Abstract:
A semiconductor device (100; 100') includes a strain gauge (130) on a substrate (101; 702), the strain gauge configured to measure a stress of the substrate; and a temperature sensor (107) disposed within the substrate, the temperature sensor being decoupled from the stress of the substrate.
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical transducer (1; 20; 30; 50), comprising: a semiconductor body (2), having a first surface (2a) and a second surface (2b) opposite to one another; a first structural body (8), coupled to the first surface (2a) of the semiconductor body (2); a first sealed cavity (10) between the semiconductor body (2) and the first structural body (8); and an active area (7) housed in the first sealed cavity (10), including at least two trenches (4; 34) and a sensor element (6a-6d; 60) between the trenches (4; 34). The trenches (4; 34) extend along a vertical direction (Z) from the first surface (2a) towards the second surface (2b) of the semiconductor body (2).
Abstract:
A load-sensing device (10), arranged in a package (12) forming a chamber (24). The package (12) has a deformable substrate (21) configured, in use, to be deformed by an external force. A sensor unit (11) is in direct contact with the deformable substrate (21) and is configured to detect deformations of the deformable substrate. An elastic element (15) is arranged within of the chamber (24) and acts between the package (12) and the sensor unit (11) to generate, on the sensor unit, a force keeping the sensor unit in contact with the deformable substrate. For example, the deformable substrate is a base (21) of the package (12), and the elastic element is a metal lamina (15) arranged between the lid (22) of the package (12) and the sensor unit (11). The sensor unit (11) may be a semiconductor die integrating piezoresistors.