A pressure sensor element and a receiving circuit are formed on an IC chip. A transmitting circuit and a piezoelectric element of an actuator are respectively formed on a transmitting chip and a piezoelectric chip. The piezoelectric chip and the pressure sensor face each other separated by a distance in an airtight first space surrounded by a package main body and a base substrate. Dielectric breakdown voltage of signal transmission from the primary side to the secondary side is set by the distance. The first space is a pressure propagation region including an insulating medium capable of transmitting vibrations of the piezoelectric element as pressure. The signal transmission is performed with high insulation by the pressure generated in the pressure propagation region between components integrated in a single module by insulating the primary side and the secondary side from each other by the insulating medium of the pressure propagation region.

A pressure sensor element and a receiving circuit are formed on an IC chip. A transmitting circuit and a piezoelectric element of an actuator are respectively formed on a transmitting chip and a piezoelectric chip. The piezoelectric chip and the pressure sensor face each other separated by a distance in an airtight first space surrounded by a package main body and a base substrate. Dielectric breakdown voltage of signal transmission from the primary side to the secondary side is set by the distance. The first space is a pressure propagation region including an insulating medium capable of transmitting vibrations of the piezoelectric element as pressure. The signal transmission is performed with high insulation by the pressure generated in the pressure propagation region between components integrated in a single module by insulating the primary side and the secondary side from each other by the insulating medium of the pressure propagation region.

A SAW device includes a mounting substrate including a mounting surface, a SAW chip mounted on the mounting surface, a dummy chip mounted on the mounting surface, and a resin part covering the acoustic wave chip and the dummy chip. The dummy chip includes an insulating dummy substrate, and one or more dummy terminals which are located on a surface of the dummy substrate on the mounting surface side and are bonded to the mounting surface. The dummy chip configures an open end when electrically viewed from the mounting substrate side.

A method is provided for producing an electrically-powered device and/or component that is embeddable in a solid structural component, and a system, a produced device and/or a produced component is provided. The produced electrically powered device includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy as primary power for the electrically-powered device and/or component once an integrated structure including the device and/or component is deployed in an environment that restricts future access to the electrical power source for servicing, recharge, replacement, replenishment or the like.

A method is provided for producing an electrically-powered device and/or component that is embeddable in a solid structural component, and a system, a produced device and/or a produced component is provided. The produced electrically powered device includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy as primary power for the electrically-powered device and/or component once an integrated structure including the device and/or component is deployed in an environment that restricts future access to the electrical power source for servicing, recharge, replacement, replenishment or the like.

A light source device including a substrate, a plurality of first light emitting diode (LED) chips, and at least one second LED chip is provided. The substrate has an upper surface. The plurality of first LED chips are disposed on the upper surface and electrically connected to the substrate. Each of the first LED chips includes a first chip substrate, a first semiconductor layer, and a plurality of first electrodes, and the first electrodes are disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The second LED chip is disposed on the upper surface and electrically connected to the substrate. The second LED chip includes a second chip substrate, a second semiconductor layer, and a plurality of second electrodes. A thickness of the second chip substrate is different from than a thickness of the first chip substrate, and the second electrodes are disposed on the upper surface of the substrate.

An active-matrix touchscreen includes a substrate, a system controller, and a plurality of spatially separated independent touch elements disposed on the substrate. Each touch element includes a touch sensor and a touch controller circuit that provides one or more sensor-control signals to the touch sensor and receives a sense signal responsive to the sensor-control signals from the touch sensor. Each touch sensor operates independently of any other touch sensor.

A high-frequency apparatus includes a resin substrate, a first device including a substrate and provided on the resin substrate, and a second device provided adjacent to the first device on the resin substrate. Each of the first device and the second device includes an acoustic wave device. The second device includes a piezoelectric substrate and a functional element provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The substrate of the first device includes Si or a laminated material including Si. The piezoelectric substrate of the second device includes LiTaO.sub.3, LiNbO.sub.3, or a laminated material including LiTaO.sub.3 or LiNbO.sub.3. The resin substrate includes glass.

A device includes a first semiconductor chip including a first face, wherein a first contact pad is arranged over the first face. The device further includes a second semiconductor chip including a first face, wherein a first contact pad is arranged over the first face, wherein the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are arranged such that the first face of the first semiconductor chip faces in a first direction and the first face of the second semiconductor chip faces in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first semiconductor chip is located laterally outside of an outline of the second semiconductor chip.

A device includes a first semiconductor chip including a first face, wherein a first contact pad is arranged over the first face. The device further includes a second semiconductor chip including a first face, wherein a first contact pad is arranged over the first face, wherein the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are arranged such that the first face of the first semiconductor chip faces in a first direction and the first face of the second semiconductor chip faces in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first semiconductor chip is located laterally outside of an outline of the second semiconductor chip.