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Arrangement for reducing piezoelectric effects in an electrical component

US4963954A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1989
Grant dateOct 16, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N52/80
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An arrangement for reducing piezo-electric effects in piezo-electric effect sensitive electrical components formed in a semiconductor body is disclosed. The piezo-electric effect sensitive component or components are located in a particular zone of the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body is in general mounted on a support. However, the zone of the semiconductor body containing the piezo-electric sensitive component or components is not attached to the support but instead is separated from the support by a space. The presence of the space results in a certain degree of mechanical isolation of the part of the semiconductor body which contains the piezo-electric effect sensitive components, whereby the negative influence of the piezo-electric effect on the long term stability of an instrument utilizing the semiconductor body is reduced.

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