Patent ID: 11892467
Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer comprising:
a substrate disposed in a plane defined by a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
a first proof mass and a second proof mass coupled to the substrate and configured to translate in opposite directions of each other along a third axis perpendicular to the first and second axes, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to a length of the first proof mass;
a first lever coupled to the first proof mass and the second proof mass; and
a second lever coupled to the first proof mass and the second proof mass, wherein:
the first and second levers are disposed in-line with the first axis;
the MEMS accelerometer is configured to detect acceleration along the third axis via detection of translation of the first and second proof masses along the third axis; and
the MEMS accelerometer exhibits symmetry about the first and second axes.