Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stiction resistant mems device and method of operation
- Patent Title (中): 防静电装置及操作方法
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Application No.: US13760465Application Date: 2013-02-06
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Publication No.: US09190937B2Publication Date: 2015-11-17
- Inventor: Yizhen Lin , Andrew C. McNeil , Mark E. Schlarmann
- Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
- Current Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agent Charlene R. Jacobsen
- Main IPC: G01P15/125
- IPC: G01P15/125 ; H02N1/00 ; B81C1/00

Abstract:
A MEMS device (20) includes a movable element (20) suspended above a substrate (22) by a spring member (34) having a spring constant (104). A spring softening voltage (58) is applied to electrodes (24, 26) facing the movable element (20) during a powered mode (100) to decrease the stiffness of the spring member (34) and thereby increase the sensitivity of the movable element (32) to an input stimulus (46). Upon detection of a stiction condition (112), the spring softening voltage (58) is effectively removed to enable recovery of the movable element (32) from the stiction condition (112). A higher mechanical spring constant (104) yields a stiffer spring (34) having a larger restoring force (122) in the unpowered mode (96) in order to enable recovery from the stiction condition (112). A feedback voltage (56) can be applied to feedback electrodes (28, 30) facing the movable element (32) to provide electrical damping.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140217929A1 STICTION RESISTANT MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2014-08-07
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