Angular velocity sensor and method of manufacturing the same
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1. An angular velocity sensor, comprising:
- a first layer having a first main surface and a second main surface, the first layer including a vibrator portion, which includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a third arm portion that extend in parallel to one another, and a base portion that supports the vibrator portion;
a piezoelectric functional layer formed on the first main surface of the first layer, the piezoelectric functional layer including a piezoelectric layer formed between a lower electrode and a plurality of upper electrodes, the lower electrode formed between the piezoelectric layer and the first main surface; and
a second layer integrally bonded to the base portion on a side of the second main surface of the first layer,wherein the plurality of upper electrodes includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of corresponding detection electrodes, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrate at a first amplitude in a first phase, and the third arm portion located between the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrates at a second amplitude, which is twice the first amplitude, and each of the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the third arm portion include at least one of the drive electrodes extending in a longitudinal direction alongside at least one of the corresponding detection electrodes.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor includes a first layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second layer. The first layer has a first main surface and a second main surface, and includes a vibrator portion and a base portion that supports the vibrator portion. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the first main surface of the first layer. The second layer is integrally bonded to the base portion on a side of the second main surface of the first layer.
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16 Claims
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1. An angular velocity sensor, comprising:
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a first layer having a first main surface and a second main surface, the first layer including a vibrator portion, which includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a third arm portion that extend in parallel to one another, and a base portion that supports the vibrator portion; a piezoelectric functional layer formed on the first main surface of the first layer, the piezoelectric functional layer including a piezoelectric layer formed between a lower electrode and a plurality of upper electrodes, the lower electrode formed between the piezoelectric layer and the first main surface; and a second layer integrally bonded to the base portion on a side of the second main surface of the first layer, wherein the plurality of upper electrodes includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of corresponding detection electrodes, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrate at a first amplitude in a first phase, and the third arm portion located between the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrates at a second amplitude, which is twice the first amplitude, and each of the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the third arm portion include at least one of the drive electrodes extending in a longitudinal direction alongside at least one of the corresponding detection electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An angular velocity sensor manufacturing method, comprising:
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forming an insulation layer on a first substrate; forming, on the insulation layer, an opening from which the first substrate is exposed; bonding a second substrate to the first substrate with the insulation layer being sandwiched; forming a piezoelectric functional layer on a main surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate, the piezoelectric functional layer including a piezoelectric layer formed between a lower electrode and a plurality of upper electrodes, the lower electrode formed between the piezoelectric layer and the main surface, the plurality of upper electrodes includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of corresponding detection electrodes; forming a vibrator portion, which includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a third arm portion that extend in parallel to one another, in an area on the main surface which corresponds to a formation position of the opening, the first arm portion and the second arm portion formed to vibrate at a first amplitude in a first phase, and the third arm portion located between the first arm portion and the second arm portion formed to vibrate at a second amplitude, which is twice the first amplitude, and each of the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the third arm portion include at least one of the drive electrodes extending in a longitudinal direction alongside at least one of the corresponding detection electrodes; and forming an outline of a base portion that supports the vibrator portion by dicing the first substrate and the second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An angular velocity sensor, comprising:
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a first layer made of a silicon substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface, the first layer including a vibrator portion, which includes a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a third arm portion that extend in parallel to one another, and a base portion that supports the vibrator portion, and having the same thickness as the vibrator portion, the first main surface being formed with a thermally-oxidized layer thereon; a piezoelectric functional layer in which a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a plurality of upper electrodes are stacked in order formed on the thermally-oxidized layer of the vibrator portion; a plurality of terminal portions that are formed on the base portion on a side of the first main surface to mechanically and electrically connect the piezoelectric functional layer to a wiring substrate; a second layer bonded to an area of the base portion including the formation position of the terminal portions on a side of the second main surface so as to expose the vibrator portion, the second layer being thicker than the first layer and made of a silicon substrate; and a bonding layer formed between the first layer and the second layer and made of a silicon oxide layer integrally bonding the first layer and the second layer, wherein the plurality of upper electrodes includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of corresponding detection electrodes, and the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrate at a first amplitude in a first phase, and the third arm portion located between the first arm portion and the second arm portion vibrates at a second amplitude, which is twice the first amplitude, and each of the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the third arm portion include at leastone of the drive electrodes extending in a longitudinal direction alongside at least one of the corresponding detection electrodes.
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