Patent ID: 11965740
Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device, comprising:
a substrate;
a proof mass coupled to the substrate and configured to move along a resonator axis, the proof mass comprising a plurality of openings;
a first shuttle comprising one of a drive structure or a sense structure, wherein:
the drive structure comprises a plurality of electrodes configured to drive the proof mass along the resonator axis; and
the sense structure is configured to move along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the resonator axis in response to motion of the proof mass along the resonator axis and comprises a second plurality of electrodes configured to detect the motion of the proof mass; and

a third plurality of electrodes disposed in the plurality of openings of the proof mass, wherein the plurality of openings are sized such that the drive structure can drive the proof mass along the second axis perpendicular to the resonator axis.