摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture a plurality of three-axis acceleration sensors of significantly different measurement ranges in small area at low cost, and to accurately align the directions of the acceleration detection axes of the plurality of sensors. <P>SOLUTION: A first three-axis acceleration sensor element comprises a frame section, a weight section held in the frame section via a flexible section, and a semiconductor piezo resistance element disposed in the flexible section. In the frame section of the first three-axis acceleration sensor element, a second three-axis acceleration sensor element having an output voltage per unit acceleration smaller than that of the first three-axis acceleration sensor element is formed. The miniaturization is allowed by sharing the frame section, the manufacturing cost is low because collective formation on one chip is allowed by a process of photolithography, etching or the like, and the acceleration detection axes of the plurality of sensor elements are aligned at a high photolithography mask accuracy. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |