JP4134853B2 - 容量式力学量センサ装置 - Google Patents
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図2は、本容量式加速度センサ装置におけるセンサチップ100の概略平面図、図3は図2中のA−A線に沿ったセンサチップ100の概略断面図、図4は図2中のB−B線に沿ったセンサチップ100の概略断面図である。
図5は、本容量式加速度センサ装置における回路チップ200の概略平面図である。この回路チップ200は、センサチップ100からの出力信号を処理するための検出回路(後述の図6参照)を形成したものである。
かかる構成を有するセンサチップ100および回路チップ200は、上記図1に示されるように、センサチップ100における半導体基板10の一面と回路チップ200の対向面201とを対向した状態で、バンプ電極300を介して接続されることによって、本容量式加速度センサ装置が形成されている。
次に、本容量式加速度センサ装置の検出動作について説明する。本実施形態では、加速度の印加に伴う可動電極24とセンサチップ側固定電極31、41との間の容量変化、および、可動電極24と回路チップ側固定電極210との間の容量変化に基づいて加速度を検出するようになっている。
V0=(CS1−CS2)・Vcc/Cf
次に、可動電極24と回路チップ側固定電極210との間の容量変化に基づく加速度の検出動作、すなわち、基板面垂直方向に印加される加速度を検出する動作について述べる。
以上述べてきたように、本実施形態によれば、次の各点を主たる特徴とする容量式加速度センサ装置が提供される。
なお、上記実施形態では、可動電極が変位する基板面水平方向は、1方向であったが、基板面水平方向の2方向に自由度を有するバネ部構成とし、このようなバネ部にて可動電極を連結支持するようにしてもよい。たとえば、バネ部を、基板面水平方向のある1方向および基板面垂直方向に自由度を有する第1のバネ部と、基板面水平方向の他の1方向および基板面垂直方向に自由度を有する第2のバネ部とから構成すればよい。
31…センサチップ側固定電極としての左側固定電極、
41…センサチップ側固定電極としての右側固定電極、
100…センサチップ、200…回路チップ、
201…回路チップにおける基板との対向面、210…回路チップ側固定電極、
300…バンプ電極、X…基板面水平方向、Z…基板面垂直方向。
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- 基板(10)の一面側に、力学量の印加に応じて所定方向(X、Z)へ変位可能な可動電極(24)、および、前記基板(10)の面に水平な方向(X)において前記可動電極(24)に対向して配置されたセンサチップ側固定電極(31、41)を有するセンサチップ(100)と、
前記センサチップ(100)からの出力信号を処理するための回路チップ(200)とを備え、
前記可動電極(24)は、前記基板(10)の面に水平な方向(X)と前記基板(10)の面に垂直な方向(Z)とに自由度を有するバネ部(22)を介して前記基板(10)に対し連結されており、
前記可動電極(24)は、前記所定方向として前記基板(10)の面に水平な方向(X)と前記基板(10)の面に垂直な方向(Z)とに変位可能となっており、
前記センサチップ(100)における前記基板(10)の一面と前記回路チップ(200)とが対向した状態で配置され、
前記回路チップ(200)における前記基板(10)との対向面(201)のうち、前記可動電極(24)に対応する部位には、回路チップ側固定電極(210)が設けられており、
前記センサチップ(100)と前記回路チップ(200)とがバンプ電極(300)を介して電気的に接続されており、
前記力学量の印加に伴う前記可動電極(24)と前記センサチップ側固定電極(31、41)との間の容量変化、および、前記可動電極(24)と前記回路チップ側固定電極(210)との間の容量変化に基づいて前記力学量を検出するようになっており、
前記可動電極(24)は、櫛歯状に複数本配列されたものであり、
前記センサチップ側固定電極(31、41)は、前記可動電極(24)における櫛歯の隙間にかみ合うように櫛歯状に複数本配列されたものであり、
前記回路チップ側固定電極(210)は、前記可動電極(24)に対応した櫛歯形状を有するものであることを特徴とする容量式力学量センサ装置。
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