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GB2460060B - MEMS device and process - Google Patents

MEMS device and process

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Publication number
GB2460060B
GB2460060B GB0808746A GB0808746A GB2460060B GB 2460060 B GB2460060 B GB 2460060B GB 0808746 A GB0808746 A GB 0808746A GB 0808746 A GB0808746 A GB 0808746A GB 2460060 B GB2460060 B GB 2460060B
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Prior art keywords
mems device
mems
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GB0808746A
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GB0808746D0 (en
GB2460060A (en
Inventor
Richard Ian Laming
Colin Robert Jenkins
Tsjerk Hans Hoekstra
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Cirrus Logic International UK Ltd
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Wolfson Microelectronics PLC
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Priority to GB1013806A priority Critical patent/GB2470506B/en
Priority to GB0808746A priority patent/GB2460060B/en
Publication of GB0808746D0 publication Critical patent/GB0808746D0/en
Publication of GB2460060A publication Critical patent/GB2460060A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
    • B81B3/0018—Structures acting upon the moving or flexible element for transforming energy into mechanical movement or vice versa, i.e. actuators, sensors, generators
    • B81B3/0027—Structures for transforming mechanical energy, e.g. potential energy of a spring into translation, sound into translation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
    • B81B3/0064—Constitution or structural means for improving or controlling the physical properties of a device
    • B81B3/0086—Electrical characteristics, e.g. reducing driving voltage, improving resistance to peak voltage
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R19/00—Electrostatic transducers
    • H04R19/005—Electrostatic transducers using semiconductor materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R31/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B2201/00—Specific applications of microelectromechanical systems
    • B81B2201/02—Sensors
    • B81B2201/0257—Microphones or microspeakers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B2207/00—Microstructural systems or auxiliary parts thereof
    • B81B2207/07—Interconnects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/003—Mems transducers or their use

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
GB0808746A 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 MEMS device and process Active GB2460060B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1013806A GB2470506B (en) 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 Mems device and process
GB0808746A GB2460060B (en) 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 MEMS device and process

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0808746A GB2460060B (en) 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 MEMS device and process

Publications (3)

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GB0808746D0 GB0808746D0 (en) 2008-06-18
GB2460060A GB2460060A (en) 2009-11-18
GB2460060B true GB2460060B (en) 2010-10-27

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007143129A2 (en) * 2006-06-04 2007-12-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Microelectromechanical systems having stored charge and methods for fabricating and using same
WO2007143058A2 (en) * 2006-06-04 2007-12-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Methods for trapping charge in a microelectromechanical system and microelectromechanical system employing same
EP1916222A2 (en) * 2006-10-24 2008-04-30 Seiko Epson Corporation MEMS device with reduced parasitic capacitance

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007143129A2 (en) * 2006-06-04 2007-12-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Microelectromechanical systems having stored charge and methods for fabricating and using same
WO2007143058A2 (en) * 2006-06-04 2007-12-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh Methods for trapping charge in a microelectromechanical system and microelectromechanical system employing same
EP1916222A2 (en) * 2006-10-24 2008-04-30 Seiko Epson Corporation MEMS device with reduced parasitic capacitance

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GB0808746D0 (en) 2008-06-18
GB2460060A (en) 2009-11-18

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