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WO1991011722A1 - Agencement dans un accelerometre a semiconducteurs - Google Patents

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WO1991011722A1
WO1991011722A1 PCT/NO1991/000008 NO9100008W WO9111722A1 WO 1991011722 A1 WO1991011722 A1 WO 1991011722A1 NO 9100008 W NO9100008 W NO 9100008W WO 9111722 A1 WO9111722 A1 WO 9111722A1
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Henrik Jacobsen
Terje Kvisterøy
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/0802—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/12—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by alteration of electrical resistance
    • G01P15/123—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by alteration of electrical resistance by piezo-resistive elements, e.g. semiconductor strain gauges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/125—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by capacitive pick-up
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P21/00—Testing or calibrating of apparatus or devices covered by the preceding groups
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P2015/0805—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration
    • G01P2015/0822—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass
    • G01P2015/0825—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass
    • G01P2015/0828—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass the mass being of the paddle type being suspended at one of its longitudinal ends

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  • the present invention relates to an arrangement in semi ⁇ conductor accelerometers with micromachined semiconductor springs and with a mass in the free end portion of the spring.
  • Such accelerometers may be piezoresistive and will then comprise a resistor or a plurality of resistors connected to form a resistance bridge and with the resistors placed in regions of the spring which are subjected to mechanical tensions when the spring is bent as a consequence of the mass being subjected to acceleration.
  • Such accelero ⁇ meters may also be capacitive with the free mass constituting one electrode of a capacitor and with the distance between capacitor plates varying when the accelerometer is subjected to acceleration.
  • Semiconductor accelerometers are small and may be produced by the same kind of manufacturing process as used in production of transistors and integrated cicuits.
  • the springs and, if desired, the mass are provided by the aid of known methods for etching semiconductors, and both springs and masses may consequently be made very small.
  • Silicon is the semiconductor material of most interest to build such devices.
  • a semi ⁇ conductor spring in such an accelerometer will typically have a width of approximately 0.1 mm, a length of 0.1 - 1 mm, and a thickness of 0.01 - 0.1 mm.
  • Accelerometers are often critical components in the system of which they are part.
  • the spring members are mechanically the weakest parts of such an accelerometer and they may, thus, have strong influence on its reliability and quality. There is, thus, a demand for a simple manner to ensure that such a device is always intact and not damaged in any way, either by a totally or partially ruptured semiconductor spring. It is an object of the present invention to provide a very simple concept for enhancing the intrinsic security of such a device, and according to the present invention it is proposed to provide a spring rupture indicator along the length of the spring(s), between the point of suspension and the mass.
  • the spring rupture indicator according to the invention is a resistance loop which is doped in such a manner that the resistor has a type of conductivity (e.g. p-doped) which is the opposite to the main portion of the spring members proper (e.g. n-doped).
  • a type of conductivity e.g. p-doped
  • n-doped the opposite to the main portion of the spring members proper
  • the spring rupture indicator may be a resistance loop which is etched out from a resistance film, which is provided on top of a thin insulating film on the surface of the spring members.
  • the spring rupture indicator may be a conductor loop which is etched out from a conductive film, which is provided on top of a thin insulating film on the surface of the spring elements.
  • the conductor loop may consist of a metal film material, e g chromium, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, or, if desired, aluminium, applied to and etched out on the surface of the spring members with the thin insulating film between the conductor and the semiconductor.
  • a metal film material e g chromium, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, or, if desired, aluminium, applied to and etched out on the surface of the spring members with the thin insulating film between the conductor and the semiconductor.
  • Accelerometer 1 comprises an etched silicon spring 2 with the resistance bridge just mentioned, generally designated by numeral 3 and with a weight 4 provided at the free end portion 2' of the spring.
  • the accelerometer will preferably have greater thickness at the clamping portion 5 than at the spring portion 2 proper. Consequently, resistance bridge 3 will be placed in a rather passive area, however, the resistance bridge will be subjected to tension when weight 4 causes silicon spring 2 to bend.
  • the present invention is valuable, in particular to avoid such a situation of uncertainty.
  • a resistance or conduction loop which comprises two branches 6, 6' extending along a substantial portion of spring 2, at least from resistance bridge 3 and to end 2' of spring 2. At the end portion 2' of spring 2 said branches 6, 6' are connected with a cross piece 6". At its free ends loop 6, 6', 6" has contact pads 7, 7' which may be connected with a check circuit, if desired, in connection with resistance bridge 3.
  • the loop may, if desired, be diffused simultaneously with the resistance bridge, or the resistance loop may consist of a film material which is provided on top of the spring.
  • etched silicon spring 2 with clamping portion 5 may be designed in any desired manner, e g by letting both clamping member and spring exhibit uniform thickness, apart from a narrower portion at the resistance bridge proper.
  • Such an alternative design of the accelerometer proper is, however, of no concern to the understanding of the invention and its realization.
  • FIG. 8 denotes an electrically insulating member, e.g. consisting of glass. Attached to the latter in areas 17 and 17' is a semiconductor member with suspension regions 9 and 9', and with a mass 10, and spring members 11 and 11'.
  • a capacitor is here built with a metal electrode 12 consti ⁇ tuting one plate of the capacitor and with mass 10 consti ⁇ tuting the other plate of the capacitor. 13 is here an electric contact to the main portion of the semiconductor material.
  • On top of the semiconductor an electrically insulating passivation 15 is provided.
  • a resistive or conductive loop 16-16' is in this case placed to traverse spring members 11 and 11' in the form of a film.
  • Structure 16-16' may be provided in the shape of a loop with both bonding points on one side 16 or 16', or it may be a strip with one bonding point at 16 and the other at 16'.

