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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an MEMS device in which a sensor whose electric potential can be acquired from a side of a support substrate and other sensors can be miniaturized and integrated.SOLUTION: The MEMS device D includes an acceleration sensor (first sensor) S1 in which cross sectional portions of through electrodes 22a to 22e exposed to the side 2e of the support substrate 2a can be used as potential acquiring ports of movable electrodes 4 and 5 and fixed electrodes 20a to 21b; and a pressure sensor (second sensor) S2 having a sensor substrate 1A stacked on the acceleration sensor S1 via the support substrate 2a.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a MEMS device capable of preventing a movable part from being bonded to an electrode substrate.SOLUTION: A MEMS device includes: a movable body substrate 1 on which a movable part 11 is formed; and electrode substrates 2a and 2b bonded to the movable body substrate 1, on each of which an electrode acting with the movable part 11 is formed. On substrate surfaces on the sides of at least either one of the movable body substrate 1 or electrode substrates 2a and 2b, semiconductors (semiconductor films 32 and 33) are used as bonding materials.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor sensor inspection device that can reduce the size and cost of a semiconductor sensor including an inspection element and an output circuit.SOLUTION: A sensor system includes: an ASIC 2 connected to an MEMS sensor 1, detecting a signal according to a physical quantity, outputting a physical quantity signal; and a capacitor Cref provided in the MEMS sensor 1, and having a physical quantity detected for the ASIC 2 in order to inspect a physical quantity signal output from the ASIC 2.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an acceleration sensor reducing damage to a protrusion and having high reliability.SOLUTION: An acceleration sensor comprises: a plate-like movable electrode 4; a pair of beam parts 41, 42 respectively supporting sides of the movable electrode facing each other so that the movable electrode 4 is swingable; an upper fixed plate 2 arranged to be spaced from the movable electrode 4; fixed electrodes 21, 22, of the upper fixed plate 2, provided on a surface facing the movable electrode 4; and a protrusion 6, of the movable electrode 4, provided in a place being in contact with the fixed electrodes 21, 22. An arrangement part 61, of the movable electrode 4, where the protrusion 6 is arranged, is formed to have a thinner thickness than that of the movable electrode 4 and has a spring property.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oscillating device capable of adjusting a deviation between a phase of pulse voltage and a phase of oscillation of a movable plate with a simple method.SOLUTION: The oscillating device oscillates a movable plate 2 on a twisted spring 3 as axis by applying a pulse voltage across interdigital electrodes 2b and 4d. The pulse voltage is supplied at first predetermined time intervals. A time difference from the timing when the pulse voltage is supplied as the reference up to a timing when the swing angle of an oscillation of the movable plate 2 detected by an oscillation detection sensor 19 is zero. Comparing the measured time difference to a second predetermined time, when the difference between the time difference and the second predetermined time exceeds an allowable time difference, a feedback control is performed to increase or decrease the duty ratio of the pulse voltage so that the timing when the swing angle of the oscillation of the movable plate 2 becomes zero comes after a second predetermined time from the timing when the pulse voltage is supplied.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostatic capacitance type sensor which is capable of reducing variation in output characteristics.SOLUTION: An electrostatic capacitance type sensor comprises movable electrodes 4, 5 which are movable in accordance with a physical quantity given from the outside, an upper fixed plate 2a which is disposed while being opposed to one-side surfaces of the movable electrodes 4, 5, a lower fixed plate 2b which is disposed while being opposed to other-side surfaces of the movable electrodes 4, 5, beams 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b which support the movable electrodes 4, 5 so as to freely oscillate with respect to a frame, fixed electrodes 20a, 21a disposed at a side of the upper fixed plate 2a confronted with the movable electrodes 4, 5, and a detection electrode which detects a change in electrostatic capacitance between the movable electrodes 4, 5 and the fixed electrodes 20a, 21a. A center frame 22 that is a frame in a central portion between the movable electrodes 4, 5 is not coupled partially or entirely with at least one of the upper fixed plate 2a and the lower fixed plate 2b.