Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensor assembly including a substrate having an outer region, an inner region, and a middle region between the outer region and the inner region. The substrate further includes electrical contact pads on at least the inner region. The sensor assembly further includes a housing coupled to the substrate at the middle region or the outer region to provide a hermetic seal. The sensor assembly further includes a sensor die bonded to the substrate at the inner region. A metal bond bonds electrodes of the sensor die to the electrical contact pads. The metal bond includes platinum, and/or one or more metals selected from tin, indium, copper, aluminum, and/or nickel.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensor assembly including a housing having a first channel configured to flow a gas in a first direction and a second channel configured to flow the gas in a second direction. The housing is configured to couple to a gas flow assembly. A substrate is disposed within the housing. The substrate has an outer region, an inner region within the first channel, and a middle region between the outer region and the inner region. The substrate further includes electrical contact pads on at least the inner region. A sensor die is coupled to the inner region of the substrate, having an electrical connection to the electrical contact pads. The sensor die is disposed within a gas flow path of the first channel.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensor assembly including a substrate, a housing, and a sensor die. In certain embodiments, the substrate includes an outer region, an inner region, and a middle region between the outer region and the inner region. In certain embodiments, the substrate includes electrical contact pads on at least the inner region. In certain embodiments, the housing is coupled to the substrate at the middle region or the outer region to provide a hermetic seal. In certain embodiments, the sensor die is coupled to the substrate at the inner region via the electrical contact pads. The sensor die is aligned to the substrate via aligning features that align the sensor die relative to the substrate in at least one of a first plane or a second plane.

A microphone assembly including an acoustic transducer that generates an electrical signal responsive to acoustic activity, and an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the acoustic transducer and that receives the electrical signal from the acoustic transducer and generate an output signal representative of the acoustic activity. The microphone assembly also includes a substrate comprising a first surface on which the integrated circuit is mounted, a guard ring mounted on the substrate and elevated relative to the first surface of the substrate, and a can mounted to the guard ring, wherein the can, the guard ring, and the substrate form a housing in which the transducer and integrated circuit are disposed.

An ultrasonic sensor includes: an element storage case including a case-side diaphragm having a thickness direction along a directional axis; and an ultrasonic element accommodated in the element storage case and spaced apart from the case-side diaphragm. The ultrasonic element includes an element-side diaphragm having the thickness direction along the directional axis and provided by a thin part of a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is arranged to provide a closed space between the case-side diaphragm and the element-side diaphragm. The semiconductor substrate is fixed and supported by the element-storage case.

A semiconductor package device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package device are provided. The semiconductor package device includes a substrate, a first electronic component, a first dielectric layer, and a first hole. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first electronic component is disposed on the first surface. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the second surface and has a third surface away from the substrate. The first hole extends from the first dielectric layer and the substrate. The first hole is substantially aligned with the first electronic component.

Aspects of the disclosure provide a waterproof packaging technique for fabricating waterproof microphones in mobile devices. A device based on the waterproof packaging technique can include a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, a housing enclosing the MEMS device, and a liquid-resistant air inlet passive device (LRAPD) on the housing. The LRAPD can include at least one channel connecting an exterior of the housing with a chamber formed between the housing and the MEMS device. An inside surface of the channel can be coated with a liquid-repellant coating. In some examples, the liquid-repellant coating can be a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coating.

A MEMS microphone and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The MEMS microphone comprises a MEMS microphone chip and a housing with an acoustic port. The MEMS microphone chip is mounted in the housing, and a mesh plug is mounted in the acoustic port and made from a mesh material which has a mesh structure that is suitable for passage of sound.

A sensing device includes a lead frame, a first insulating film, a semiconductor integrated circuit chip provided over the lead frame via the first insulating film, and a first bonding wire via which an external derivation lead and the semiconductor integrated circuit chip are electrically coupled to each other. The sensing device includes a sensor chip disposed over the semiconductor integrated circuit chip such that a first surface of the sensor chip faces the semiconductor integrated circuit chip. The sensing device includes a sensor provided on a second surface of the sensor chip. The sensing device includes a molding resin with which the lead frame, the semiconductor integrated circuit chip, the sensor chip, and the first bonding wire are sealed. The sensor chip is electrically coupled to the semiconductor integrated circuit chip, and the molding resin has an opening in which the sensor is exposed.

In one example, an electronic device includes a semiconductor sensor device having a cavity extending partially inward from one surface to provide a diaphragm adjacent an opposite surface. A barrier is disposed adjacent to the one surface and extends across the cavity, the barrier has membrane with a barrier body and first barrier strands bounded by the barrier body to define first through-holes. The electronic device further comprises one or more of a protrusion pattern disposed adjacent to the barrier structure, which can include a plurality of protrusion portions separated by a plurality of recess portions; one or more conformal membrane layers disposed over the first barrier strands; or second barrier strands disposed on and at least partially overlapping the first barrier strands. The second barrier strands define second through-holes laterally offset from the first through-holes. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.