MEMS pressure transducer assembly and method of packaging same
US8889451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2224/48137
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An assembly (20) includes a MEMS die (22) having a pressure transducer device (40) formed on a substrate (44) and a cap layer (38). A packaging process (74) entails forming the device (40) on the substrate, creating an aperture (70) through a back side (58) of the substrate (44) underlying a diaphragm (46) of the device (40), and coupling a cap layer (38) to the front side of the substrate (44) overlying the device (40). A trench (54) is produced extending through both the cap layer (38) and the substrate (44), and surrounds a cantilevered platform (48) at which the diaphragm (46) resides. The die (22) is suspended above a substrate (26) so that a clearance space (60) is formed between the platform (48) and the substrate (26). The diaphragm (46) is exposed to an external environment (68) via the aperture (70) and the space (60), and an external port.
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