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7627943 Method of manufacturing a pressure sensor  
A method of manufacturing a pressure sensor is provided whereby the pressure sensor includes a joint, a diaphragm, and an adapter disposed between the joint and the diaphragm. The adapter includes...
7629603 Strain-inducing semiconductor regions  
A method to form a strain-inducing semiconductor region comprising three or more species of charge-neutral lattice-forming atoms is described. In one embodiment, formation of a strain-inducing...
7625773 Anti-stiction technique for electromechanical systems and electromechanical device employing same  
A mechanical structure is disposed in a chamber, at least a portion of which is defined by the encapsulation structure. A first method provides a channel cap having at least one preform portion...
7615834 Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer(CMUT) with varying thickness membrane  
Structure for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) device or other vibrating membrane device having non-uniform membrane so that membrane mass and stiffness characteristics may be...
7615835 Package for semiconductor acceleration sensor  
A semiconductor device comprises a package having a cavity in the interior thereof, a chip having a semiconductor element, a board having the chip fixed to a first region on the upper face thereof,...
7612423 Signal-carrying flexure structure for micro-electromechanical devices  
A signal-carrying flexure structure for a MEM device comprises at least two conductive flexure segments having respective cross-sectional areas, and at least one crosspiece affixed to the flexure...
7608900 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing and inspection thereof  
An accelerator sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a main front surface and a main rear surface, a first groove portion being formed along a front surface pattern, in the main front...
7603910 Micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor  
A micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor. The micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor comprises a first bent beam, a second bent beam, and a straight center beam. The first bent...
7582969 Hermetic interconnect structure and method of manufacture  
A hermetic interconnect is fabricated on a substrate by forming a stud of conductive material over a metallization layer, and then overcoating the stud of conductive material and the metallization...
7582940 Semiconductor device using MEMS technology  
A semiconductor device using a MEMS technology according to an example of the present invention comprises a cavity, a lower electrode positioned below the cavity, a moving part positioned in the...
7579662 MEMS resonator and method of enhancing an output signal current from a MEMS resonator  
The resonator comprises two capacitively coupled electrodes. One of the electrodes is made of a p-type doped semiconductor material, whereas the other electrode is made of an n-type doped...
7572660 Electrical through-plating of semiconductor chips  
A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component and a micromechanical component manufactured using this method are described, the micromechanical component having a first substrate, which in...
7572659 Semiconductor dynamic sensor and method of manufacturing the same  
A semiconductor sensor includes an adhesive film for suppressing thermal stress transfer to a semiconductor sensor chip. More specifically, the adhesive film includes a first layer and a second...
7566939 Fabrication of silicon micro-mechanical structures  
A method for protecting a material of a microstructure comprising the material and a noble metal layer against undesired galvanic etching during manufacture, the method comprises forming on the...
7554168 Semiconductor acceleration sensor device  
A semiconductor device comprises a package having a cavity in the interior thereof, a chip having a semiconductor element, and an adhesive portion comprised of a silicone or fluorine resin and...
7554136 Micro-switch device and method for manufacturing the same  
A micro device that is manufactured by semiconductor process and is electrically connected to outside for its operation. The micro device includes a circuit board, an electrode pad being provided...
7550810 MEMS device having a layer movable at asymmetric rates  
A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes a substrate and a movable layer mechanically coupled to the substrate. The movable layer moves from a first position to a second position at a first...
7540191 Angular rate sensor and method of manufacturing the same  
An angular rate sensor 100 comprises a first structure 110 which includes a fixed portion 111 having an opening 114, a displacing portion 112 placed in the opening 114, and a connecting...
7524693 Method and apparatus for forming an electrical connection to a semiconductor substrate  
A device ( 100 ) may use one or more conductive elements ( 112 ) to electrically couple a substrate ( 116 ) and a cap ( 114 ). In one embodiment, an acceleration sense element may be formed on the...
7518202 Mechanical quantity measuring apparatus  
A semiconductor mechanical quantity measuring apparatus in which the reverse surface of a strain-detecting semiconductor element is bonded to an object of measurement, and a member having a small...
7514283 Method of fabricating electromechanical device having a controlled atmosphere  
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of fabricating or manufacturing MEMS having mechanical structures that...
7495301 Thin film accelerometer  
A thin film structure including a conductive thin film provided on a substrate and configured to be displaced in response to an applied acceleration, a pair of electrode pads formed on the...
7491566 Method of forming a device by removing a conductive layer of a wafer  
A method of forming a MEMS device provides a wafer having a base, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an intermediate conductive layer. After it provides the wafer, the method...
7491567 MEMS device packaging methods  
A method of packaging a MEMS device that includes, for example, the steps of providing a MEMS die that has a MEMS device, a seal ring and bond pads disposed thereon, providing a MEMS package that...
7489013 Destructor integrated circuit chip, interposer electronic device and methods  
A semiconductor device. The device includes a substrate and an integrated circuit chip. The device also includes an electrically or thermally reactive layer located between a top surface of the...
7476948 Microminiature moving device and method of making the same  
In a microminiature moving device that has disposed, on a single-crystal silicon substrate, movable elements (a movable rod 46, a movable comb electrode 49, etc.) displaceable in parallel to...
