Piezoelectric thin film structure and angular velocity detection apparatus

US8978469B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8978469-B2
Application numberUS-201213436931-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 31, 2012
Priority dateApr 1, 2011
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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A piezoelectric thin film structure includes a substrate, a silicon oxide film disposed on the substrate, a first aluminum oxide film disposed on the silicon oxide film, a lower electrode layer disposed on the first aluminum oxide film, a piezoelectric film layer disposed on the lower electrode layer, and an upper electrode layer disposed on the piezoelectric film layer.

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What is claimed is: 1. An angular velocity detection apparatus comprising: a substrate having a cavity; first and second oscillation arms arranged in parallel in the cavity, the first and second oscillation arms oscillating in opposite directions along a driving oscillation direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the substrate and orthogonal to a long-axis direction along which the first and second oscillation arms are extended; first and second connecting portions…

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What does patent US8978469B2 cover?
A piezoelectric thin film structure includes a substrate, a silicon oxide film disposed on the substrate, a first aluminum oxide film disposed on the silicon oxide film, a lower electrode layer disposed on the first aluminum oxide film, a piezoelectric film layer disposed on the lower electrode layer, and an upper electrode layer disposed on the piezoelectric film layer.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takaoka Masaki, Kaminishi Daisuke, Okada Mizuho, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C19/5769. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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