MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR
First Claim
1. A micromechanical sensor, comprising:
- a substrate having a main extension plane;
a mass element movable relative to the substrate; and
a spring structure via which the movable mass element is coupled to the substrate, wherein;
the spring structure includes a first spring element and a second spring element,the first and second spring elements extend essentially in parallel to each other in sections,the spring structure includes a first compensation element and a second compensation element for quadrature compensation,the first compensation element is connected to the first spring element,the second compensation element is connected to the second spring element,the first spring element has a first spring structure width extending along a transverse direction,the second spring element has a second spring structure width extending along the transverse direction,the first compensation element in a first subarea extends in parallel to the transverse direction along a first width,the first spring structure width and the first width are different,the second compensation element in a second subarea extends in parallel to the transverse direction along a second width, andthe second spring structure width and the second width are different.
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Abstract
A micromechanical sensor is provided as including a substrate having a main extension plane and a mass element movable relative to the substrate, the movable mass element being coupled to the substrate via a spring structure, the spring structure including a first and a second spring element, the first and second spring elements extending essentially in parallel to each other in sections and being coupled to each other in sections, the spring structure including a first and a second compensation element for quadrature compensation, the first compensation element being connected to the first spring element, the second compensation element being connected to the second spring element, the first spring element having a first spring structure width extending along a transverse direction, the second spring element having a second spring structure width extending along the transverse direction, the first compensation element in a first subarea extending in parallel to the transverse direction along a first width, the first spring structure width and the first width being different, the second compensation element in a second subarea extending in parallel to the transverse direction along a second width, the second spring structure width and the second width being different.
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11 Claims
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1. A micromechanical sensor, comprising:
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a substrate having a main extension plane; a mass element movable relative to the substrate; and a spring structure via which the movable mass element is coupled to the substrate, wherein; the spring structure includes a first spring element and a second spring element, the first and second spring elements extend essentially in parallel to each other in sections, the spring structure includes a first compensation element and a second compensation element for quadrature compensation, the first compensation element is connected to the first spring element, the second compensation element is connected to the second spring element, the first spring element has a first spring structure width extending along a transverse direction, the second spring element has a second spring structure width extending along the transverse direction, the first compensation element in a first subarea extends in parallel to the transverse direction along a first width, the first spring structure width and the first width are different, the second compensation element in a second subarea extends in parallel to the transverse direction along a second width, and the second spring structure width and the second width are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for manufacturing a micromechanical sensor, comprising:
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in a first manufacturing step, depositing a first layer on a substrate; in a second manufacturing step, creating a recess area in the first layer, in a third manufacturing step, depositing a second layer on the first layer, in a fourth manufacturing step, structuring the second layer, a spring structure and a mass element being formed of the second layer, the spring structure being configured in such a way that a first spring element and a second spring element of the spring structure extend essentially in parallel to each other in sections; in a fifth manufacturing step, exposing the mass element and the spring structure, the first layer being at least partially removed, wherein in the fourth manufacturing step, during the structuring of the second layer, a first compensation element and a second compensation element for quadrature compensation are formed in the recess area, so that the first compensation element is connected to the first spring element, and the second compensation element is connected to the second spring element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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