Stress isolated differential pressure sensor
US9663350B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2224/48137
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A package includes a MEMS die and a cap element coupled to and stacked with the MEMS die. The MEMS die includes at least two physically isolated pressure sensors, each of which resides on its individual cantilevered platform structure. A first pressure sensor is vented to a first external environment via a first vent extending through the bottom of the MEMS die and is adapted to detect a first pressure of the first external environment. The MEMS die can be coupled to a lead frame having an opening that is aligned with the first vent. A second sensor is vented to a second external environment via a second vent extending through the cap element and is adapted to detect a second pressure of the second external environment. A difference between the first and second pressures is the differential pressure.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.