7466000 Semiconductor device having multiple substrates  
A semiconductor device includes a first substrate including first, second and third layers; a second substrate; and a loop bump. The first and second substrates provides an electric device and...
7462918 Pressure sensor having gold-silicon eutectic crystal layer interposed between contact layer and silicon substrate  
A pressure sensor includes a gold-silicon eutectic crystal layer interposed between the contact layer and the silicon substrate. Because the contact layer and the silicon substrate are electrically...
7453129 Image sensor comprising isolated germanium photodetectors integrated with a silicon substrate and silicon circuitry  
In accordance with the invention, an improved image sensor comprises an array of germanium photosensitive elements integrated with a silicon substrate and integrated with silicon readout circuits....
7443002 Encapsulated microstructure and method of producing one such microstructure  
A microstructure including in a first layer insulated from a substrate by an insulator layer at least one sensitive element connected to at least one contact pad by an electrical connection and...
7436037 Moisture resistant pressure sensors  
A differential pressure sensor has a semiconductor wafer having a top and bottom surface. The top surface of the wafer has a central active area containing piezoresistive elements. These elements...
7427797 Semiconductor device having actuator  
A semiconductor device having a surface MEMS element, includes a semiconductor substrate, and an actuator which is arranged above the semiconductor substrate via a space and has a lower electrode,...
7425749 MEMS pixel sensor  
A MEMS pixel sensor is provided with a thin-film mechanical device having a mechanical body, with a mechanical state responsive to a proximate environment. A thin-film electronic device converts...
7405099 Wide and narrow trench formation in high aspect ratio MEMS  
Methods have been provided for forming both wide and narrow trenches on a high-aspect ratio microelectromechanical (MEM) device on a substrate including a substrate layer ( 126 ), an active layer (...
7393711 Method of producing a digital fingerprint sensor and the corresponding sensor  
An embodiment of the present invention related to fingerprint sensors is described. The sensor comprises an integrated-circuit chip having a sensitive surface, a substrate provided with electrical...
7394138 Capacitance-type dynamic-quantity sensor and manufacturing method therefor  
A capacitance-type dynamic-quantity sensor has a silicon substrate having etched recessed upper and lower surface portions forming a weight supported by beam portions and mounted to undergo...
7380461 Micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor  
A micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor. The micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor comprises a first bent beam, a second bent beam, and a straight center beam. The first bent...
7371600 Thin-film structure and method for manufacturing the same, and acceleration sensor and method for manufacturing the same  
A thin-film structural body formed by using a semiconductor processing technique and a manufacturing method thereof, and particularly a thin-film structural body constituting a semiconductor...
7358581 Quantum dot based pressure switch  
A semiconductor heterostructure based pressure switch comprising: first and second small bandgap material regions separated by a larger bandgap material region; a third small bandgap material...
7358579 Reducing the actuation voltage of microelectromechanical system switches  
A microelectromechanical system switch may include a relatively stiff cantilevered beam coupled, on its free end, to a more compliant or flexible extension. A contact may be positioned at the free...
7355268 High reflector tunable stress coating, such as for a MEMS mirror  
An optical device having a high reflector tunable stress coating includes a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) platform, a mirror disposed on the MEMS platform, and a multiple layer coating...
7348646 Micromechanical capacitive transducer and method for manufacturing the same  
A micromechanical capacitive converter and a method for manufacturing a micromechanical converter comprise a movable membrane and an electrically conductive face element in a carrier layer. The...
7337666 Movable sensor device  
A movable sensor device includes a laminate body in which a micromechanical acting layer having a movable sensor structure and a coating layer coated on the micromechanical acting layer is...
7329932 Microelectromechanical (MEM) viscosity sensor and method  
A MEM viscosity sensor comprises a substrate, with first and second support structures affixed to the substrate and spaced-apart. A compliant member is affixed to the support structures such that...
7321156 Device for capacitive pressure measurement and method for manufacturing a capacitive pressure measuring device  
A device for manufacturing a capacitive pressure measurement includes an insulated base electrode, a mechanically deflectable counterelectrode composed of a layer made of at least one of a...
7317233 Anchors for microelectromechanical systems having an SOI substrate, and method of fabricating same  
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a MEMS device, and technique of fabricating or manufacturing a MEMS device having...
7317199 Circuit device  
To provide a circuit device suitable for incorporating a semiconductor element emitting or receiving short-wavelength light. The circuit device includes a casing, a semiconductor element, and a...
7312485 CMOS fabrication process utilizing special transistor orientation  
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors are formed on a silicon substrate. The substrate has a {100} crystallographic orientation. The transistors are formed on the substrate so that...
7309902 Microelectronic device with anti-stiction coating  
One embodiment of a microelectronic device includes a movable plate including a lower surface, a bump positioned on the lower surface, and an anti-stiction coating positioned only on the bump.
7307325 High temperature interconnects for high temperature transducers  
A silicon wafer is fabricated utilizing two or more semiconductor wafers. The wafers are processed using conventional wafer processing techniques and the wafer contains a plurality of output...