Abstract:
A manufacturing process of a semiconductor piezoresistive accelerometer (35) includes the steps of: providing a wafer (11) of semiconductor material; providing a membrane (23) in the wafer (11) over a cavity (22); rigidly coupling an inertial mass (25) to the membrane (23); and providing, in the wafer (11), piezoresistive transduction elements (24), that are sensitive to strains of the membrane (23) and generate corresponding electrical signals. The step of coupling is carried out by forming the inertial mass (25) on top of a surface of the membrane (23) opposite to the cavity (22). The accelerometer (35) is advantageously used in a device for monitoring the pressure (30) of a tyre of a vehicle. The cavity may be formed as a buried cavity. The mass may be formed by silk-screen printing of a metal paste.