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- Patent Title: Temperature-compensated micro-electromechanical device, and method of temperature compensation in a micro-electromechanical device
- Patent Title (中): 温度补偿微机电装置,以及微机电装置中的温度补偿方法
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Application No.: US12683888Application Date: 2010-01-07
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Publication No.: US08733170B2Publication Date: 2014-05-27
- Inventor: Ernesto Lasalandra , Angelo Merassi , Sarah Zerbini
- Applicant: Ernesto Lasalandra , Angelo Merassi , Sarah Zerbini
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Priority: EP04425753 20041008
- Main IPC: G01P15/08
- IPC: G01P15/08 ; G01P21/00

Abstract:
A micro-electromechanical device includes a semiconductor substrate, in which a first microstructure and a second microstructure of reference are integrated. The first microstructure and the second microstructure are arranged in the substrate so as to undergo equal strains as a result of thermal expansions of the substrate. Furthermore, the first microstructure is provided with movable parts and fixed parts with respect to the substrate, while the second microstructure has a shape that is substantially symmetrical to the first microstructure but is fixed with respect to the substrate. By subtracting the changes in electrical characteristics of the second microstructure from those of the first, variations in electrical characteristics of the first microstructure caused by changes in thermal expansion or contraction can be compensated for.
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