US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics International on Sept. 15 for "Self-test architecture for MEMS accelerometer: humidity-proof, fully differential design and full mass control" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,557, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Self-test architecture for MEMS accelerometer: humidity-proof, fully differential design and full mass control" was invented by Daniele De Pascalis (Buccinasco, Italy), Massimo Orio (Milan), Martina Rizzo (Milan), Lorenzo Benvenuti (Lamporecchio, Italy), Francesco Rizzini (Passirano, Italy) and Nicolo' Manca (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accelerometer includes first and second stator-electrodes associated with a first-rotor, third and fourth stator-electrodes associated with a second-rotor, a first capacitance formed between t...