Integrated motion processing unit (MPU) with MEMS inertial sensing and embedded digital electronics
First Claim
1. A device operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board, comprising:
- at least one gyroscope;
at least one accelerometer, the at least one gyroscope and the at least one accelerometer communicably coupled to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implemented on a silicon substrate, wherein the accelerometer and the gyroscope are vertically stacked and attached to the silicon and form a single chip;
the at least one gyroscope is operable to provide the ASIC with first measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of rotation about three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other;
the at least one accelerometer is operable to provide the ASIC with second measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of linear acceleration along three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other;
the ASIC includes at least one analog to digital converter (ADC), a built-in logic, and a memory, wherein the ADC converts data related to the first measurement outputs and the second measurement outputs into digital data and the built-in logic processes the digital data.
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Abstract
A module operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board. The module includes a linear accelerometer to provide a first measurement output corresponding to a measurement of linear acceleration in at least one axis, and a first rotation sensor operable to provide a second measurement output corresponding to a measurement of rotation about at least one axis. The accelerometer and the first rotation sensor are formed on a first substrate. The module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to receive both the first measurement output from the linear accelerometer and the second measurement output from the first rotation sensor. The ASIC includes an analog-to-digital converter and is implemented on a second substrate. The first substrate is vertically bonded to the second substrate.
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35 Claims
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1. A device operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board, comprising:
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at least one gyroscope; at least one accelerometer, the at least one gyroscope and the at least one accelerometer communicably coupled to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implemented on a silicon substrate, wherein the accelerometer and the gyroscope are vertically stacked and attached to the silicon and form a single chip; the at least one gyroscope is operable to provide the ASIC with first measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of rotation about three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the at least one accelerometer is operable to provide the ASIC with second measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of linear acceleration along three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the ASIC includes at least one analog to digital converter (ADC), a built-in logic, and a memory, wherein the ADC converts data related to the first measurement outputs and the second measurement outputs into digital data and the built-in logic processes the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 35)
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23. A device operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board, comprising:
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at least one gyroscope implemented on a first silicon substrate; at least one barometer implemented on the first silicon substrate; at least one accelerometer implemented on the first silicon substrate, the at least one gyroscope, the at least one barometer and the at least one accelerometer communicably coupled to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implemented on a second silicon substrate, wherein the first and second silicon substrates are vertically stacked, attached and form a single chip; the at least one gyroscope is operable to provide the ASIC with first measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of rotation about three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the at least barometer is operable to provide the ASIC with second measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of pressure; the at least one accelerometer is operable to provide the ASIC with third measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of linear acceleration along three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the ASIC includes at least one analog to digital converter (ADC), a built-in logic, and a memory, wherein the ADC converts data related to the first measurement outputs, the second measurement outputs and the third measurement outputs into digital data and the built-in logic processes the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A device operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board, comprising:
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at least one gyroscope implemented on a first silicon substrate; at least one geomagnetic sensor implemented on the first silicon substrate; at least one accelerometer implemented on the first silicon substrate, the at least one gyroscope, the at least one geomagnetic sensor and the at least one accelerometer communicably coupled to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implemented on a second silicon substrate, wherein the first and second silicon substrates are vertically stacked, attached and form a single chip; the at least one gyroscope is operable to provide the ASIC with first measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of rotation about three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the at least one geomagnetic sensor is operable to provide the ASIC with second measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of magnetic field strength; the at least one accelerometer is operable to provide the ASIC withthird measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of linear acceleration along three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the ASIC includes at least one analog to digital converter (ADC), a built-in logic, and a memory, wherein the ADC converts data related to the first measurement outputs, the second measurement outputs and the third measurement outputs into digital data and the built-in logic processes the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board, comprising:
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at least one gyroscope implemented on a first silicon substrate; at least one microphone implemented on the first silicon substrate; at least one accelerometer implemented on the first silicon substrate, the at least one gyroscope, the at least one microphone and the at least one accelerometer communicably coupled to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implemented on a second silicon substrate, wherein the first and second silicon substrates are vertically stacked, attached and form a single chip; the at least one gyroscope is operable to provide the ASIC with first measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of rotation about three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the at least one microphone is operable to provide the ASIC with second measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of acoustic pressure; the at least one accelerometer is operable to provide the ASIC with third measurement outputs corresponding to measurement of linear acceleration along three axes, wherein the three axes are orthogonal to each other; the ASIC includes at least one analog to digital converter (ADC), a built-in logic, and a memory, wherein the ADC converts data related to the first measurement outputs, the second measurement outputs and the third measurement outputs into digital data and the built-in logic processes the digital data.
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