second driving member through a first coupling component. Ends of the second mass block in the first direction are connected to the first driving member and the second driving member, respectively, through the second coupling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Kaital Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai
  • Publication number: 20250197195
    Abstract: The MEMS device includes a cap sheet defining a recess, and a device sheet bonded with the cap sheet and defining a functional cavity directly facing the recess. The cap sheet includes a substrate having a first surface facing the device sheet, a ground structure and a first metal layer disposed on a portion of the first surface outside the recess, and the ground structure disposed along perimeter of an area where the first metal layer located. The device sheet includes a substrate, a structure layer and a second metal layer sequentially stacked. The structure layer includes a first portion located in the functional cavity and a second portion surrounding the first portion, and the second metal layer is located on the second portion. By the first and second metal layer, the cap sheet is bonded with the device sheet, and all electrodes of the MEMS device are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Veronica Tan, Zhan Zhan, Houming Chong, Zaixiang Pua, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12287205
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Patent number: 12264915
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Xiao Kan, Shitao Yan, Yang Li, Hongtao Peng, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong
  • Patent number: 12222203
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20250026630
    Abstract: An inertial sensor and a method therefor are provided. The inertia sensor includes a first substrate; a first insulation layer stacked on the first substrate; a first conducting layer stacked on the first insulation layer and including first openings; stoppers corresponding to the first openings and embedded into the first openings to close the first openings; a second insulation layer stacked on the first conducting layer and including a cavity; a second conducting layer stacked on the second insulation layer and including second openings; a first bonding structure stacked on the second conducting layer; a second substrate; and a second bonding structure stacked on the second substrate, the second bonding structure and the first bonding structure being bonded together to define a closed space therebetween. Thus, a structure thereof remains stable, thereby minimizing the feature size and bringing more room of device performance improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Veronica Tan, Zhan Zhan, Zaixiang Pua, Houming Chong, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12203755
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AAC KAITAI TECHNOLOGIES (WUHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan, Yan Hong
  • Publication number: 20240418510
    Abstract: An inertial sensor and a method therefor. The inertial sensor includes: a first substrate; a medium layer stacked on the first substrate; a first electric-conductive layer stacked on the medium layer, first openings being formed in the first electric-conductive layer and spaced from one another; second electric-conductive layers being bonded to the first electric-conductive layer through bonding structures, a gap being formed between adjacent second electric-conductive layers, which are connected to each other by a connection part, and second openings being formed in each of the second electric-conductive layers and spaced from one another; and a second substrate covering the first substrate, a closed space being formed between the second substrate and the first substrate. Compared with a traditional single-layer structure, the die size is reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the integration of device into portable consumer applications is improved, and XY axis sensitivity is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Houming Chong, Veronica Tan, ZaiXiang Pua, Kahkeen Lai, Zhan Zhan
  • Publication number: 20240391756
    Abstract: An MEMS sensor and a method therefor. The MEMS sensor includes a buried electrode layer; a top electrode layer spaced from the buried electrode layer, a cavity being formed between the buried electrode layer and the top electrode layer; and a device layer received the cavity. The device layer includes movable mass blocks spaced from one another, each of which is supported on the buried electrode layer through a respective anchor portion, a preset gap is formed between each movable mass block and the top electrode layer, and the preset gap formed by one of the movable mass blocks is different from the preset gap formed by another one of the movable mass blocks. This structure allows for greater flexibility in design and provides higher sensitivity and larger actuation force on the sensor, and die size reduction is achieved while achieving more complex designs with higher accuracy and miniaturization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: ZaiXiang Pua, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai, Houming Chong, Zhan Zhan
  • Publication number: 20240369362
    Abstract: Provided are a micromechanical gyroscope and an electronic product. The micromechanical gyroscope includes a first mass, a plurality of second masses, a plurality of first flexible beams and a plurality of second flexible beams. The first mass is provided with a mounting area, the plurality of second masses are distributed in a first direction, and the plurality of drivers are distributed in first direction and disposed on two opposite sides of the plurality of second masses in first direction. The plurality of drivers and the plurality of second masses are all located within the mounting area, and the first mass surrounds outer sides of the plurality of drivers and outer sides of the plurality of second masses. With the micromechanical gyroscope and the electronic product, the coriolis conversion rate of the first mass 1 can be improved, and the utilization of a chip area can be maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Veronica Tan, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12130139
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Xiao Kan, Shan Yang, Shitao Yan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan
  • Publication number: 20240345127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accelerometer, which comprises a substrate and detecting devices. The substrate is provided with supporting anchor points and electrode fixing anchor points; the detecting device comprises two detecting plates and corresponding detecting electrodes, and the detecting electrodes are connected to the electrode fixing anchor points through connecting arms; the detecting plate is elastically connected to the supporting anchor point, the two detecting plates are asymmetrically arranged with respect to axes of the supporting anchor points, and the two detecting plates are parallel to each other and in opposite directions; and the detecting electrodes and the detecting plates are arranged at intervals to form a detecting capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Shitao Yan, Xiao Kan, Zhao Ma, Zhan Zhan, Shan Yang, Yang Li, Veronica Tan, Kahkeen Lai, Hongtao Peng, Houming Chong, Zaixiang Pua