A method includes forming a bumpstop from a first intermetal dielectric (IMD) layer and forming a via within the first IMD, wherein the first IMD is disposed over a first polysilicon layer, and wherein the first polysilicon layer is disposed over another IMD layer that is disposed over a substrate. The method further includes depositing a second polysilicon layer over the bumpstop and further over the via to connect to the first polysilicon layer. A standoff is formed over a first portion of the second polysilicon layer, and wherein a second portion of the second polysilicon layer is exposed. The method includes depositing a bond layer over the standoff.

A device includes a substrate and an intermetal dielectric (IMD) layer disposed over the substrate. The device also includes a first plurality of polysilicon layers disposed over the IMD layer and over a bumpstop. The device also includes a second plurality of polysilicon layers disposed within the IMD layer. The device includes a patterned actuator layer with a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the patterned actuator layer is lined with a polysilicon layer, and wherein the first side of the patterned actuator layer faces the bumpstop. The device further includes a standoff formed over the IMD layer, a via through the standoff making electrical contact with the polysilicon layer of the actuator and a portion of the second plurality of polysilicon layers and a bond material disposed on the second side of the patterned actuator layer.

A microelectromechanical device includes: a body accommodating a microelectromechanical structure; and a cap bonded to the body and electrically coupled to the microelectromechanical structure through conductive bonding regions. The cap including a selection module, which has first selection terminals coupled to the microelectromechanical structure, second selection terminals, and at least one control terminal, and which can be controlled through the control terminal to couple the second selection terminals to respective first selection terminals according, selectively, to one of a plurality of coupling configurations corresponding to respective operating conditions.

The present disclosure provides a packaging method, including: providing a first semiconductor substrate; forming a bonding region on the first semiconductor substrate, wherein the bonding region of the first semiconductor substrate includes a first bonding metal layer and a second bonding metal layer; providing a second semiconductor substrate having a bonding region, wherein the bonding region of the second semiconductor substrate includes a third bonding layer; and bonding the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate by bringing the bonding region of the first semiconductor substrate in contact with the bonding region of the second semiconductor substrate; wherein the first and third bonding metal layers include copper (Cu), and the second bonding metal layer includes Tin (Sn). An associated packaging structure is also disclosed.

A microelectromechanical microphone including a microphone unit made from a first substrate, the microphone unit including a movable element capable of being displaced under the effect of a pressure difference and a device for measuring the displacement of the movable element, a cover made from a second substrate, the cover having a first recess, first device for electrically connecting the measurement device to a control unit, the microphone unit and the cover delimiting between them a vacuum space housing the measurement device and a first cavity, from the first recess, partly closed by the movable element, the vacuum space and the first cavity being insulated in a sealed manner from each other, the microphone including a device for mechanically transmitting the displacement of the movable element to the measurement device and a sealed insulation element through which the transmission device passes.

A method for producing an electronic module includes providing a first substrate including at least one first electrical contacting surface, an electronic component including at least one second electrical contacting surface, and a first material layer made of a thermoplastic material including at least one recess extending through the material layer. The first substrate, the electronic component and the first material layer are arranged with the first material layer disposed between the first substrate and the electronic component, and the at least one first electrical contacting surface, the at least one second electrical contacting surface and the at least one recess aligned relative to one another. The first substrate, the electronic component and the material layer are thermocompression bonded. A joint formed between the at least one first electrical contacting surface and the at least one second electrical contacting surface is surrounded or enclosed by the first material layer.

A semiconductor package may include a substrate; a microelectromechanical device disposed on the substrate; an interconnection structure connecting the substrate to the microelectromechanical device; and a metallic sealing structure surrounding the interconnection structure.

A bonded structure can include a first element having a first interface feature and a second element having a second interface feature. The first interface feature can be bonded to the second interface feature to define an interface structure. A conductive trace can be disposed in or on the second element. A bond pad can be provided at an upper surface of the first element and in electrical communication with the conductive trace. An integrated device can be coupled to or formed with the first element or the second element.

The present disclosure provides a packaging method, including: providing a first semiconductor substrate; forming a bonding region on the first semiconductor substrate, wherein the bonding region of the first semiconductor substrate includes a first bonding metal layer and a second bonding metal layer; providing a second semiconductor substrate having a bonding region, wherein the bonding region of the second semiconductor substrate includes a third bonding layer; and bonding the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate by bringing the bonding region of the first semiconductor substrate in contact with the bonding region of the second semiconductor substrate; wherein the first and third bonding metal layers include copper (Cu), and the second bonding metal layer includes Tin (Sn). An associated packaging structure is also disclosed.

A microelectromechanical device includes: a body accommodating a microelectromechanical structure; and a cap bonded to the body and electrically coupled to the microelectromechanical structure through conductive bonding regions. The cap including a selection module, which has first selection terminals coupled to the microelectromechanical structure, second selection terminals, and at least one control terminal, and which can be controlled through the control terminal to couple the second selection terminals to respective first selection terminals according, selectively, to one of a plurality of coupling configurations corresponding to respective operating conditions.