Patent classifications
B81C1/0023
Packaged pressure sensor device
Embodiments of a packaged electronic device and method of fabricating such a device are provided, where the packaged electronic device includes: a pressure sensor die having a diaphragm on a front side; an encapsulant material that encapsulates the pressure sensor die, wherein the front side of the pressure sensor die is exposed at a first major surface of the encapsulant material; an interconnect structure formed over the front side of the pressure sensor die and the first major surface of the encapsulant material, wherein an opening through the interconnect structure is generally aligned to the diaphragm; and a cap attached to an outer dielectric layer of the interconnect structure, the cap having a vent hole generally aligned with the opening through the interconnect structure.
Wafer level micro-electro-mechanical systems package with accelerometer and gyroscope
The invention relates to sensors, and more particularly, a sensor device having accelerometer and gyroscope integrated into a low cost compact package. The device includes: MEMs wafer; and an ASIC wafer bonded to the MEMs wafer; a wafer-level-package redistribution layer (WLP RDL) formed on a surface of the ASIC wafer; and a ball grid array having a plurality of solder balls that electrically connect the package to a circuit board. The MEMs wafer includes the accelerometer and gyroscope, while the ASIC wafer includes two separate cavities corresponding to the accelerometer and gyroscope, respectively. The ASIC wafer includes electrical circuits/components to process the readout signals received from the accelerometer and gyroscope.
SENSOR
A sensor has an electronic chip and a sensor chip which are arranged within a functional volume which is at the most 4-5 mm long, a maximum 2-3 mm wide, and the maximum height is 0.5-0.8 mm, thereby potentially providing a compact sensor.
Microelectromechanical device with signal routing through a protective cap
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.
SIMPLE TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRIC COMPONENT
The invention relates to a simple to produce electric component for chips with sensitive component structures. Said component comprises a connection structure and a switching structure on the underside of the chip and a support substrate with at least one polymer layer.
MEMS Package
A package includes a base structure, which has an electrically isolating material and/or an electrically conductive contact structure, an electronic component, which is embedded in the base structure or is arranged on the base structure, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) component, and a cover structure, which is mounted on the base structure for at least partially covering the MEMS component.
MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSDUCER SENSITIVITY DRIFT COMPENSATION AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THEREFOR
The disclosure relates generally to microphone and vibration sensor assemblies (100) having a transducer (102), like a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device, and an electrical circuit (103) disposed in a housing (110) configured for integration with a host device. The electrical circuit includes a transducer bias circuit that applies a bias to the transducer and a bias control circuit (204) that compensates for transducer sensitivity drift caused by variation in an environmental condition of the transducer, and electrical circuits therefor.
Stacked-die MEMS resonator
A low-profile packaging structure for a microelectromechanical-system (MEMS) resonator system includes an electrical lead having internal and external electrical contact surfaces at respective first and second heights within a cross-sectional profile of the packaging structure and a die-mounting surface at an intermediate height between the first and second heights. A resonator-control chip is mounted to the die-mounting surface of the electrical lead such that at least a portion of the resonator-control chip is disposed between the first and second heights and wire-bonded to the internal electrical contact surface of the electrical lead. A MEMS resonator chip is mounted to the resonator-control chip in a stacked die configuration and the MEMS resonator chip, resonator-control chip and internal electrical contact and die-mounting surfaces of the electrical lead are enclosed within a package enclosure that exposes the external electrical contact surface of the electrical lead at an external surface of the packaging structure.
Semiconductor device and method of forming microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package
A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die and a modular interconnect structure adjacent to the first semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure as a reconstituted panel. An interconnect structure is formed over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure. An active area of the first semiconductor die remains devoid of the interconnect structure. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the first semiconductor die with an active surface of the second semiconductor die oriented toward an active surface of the first semiconductor die. The reconstituted panel is singulated before or after mounting the second semiconductor die. The first or second semiconductor die includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The second semiconductor die includes an encapsulant and an interconnect structure formed over the second semiconductor die. Alternatively, the second semiconductor die is mounted to an interposer disposed over the interconnect structure.
Signal Processing Circuit for Triple-Membrane MEMS Device
A triple-membrane MEMS device includes a first membrane, a second membrane and a third membrane spaced apart from one another, wherein the second membrane is between the first membrane and the third membrane, a sealed low pressure chamber between the first membrane and the third membrane, a first stator and a second stator in the sealed low pressure chamber, and a signal processing circuit configured to read-out output signals of the triple-membrane MEMS device.