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

Claim 15:
16. 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 coupled to the substrate;
a second proof mass coupled to the substrate and to the first proof mass, wherein the second proof mass is disposed between first and second anchors coupled to the substrate in a direction along the second axis; and
first and second levers coupled to each of the first and second proof masses and disposed in- line with each other, wherein:
the first and second proof masses are configured to translate along a third axis perpendicular to the first and second axes in response to acceleration along the third axis; and
the MEMS accelerometer exhibits symmetry about the first and second axes.