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Abstract

Agencement dans un accéléromètre à semiconducteurs (1) comportant par exemple un ressort en silicium gravé (2) qui comprend un pont de résistance (3) ainsi qu'une charge au niveau de l'extrémité libre (2') du ressort, et dans lequel on a prévu un indicateur de la rupture du ressort sous forme de boucle de résistance (6, 6', 6'') disposée sur toute la longueur du ressort.
PCT/NO1991/000008 1990-01-24 1991-01-24 Agencement dans un accelerometre a semiconducteurs WO1991011722A1 (fr)

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US5410915A (en) * 1992-12-16 1995-05-02 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Capacitive acceleration detector
US5503016A (en) * 1994-02-01 1996-04-02 Ic Sensors, Inc. Vertically mounted accelerometer chip
EP0702221A3 (fr) * 1994-09-14 1997-05-21 Delco Electronics Corp Capteur intégré sur puce unique
WO1998009174A1 (fr) * 1996-08-30 1998-03-05 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Detecteur d'une valeur limite d'acceleration
WO1998029749A1 (fr) * 1996-12-31 1998-07-09 Hyundai Motor Company Accelerometre a masse d'essai liee de maniere symetrique et son procede de fabrication
FR2775072A1 (fr) * 1998-02-18 1999-08-20 Telefunken Microelectron Capteur a parties mobile et fixe reliees par une barrette
DE102013217094B4 (de) 2013-08-28 2021-11-04 Robert Bosch Gmbh Mikromechanisches Bauelement und entsprechendes Prüfverfahren für ein mikromechanisches Bauelement

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WO1989000294A1 (fr) * 1987-07-08 1989-01-12 Borge R Jensen Accelerometre
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WO1989000294A1 (fr) * 1987-07-08 1989-01-12 Borge R Jensen Accelerometre
DE3742385A1 (de) * 1987-12-14 1989-06-22 Siemens Ag Beschleunigungsempfindliches elektronisches bauelement

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5410915A (en) * 1992-12-16 1995-05-02 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Capacitive acceleration detector
US5503016A (en) * 1994-02-01 1996-04-02 Ic Sensors, Inc. Vertically mounted accelerometer chip
US5616863A (en) * 1994-02-01 1997-04-01 Ic Sensors, Inc. Side surface mounted accelerometer assembly
EP0702221A3 (fr) * 1994-09-14 1997-05-21 Delco Electronics Corp Capteur intégré sur puce unique
WO1998009174A1 (fr) * 1996-08-30 1998-03-05 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Detecteur d'une valeur limite d'acceleration
US6539798B1 (en) 1996-08-30 2003-04-01 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V. Acceleration threshold sensor
WO1998029749A1 (fr) * 1996-12-31 1998-07-09 Hyundai Motor Company Accelerometre a masse d'essai liee de maniere symetrique et son procede de fabrication
FR2775072A1 (fr) * 1998-02-18 1999-08-20 Telefunken Microelectron Capteur a parties mobile et fixe reliees par une barrette
DE102013217094B4 (de) 2013-08-28 2021-11-04 Robert Bosch Gmbh Mikromechanisches Bauelement und entsprechendes Prüfverfahren für ein mikromechanisches Bauelement

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