The present disclosure relates to a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) package and a method of achieving differential pressure adjustment in multiple MEMS cavities at a wafer-to-wafer bonding level. A device substrate comprising first and second MEMS devices is bonded to a capping substrate comprising first and second recessed regions. A ventilation trench is laterally spaced apart from the recessed regions and within the second cavity. A sealing structure is arranged within the ventilation trench and defines a vent in fluid communication with the second cavity. A cap is arranged within the vent to seal the second cavity at a second gas pressure that is different than a first gas pressure of the first cavity.

A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface; a stress-sensitive sensor disposed at the first surface of the substrate, where the stress-sensitive sensor is sensitive to mechanical stress; a stress-decoupling trench that has a vertical extension that extends from the first surface into the substrate, where the stress-decoupling trench vertically extends partially into the substrate towards the second surface although not completely to the second surface; and a plurality of particle filter trenches that vertically extend from the second surface into the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of particle filter trenches have a longitudinal extension that extends orthogonal to the vertical extension of the stress-decoupling trench.

A semiconductor package structure includes an electronic device having an exposed region adjacent to a first surface, a dam surrounding the exposed region of the semiconductor die and disposed on the first surface, the dam having a top surface away from the first surface, an encapsulant encapsulating the first surface of the electronic device, exposing the exposed region of the electronic device. A surface of the dam is retracted from a top surface of the encapsulant. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor package structure is also provided.

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.

A through silicon interposer wafer and method of manufacturing the same. A through silicon interposer wafer having at least one cavity formed therein for MEMS applications and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The through silicon interposer wafer includes one or more filled silicon vias formed sufficiently proximate to the at least one cavity to provide support for walls of the at least one cavity during subsequent processing of the interposer wafer.

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.

A method for forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device structure is provided. The method includes forming a substrate over a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) substrate. The substrate includes a semiconductor via. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer over a top surface of the substrate, and forming a polymer layer over the dielectric layer. The method further includes patterning the polymer layer to form an opening, and the semiconductor via is exposed by the opening. The method includes forming a conductive layer in the opening and over the polymer layer, and forming an under bump metallization (UBM) layer on the conductive layer. The method further includes forming an electrical connector over the UBM layer, wherein the electrical connector is electrically connected to the semiconductor via through the UBM layer.

A package structure of micro-electro-mechanical-system microphone includes a ceramic packaging substrate, embedded with a first circuit route, wherein the first circuit route includes a first metal sealing ring on a surface of the ceramic packaging substrate. An integrated circuit is disposed on the surface of the ceramic packaging substrate. A MEMS microphone die is disposed on the surface of the ceramic packaging substrate, wherein the MEMS microphone die is electrically connected to the integrated circuit. A cap structure is disposed on the first metal sealing ring of the ceramic packaging substrate, wherein the cap structure has a second metal sealing ring on a surface of the cap structure, wherein the second metal sealing ring is disposed on the first metal sealing ring, so that the cap structure covers on the ceramic packaging substrate.

A micromachined tunable capacitor. A pair of first and second MEMS fabricated flexures are flexibly coupled to a piezo actuator drive element configured wherein a stress or strain induced by the piezo actuator drive element urges a first movable capacitor plate element a predetermined distance toward or away from a second capacitor plate element proportional to a predetermined voltage signal.

The application describes a moulded interposer member for a MEMS transducer package. The interposer member comprises a void region and at least one through hole or channel.