Very low cost gyroscopes

This paper was invited as part of discussion on the extent to which gyroscope cost and performance are influenced by micromachining. The contribution here addresses a very low cost segment enabled by integrating mechanisms and electronics. The resulting IC's are also packaged and tested with standard technology. The paper outlines some of the corresponding design challenges and the methods used to overcome them in a commercial process

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