Patent ID: 7316161

Claim:
A rotation rate sensor, comprising: a substrate; at least one Coriolis element situated above a surface of the substrate, the at least one Coriolis element being able to be induced to vibrate in parallel to a first axis, wherein: an excursion of the at least one Coriolis element is detectable based on a Coriolis force in a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and the first axis and the second axis are parallel to the surface of the substrate; and electrode structures for generating a dynamic force effect, wherein the dynamic force is directly generated by the electrode structures; wherein: the electrode structures include a first electrode substructure and a second electrode substructure, the first substructure and the second substructure are asymmetrical, for each of the first substructure and the second substructure at least one cutout of the at least one Coriolis element is provided, and the at least one cutout has a greater extension in a first cutout region in a direction of the second axis than in a second cutout region.