Micromachined devices
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1. A method comprising:
- forming a micromachined gyroscope including a first structure and a second structure,the first structure for being dithered at a resonant frequency along a dither direction,the first and second structures being movable along a sensing direction orthogonal to the dither direction,the gyroscope further including a plurality of fingers forming part of a capacitor and circuitry for sensing the movement of the fingers along the sensing direction to provide a sensed signal indicative of a rotational velocity; and
packaging the gyroscope under ambient conditions,wherein the forming includes forming four substantially identical gyroscopes coupled in a cross-quad arrangement.
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Abstract
A micromachined device has a body suspended over a substrate and movable in a plane relative to the substrate. The body has a perimeter portion, a first cross-piece portion extending from one part of the perimeter portion to another part of the perimeter portion to define at least first and second apertures, a first plurality of fingers extending along parallel axes from the perimeter portion into the first aperture, and a second plurality of fingers extending along parallel axes from the perimeter portion into the second aperture.
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a micromachined gyroscope including a first structure and a second structure, the first structure for being dithered at a resonant frequency along a dither direction, the first and second structures being movable along a sensing direction orthogonal to the dither direction, the gyroscope further including a plurality of fingers forming part of a capacitor and circuitry for sensing the movement of the fingers along the sensing direction to provide a sensed signal indicative of a rotational velocity; and packaging the gyroscope under ambient conditions, wherein the forming includes forming four substantially identical gyroscopes coupled in a cross-quad arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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