Patent ID: 8610222
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B81B

Abstract:
1. A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device comprising: a substrate; a first structure including a body and fixed fingers extending outwardly from an outer periphery of said body, wherein a central area of said body is coupled to said substrate and a remainder of said first structure is suspended over said substrate; a frame structure surrounding said first structure and suspended over said substrate, said frame structure being movably coupled to said first structure, said frame structure including a movable finger extending inwardly from an inner periphery of said frame structure, said movable finger being disposed between a pair of said fixed fingers; an anchor element extending through said body of said first structure and coupled to said substrate; and a signal trace electrically connecting said frame structure to said anchor element, and said frame structure, said signal trace, and said anchor element being electrically isolated from said first structure.