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Method for fabricating a beam pressure sensor employing dielectrically isolated resonant beams

US5543349A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1995
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S148/012
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pressure transducer comprising at least one diaphragm formed in a wafer of semiconducting material, the at least one diaphragm being spaced from a first surface of the wafer, a first layer of semiconducting material disposed over the at least one diaphragm, the first layer forming at least one resonating beam over the at least one diaphragm, and a plurality of resistor elements formed from a third layer of semiconducting material disposed over the at least one resonating beam, and isolation means for dielectrically isolating the at least one resonating beam from the at least one diaphragm.

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