A resonance device that includes a MEMS substrate including a resonator, an upper lid that seals a vibration space of the resonator, and a ground portion positioned between the MEMS substrate and the upper lid, the ground portion being extended to an inside of the upper lid and electrically connected to the upper lid.

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 MEMS lead frame package body encloses a MEMS device enclosed in an internal cavity formed by the mold body and cover. To accommodate a MEMS microphone, an acoustic aperture extends through the mold body. In some embodiments, a conductive column extends through the pre-molded body to allow electrical connection from a partially encapsulated lead frame to the conductive cover. Some embodiments may include a multi-tiered cavity within the mold body for mounting an integrated circuit separated by a gap above the MEMS device.

A Micro Electro Mechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a solder bump on a substrate, a CMOS-MEMS die comprising a CMOS die and a MEMS die, and stud bumps on the CMOS die. The MEMS die is disposed between the CMOS die and the substrate. The stud bumps and the solder bumps are positioned to provide an electrical connection between the CMOS die and the substrate.

A resonance device that includes a MEMS substrate that includes a resonator, a top cover having a silicon oxide film on a surface thereof that faces the MEMS substrate, and a bonding part that bonds the MEMS substrate and the top cover to each other so as to seal a vibration space of the resonator. The silicon oxide film includes a through hole that is formed along at least part of the periphery of the vibration space when the top cover is viewed in a plan view and that penetrates to a surface of the top cover. The through hole includes a first metal layer.

A device includes a substrate comprising a first standoff, a second standoff, a third standoff, a first cavity, a second cavity, and a bonding material covering a portion of the first, the second, and the third standoff. The first cavity is positioned between the first and the second standoffs, and the second cavity is positioned between the second and the third standoffs. The first cavity comprises a first cavity region and a second cavity region separated by a portion of the substrate extruding thereto, and wherein a depth associated with the first cavity region is greater than a depth associated with the second cavity. A surface of the first cavity is covered with a getter material.

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.

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.

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.

A sensor assembly includes 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.