Microelectromechanical systems devices and methods for the fabrication thereof
First Claim
1. A microelectromechanical system (“
- MEMS”
) device, comprising;
a substrate;
a movable structure resiliently coupled to the substrate, the movable structure comprising;
a first plurality of movable fingers; and
a second plurality of movable fingers electrically isolated from and interleaved with the first plurality of movable fingers to form a pattern of alternating first and second movable fingers in which a single one of the first movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the second movable fingers and a single one of the second movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the first movable fingers;
an anchored structure fixedly coupled to the substrate and including fixed fingers interspersed with the first and the second plurality of movable fingers in a capacitor-forming relationship; and
first and second interconnects electrically coupled to the first and the second plurality of movable fingers, respectively the second interconnect extending between the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers; and
a plurality of cross-over features electrically coupling the first interconnect to the first plurality of movable fingers, while electrically isolating the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers from the second interconnect.
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Abstract
Embodiments of compact micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) devices are provided, as are embodiments of methods for fabricating MEMS devices. In one embodiment, the MEMS device includes a substrate, a movable structure resiliently coupled to the substrate, and an anchored structure fixedly coupled to the substrate. The movable structure includes a first plurality of movable fingers, and a second plurality of movable fingers electrically isolated from and interspersed with the first plurality of movable fingers. The anchored structure includes fixed fingers interspersed with first and second pluralities of movable fingers in a capacitor-forming relationship. First and second interconnects are electrically coupled to the first and second pluralities of movable fingers, respectively.
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1. A microelectromechanical system (“
- MEMS”
) device, comprising;a substrate; a movable structure resiliently coupled to the substrate, the movable structure comprising; a first plurality of movable fingers; and a second plurality of movable fingers electrically isolated from and interleaved with the first plurality of movable fingers to form a pattern of alternating first and second movable fingers in which a single one of the first movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the second movable fingers and a single one of the second movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the first movable fingers; an anchored structure fixedly coupled to the substrate and including fixed fingers interspersed with the first and the second plurality of movable fingers in a capacitor-forming relationship; and first and second interconnects electrically coupled to the first and the second plurality of movable fingers, respectively the second interconnect extending between the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers; and
a plurality of cross-over features electrically coupling the first interconnect to the first plurality of movable fingers, while electrically isolating the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers from the second interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A microelectromechanical system (“
- MEMS”
) device, comprising;a substrate; a movable structure formed over the substrate, the movable structure comprising; a body resiliently coupled to the substrate; a first plurality of movable fingers extending from the body; and a second plurality of movable fingers extending from the body and interleaved with the first plurality of movable fingers to form a pattern of alternating first and second movable fingers in which a single one of the first movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the second movable fingers and a single one of the second movable fingers is positioned between a pair of the first movable fingers; an anchored structure fixedly coupled to the substrate and including fixed fingers interspersed with the first and the second plurality of movable fingers in a capacitor-forming relationship; and first and second interconnects electrically coupled to the first and the second plurality of movable fingers, respectively the second interconnect extending between the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers; and
a plurality of cross-over features electrically coupling the first interconnect to the first plurality of movable fingers, while electrically isolating the first interconnect and the first plurality of movable fingers from the second interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- MEMS”
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