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Sub-micron mems accelerometer with handle-layer patterning for damping enhancement using time transduction

Garcia et al., 2019

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13467485101316260048
Author
Garcia I
Moreira E
Dias R
Gaspar J
Alves F
Rocha L
Publication year
Publication venue
2019 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems & Eurosensors XXXIII (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII)

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A very high-resolution SOI (silicon-on-insulator) MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) accelerometer for geodetic space grade applications using pull-in time measurements is presented here. Parallelplates implemented in the handle-layer are used to provide the …
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